INFOSAN Quarterly Summary, 2021 #3
WHO, faith partners and national governments –supporting national responses to COVID-19
Countries commit to develop climate-smart health care at COP26 UN climate conference
WHO and the International Organization of La Francophonie sign agreement that outlines common areas of work on universal health coverage, malaria control and the WHO Academy
WHO discusses approaches to strengthen cancer efforts with members of the European Parliament
COP26 - Direct linkages between climate change, health and migration must be tackled urgently – IOM, WHO, Lancet Migration
Many countries are prioritizing health and climate change, but lack funds to take action
New scientific research and writing mentorship initiative towards diversity in research on alcohol control policies
Interview with WHO Chief Scientist Dr Soumya Swaminathan: Mobilizing evidence in health emergencies
WHO Director-General approves tobacco cessation consortium
Two new tobacco cessation medicines added to the WHO essential medicines list
FAO/WHO Joint Media Advisory: Codex Alimentarius Commission
WHO runs SARS-CoV-2 External Quality Assessment (EQA) Programme for National and Subnational laboratories
WHO hosts second global consultation on assistive technology
Director-General’s Global Health Leaders Award for Annette Kennedy, President of the International Council of Nurses
Medical Product Alert N°6/2021: Falsified Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine
Medical Product Alert N°7/2021: Falsified COVID-19 Vaccine AstraZeneca
Innovative diagnostics are key to achieving the 2030 targets for neglected tropical diseases
Podcast: Interview with John Lavis on improving evidence-informed decision-making during health crises
WHO issues emergency use listing for eighth COVID-19 vaccine
Interim guidance for use of the Bharat BBV152 Covaxin vaccine published
WHO issues a new compendium of data and evidence-related tools for use in TB planning and programming
Urgent need for vaccine to prevent deadly Group B streptococcus
WHO Clinical consortium on healthy ageing meeting, 2021
An appeal to G20 leaders to make vaccines accessible to people on the move
On World Cities Day 2021 WHO calls on countries to build resilient and healthy cities
World Health Organization Secretariat announcement regarding the election of the next WHO Director-General
WHO kicks off a Decade of Action for Road Safety
New ACT-Accelerator strategy calls for US$ 23.4 billion international investment to solve inequities in global access to COVID-19 vaccines, tests & treatments
WHO launches the third edition Health for All Film Festival call for short films
