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Geneva, 15 May 2020 – Presidents Carlos Alvarado Quesada of Costa Rica and Sebastián Piñera of Chile joined WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus today to an...
Read updateAll over the world, the COVID-19 pandemic is causing significant loss of life, disrupting livelihoods, and threatening the recent advances in health and progress towards...
Read updateA historical evidence explainer about WHO’s 2020 tobacco statement, confounding, hospital samples and the difference between association and treatment evidence.
Read updateUse WHO’s May 2020 response to a disputed media allegation to practise attribution, timeline checking and proportionate conclusions.
Read updateAbout half a billion people worldwide are living with genital herpes, and several billion have an oral herpes infection, new estimates show, highlighting the need to impr...
Read updateAn original guide to the verification problem behind WHO’s April 2020 cyberattack warning, covering sender identity, urgency and requests for information.
Read updateUnderstand the pathway behind WHO’s April 2020 immunisation warning, separating service interruption, missed coverage and later disease surveillance.
Read updateUse the April 2020 UN supply appeal to distinguish a funding request, a pledge, procurement and evidence of assistance reaching people.
Read updateAn original explanation of the measurement questions behind WHO’s 2020 ferritin guideline, including inflammation and population comparisons.
Read updateThe World Health Organization, the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) with support from UNICEF are set to work with telecommunication companies to text people di...
Read updateCOVID-19 has rapidly progressed to become a global pandemic, causing unprecedented, far-reaching impact on the health, social and economic well-being of communities aroun...
Read updateExplore the purpose of the 2020 My Hero is You announcement and the difference between an educational story, understanding and evidence of benefit.
Read updateThe COVID-19 pandemic is having a devastating impact across the world. Efforts to contain the coronavirus are vital to the health of the world’s population, but they are...
Read updateUse the State of the World’s Nursing 2020 announcement to examine workforce numbers, distribution, working capacity and service continuity.
Read updateRead the April 2020 One World: Together at Home announcement through its event timeline, public purpose and the evidence needed to assess results.
Read updateFIFA has joined forces with the United Nations (UN) and the World Health Organization (WHO) in supporting the #BeActive campaign launched on the UN International Day of S...
Read updateGeronimo Stilton author to kickstart exclusive children’s book reading initiative amid COVID-19 pandemic Much-loved children’s authors are joining an initiative to read e...
Read updateThe COVID-19 pandemic is straining health systems worldwide. The rapidly increasing demand on health facilities and health care workers threatens to leave some health sys...
Read updateDr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization, addressed Heads of State at today’s extraordinary G20 Leaders’ Summit focused on COVID-1...
Read updateGENEVA As the world comes together to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic, it is important to ensure that essential health services and operations are continued to protect the l...
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