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From 4 June 2021, young public health professionals from Member States in central Asia, the Western Balkans and the Russian Federation are invited to apply for placements in the Pan-European Leadership Academy (ELA). The ELA is a new initiative to build experience and strengthen skills with WHO in the European Region.

Decades of service of Ukrainian researchers in radiation medicine Decades of service of Ukrainian researchers in radiation medicine 28 May 2021 The Chernobyl nuclear disaster of April 1986 resulted in an unprecedented release of radioactive material. Making headlines around the world, this tragically cost the lives of many of those who responded to the incident and lived in the surrounding area. In the decades since, there has been a rapid increase in the number of people who have h...

KUALA LUMPUR: The only hope for the world to end the Covid-19 pandemic is to ensure as many people are vaccinated as rapidly as possible, hence Malays...

Big data analytics has the potential to transform health care in the coming years. Medium to high levels of accuracy have been recorded in the analysis of large data sets aiming to diagnose and predict clinical outcomes and complications associated with several chronic diseases. These include diabetes mellitus as well as mental health disorders, including the prediction of suicidal behaviour.

English News and Press Release on World about Health and Epidemic; published on 24 May 2021 by WHO

WHO EMRO Weekly Epidemiological Monitor: Volume 14; Issue no 20; 16 May 2021 Format Current major event COVID-19 strategic preparedness and response plan (SPRP): reinforcing collective readiness and response in the Eastern Mediterranean Region in 2021 Built on the successes and lessons learned of 2020, the new regional SPRP was developed by the WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean to guide the COVID-19 response in the Region in 2021, and to set strategic priorities that can reinfor...

UN United Nations : Director-Generals opening remarks at the World Health Assembly - 24 May 2021 05/24/2021 | 08:57am EDT Send by mail : Message : Your Excellency Alain Berset, Federal Counsellor of Switzerland, Excellencies, distinguished colleagues and friends, Lucy Nyambura is a health promotion officer in Mombasa City, Kenya. When COVID-19 arrived last year, a strict lockdown was introduced, but it was met with strong resistance by the local community, who r...

15-04-2021 WHO WHO Regional Director for Europe and Minister of Health of Greece, Dr Vassilis Kikilias, at the opening of WHO Athens Sub-Office on Quality of Care and Patient Safety WHO/Europe and the Hellenic Republic of Greece today open a new sub-office in the country focusing on quality of care and patient safety. Acting as a centre of excellence, the sub-office will work towards achieving the highest level of well-being, health and health protection in the WHO European Region, in line with...

Budget © Credits The Programme budget is a critical tool for Member States to set and approve the priorities of the Organization, define the targets to be delivered, and to monitor their achievement. It sets out the resource levels required to deliver this work, and provides the tool for the Member States to control these, so as to balance the Organization’s work across the different areas for which it is accountable. The biennial Programme budgets themselves are der...

Third meeting of the WHO Nutrition Guidance Expert Advisory Group (NUGAG) Subgroup on Policy Actions Third meeting of the WHO Nutrition Guidance Expert Advisory Group (NUGAG) Subgroup on Policy Actions 8 – 12 March 2021 10 March 2021 - second session 12 March 2021 - third session 18 March 2021 - fourth session Scope and purpose The WHO Department of Nutrition and Food Safety (NFS), through the work of the Nutrition Guidance Expert Advisory Group (NUGAG) Subgroup on Policy Actions, is ...