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Every year, the WHO Health and Migration Programme organizes its Global School on Refugee and Migrant Health in collaboration with regional and country offices to support countries in addressing the health needs and rights of people on the move by promoting knowledge sharing and leveraging experiences in advancing the health of these populations.  The fourth edition of WHO Global School on Refugees and Migrant Health will focus on “Addressing social determinants of health among refugees and ...

A top World Health Organization official described the hospital situation in Gaza as ‘catastrophic’ on Monday, saying most are no longer functioning and what remains will likely be overwhelmed by

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A top World Health Organization official described the hospital situation in Gaza as ‘catastrophic’ on Monday, saying most are no longer functioning and what remains will likely be overwhelmed by thousands of births expected in the next month

A top World Health Organization official described the hospital situation in Gaza as ‘catastrophic’ on Monday, saying most are no longer functioning and what remains will likely be overwhelmed by

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The new strain is ‘intrinsically more contagious’ than previous strains and more likely to spread in winter, experts say

The Director-General has established an Independent Oversight and Advisory Committee for the WHO Health Emergencies Programme (IOAC), to provide oversight and monitoring of the development and performance of the Programme and to guide the Programme’s activities. The Committee will advise the Director-General on issues within its mandate and will report its findings to the World Health Assembly.

Top representatives of WHO and its Health Emergency Programme (WHE) and the European Commission’s Directorate General for Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO) met today in Geneva for their annual high-level dialogue. The EU team was led by Mr Michael Köhler, Deputy Director-General of DG ECHO, who was accompanied by Ms Susanne Mallaun, Head of Unit, Strategic Partnerships with Humanitarian Organizations, and Ms Dana Le Roy, WHO desk officer at ECHO, with representatives of ...

Hundreds of people were killed Tuesday in a blast at Al-Ahli Hospital in Gaza City that the Gaza health ministry says was the result of an Israeli air strike. Israel's military has denied involvement,…