reports on children’s chances of survival in 2021 - an estimated 5 million children died before their fifth birthday and another 2.1 million children and youth aged 5–24 years lost their lives.
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COVID-19 will not be the last epidemic or pandemic humanity faces. As a global community, we must heed the harsh lessons of COVID-19 and make bold investments in pandemic preparedness, prevention and response. A pandemic cannot be fought country by country. The world must come together. COVID-19 was a wake-up call. On this International Day of Epidemic Preparedness, we urge all countries to stand with our efforts to ensure the world is equipped and ready to take on the health challenges to come.
Alisson Becker, goalkeeper for Brazil and Goodwill Ambassador, urges people around the world to be active and play their part to make health for all the number one goal. Universal health coverage ensures that everyone can access the support they need to be and stay healthy without being driven into financial hardship. about what WHO is doing to build a healthy future for all.
On the eve of the semi-finals of the FIFA World Cup, teams up with Didier Drogba and other international football icons to urge action by governments and people across the world to achieve health for all.
Universal health coverage and health security are intertwined goals to protect everyone, everywhere, in crisis and calm. For health systems to work, they must work for everyone. Equitable health coverage puts women, children, and the most vulnerable first because they face the most significant barriers to essential care. Join us on this International Universal Health Coverage Day (12 December) to demand action on universal health coverage and call on leaders to invest in health systems and primary healthcare for all, to leave no one behind. Our lives, livelihoods and futures depend on it.
A new provides the first-ever comprehensive picture of oral disease burden giving unique insights into key areas and markers of oral health that are relevant for decision-makers.
At we're working with partners on projects that help tackle some of the world’s biggest health challenges, providing our expertise and experience in delivering resilient infrastructure, sustainable procurement solutions and more.
FIFA and launched the #BringTheMoves challenge, encouraging players at the FIFA World Cup 2022â„¢ to meet the celebration challenges presented to them on social media by fans across the globe and encourage youngsters to #BeActive.
today launched to improve survival and health outcomes for babies born early (before 37 weeks of pregnancy) or small (under 2.5kg at birth). The guidelines advise that skin to skin contact with a caregiver – known as kangaroo mother care – should start immediately after birth, without any initial period in an incubator. This marks a significant change from earlier guidance and common clinical practice, reflecting the immense health benefits of ensuring caregivers and their preterm babies can stay close, without being separated, after birth.
Our health depends on the health of the ecosystems that surround us, and these ecosystems remain under threat from deforestation, agriculture, changes in land use and rapid urban development. issues a grim reminder that the climate crisis continues to make people sick and jeopardizes lives. Health must be at the core of climate change negotiations. COP27 is a crucial opportunity for the world to re-commit to keeping the 1.5 °C Paris Agreement goal alive. Tacking the climate crisis requires progress on mitigation, adaptation, financing and collaboration.
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) occurs when bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites change over time and no longer respond to medicines. As a result of drug resistance, antibiotics and other antimicrobial medicines become ineffective and infections become increasingly difficult or impossible to treat. Researchers estimated that AMR in bacteria caused an estimated 1.27 million deaths in 2019. (13 – 19 November) is a global campaign that is observed annually to improve awareness and understanding of AMR and encourage best practices among the public.
calls for short films for the 4th edition of the , recruiting year after year a new generation of film and video innovators to champion and promote health issues.
As an Artivist, Nikkolas Smith's mission is to inspire people to take action and make a positive change in the world. His latest artwork is part of an exhibition presented and organized by the . The exhibition highlighted the importance of engaging men and boys in eliminating female genital mutilation.
reports on Pokot girls being lured into Kenya from Uganda, at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. The reason: To undergo female genital mutilation. The perpetrator: One of their friends.
After millennia of living with poliovirus and the suffering the paralysis it causes, today nearly everyone lives in a polio-free country. However, cases of polio have been recently reemerging worldwide, including in Malawi. There are several factors behind those outbreaks, including conflict and displacement, disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, and vaccine hesitancy. With support from , a nationwide immunization campaign was launched in Malawi in March 2022 and its impact has been profound. Since the vaccination drive began, about 9 million children in Malawi have received a polio vaccination. Find out more about the campaign .