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Highlights
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Eastern Aleppo without any hospitals for more than 250,000 residents
More than 250,000 men, women, and children living in Eastern Aleppo are now without access to hospital care following attacks on the remaining hospitals over the last week. According to reports to WHO from the Organization’s partners in Syria, there are currently no hospitals functioning in the besieged area of the city.
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3rd WHO Consultation on Global Action Plan for Influenza Vaccines
November 2016 – The Global Action Plan for Influenza Vaccines (GAP) was launched in 2006 as a-10 year initiative to address the anticipated shortfall in vaccine supply in the event of an influenza pandemic. This 10 year effort on flu vaccine shows progress, but pandemic influenza remains a global threat.
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Lifesaving supplies delivered to displaced people in Yei River State, South Sudan
November 2016 – WHO has delivered lifesaving supplies to assist thousands of women and children in Yei River State, one of South Sudan’s states most affected by conflict. The supplies will benefit more than 30 000 people living in parts of Logo and Kirkwa for the next 3 months.
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New data reveal higher blood pressure in low- and middle-income countries
November 2016 – According to new research the number of people in the world with high blood pressure reached 1.13 billion in 2015, nearly doubling since 1975. The largest ever study of its kind, the research involved WHO and hundreds of scientists throughout the world, incorporating blood pressure measurements from nearly 20 million people.
What we do
Health emergencies programme
WHO Health Emergencies Programme delivers rapid, predictable, and comprehensive support to countries and communities as they prepare for, face or recover from emergencies caused by any type of hazard to human health, whether disease outbreaks, natural or man-made disasters or conflicts.
Zika virus and complications
After a spike in cases of microcephaly and Guillain-Barré syndrome associated with Zika virus, WHO declared a public health emergency.
Commentaries
Disease outbreak news
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Dengue Fever – Burkina Faso
18 November 2016 -
Human infection with avian influenza A(H7N9) virus – China
17 November 2016 -
Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) – Saudi Arabia
11 November 2016 -
Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) – Saudi Arabia
31 October 2016
Events
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9th Global Conference on Health Promotion
21–24 November 2016 -
International Symposium on Sustainable Food Systems for Healthy Diets and Improved Nutrition
1-2 December 2016
Tweets from WHO
Tweets about "from:who"Stories from countries
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WHO strengthens South Sudan’s disease detection and response
14 November 2016 -
Information on health services essential for humanitarian response in Borno State, Nigeria
10 November 2016 -
WHO donates emergency medical supplies for the response in Borno State, Nigeria
9 November 2016 -
WHO and partners support measles vaccination in Borno State, Nigeria
9 November 2016