INFOSAN Quarterly Summary, 2019 #3
Global Symposium on Health Workforce Accreditation and Regulation
WHO launches digital app to improve care for older people
World Rabies Day 2019
Rabies elimination: an opportunity for social justice
End TB at the 74th UN General Assembly
Speeding up detection to slow down Ebola: Smartphone app is game-changer for contact tracing in hotspots in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Malnutrition is a world health crisis
Engaging men, addressing harmful masculinities to improve sexual and reproductive health and rights
Dracunculiasis eradication: “on the threshold of a historic achievement”
WHO Action Framework to Advance Universal Access to Quality and Safe Blood and Blood Components for Transfusion and Plasma Derived Medicinal Products
Multilateral agencies launch a joint plan to boost global health goals
Pollution pods connect the dots between air pollution, climate change and health at UN Climate Action Summit
Second Ebola vaccine to complement “ring vaccination” given green light in DRC
WHO welcomes landmark UN declaration on universal health coverage
UNIATF Awards 2019
World leaders approve an action-oriented political declaration on Universal Health Coverage
Countries must invest at least 1% more of GDP on primary health care to eliminate glaring coverage gaps
The Climate Action Summit 2019
More women and children survive today than ever before – UN report
World Hepatitis Day: fast-tracking the elimination of hepatitis B among mothers and children
Slogan and theme announced for World Antimicrobial Awareness Week (WAAW)
European Medicines Agency (EMA) approval of the dapivirine ring for HIV prevention for women in high HIV burden settings
Amid continued progress, trachoma elimination programmes set their sights on 2030
New estimates show worldwide fall in unintended pregnancies since 1990-1994
News Briefing - 40th WHO Expert Committee on Drug Dependence (ECDD)
New COVID-19 Law Lab to provide vital legal information and support for the global COVID-19 response
WHA Report on addressing the burden of epilepsy and other neurological disorders available online
5th WHO - UNODC Expert Consultation on New Psychoactive Substances
Self-care can be an effective part of national health systems
Self-care interventions, keys to catalysing innovation and progress to improve UHC
Expanding access to health services with self-care interventions
Neglected tropical diseases of the skin: WHO launches mobile application to facilitate diagnosis
WHO Director-General pays tribute to Spain’s sacrifices and leadership to confront COVID-19
More than 150 countries engaged in COVID-19 vaccine global access facility
WHO and UNICEF warn of a decline in vaccinations during COVID-19
5 reasons to support WHO’s global response to Zika virus
#EndTB Webinar: From Policy to Practice: Rolling out new WHO guidelines on rapid diagnostics and drug-resistant TB treatment
As more go hungry and malnutrition persists, achieving Zero Hunger by 2030 in doubt, UN report warns
Poor quality medicines putting the lives of pregnant women at risk
