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Newsroom - World Health Organization (WHO)
Newsroom. Countries pledge to act on childhood violence affecting some 1 billion children. Second round of polio campaign in Gaza completed amid ongoing conflict and attacks: UNICEF and WHO.
WHO highlights urgent need to transform mental health and …
Jun 17, 2022 · The World Health Organization today released its largest review of world mental health since the turn of the century. The detailed work provides a blueprint for governments, academics, health professionals, civil society and others with an ambition to support the world in transforming mental health. In 2019, nearly a billion people – including 14% of the world’s adolescents – were living ...
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) - World Health Organization (WHO)
Nov 6, 2024 · Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Most people infected with the virus will experience mild to moderate respiratory illness and recover without requiring special treatment. However, some will become seriously ill and require medical attention. Older people and those with underlying medical ...
Headlines - World Health Organization (WHO)
Nov 1, 2024 · Statement by Principals of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee – Stop the assault on Palestinians in Gaza and on those trying to help them. 1 November 2024. News release.
Disease Outbreak News (DONs) - World Health Organization (WHO)
Disease Outbreak News (DONs) are published relating to confirmed or potential public health events, of: Unknown cause with a significant or potential international health concern that may affect international travel or trade; A known cause which has demonstrated the ability to cause serious public health impact and spread internationally;
Metaverse: Top stories you need to know this week
Apr 20, 2022 · 2. Lego invests $1 billion in “child-friendly metaverse”. Lego wants to help build a metaverse that is safe for children. Image: Lego. Hopes that the metaverse will learn from and remedy some of the problems of the internet are also being taken up in the area of child safety. Lego parent company Kirkbi is investing $1 billion into Epic ...
Fake news: What it is, and how to spot it | World Economic Forum
Mar 6, 2019 · One of the central challenges of fake news is that it places the onus to verify stories on the reader, who could be a person without the time, energy or resources to do so. You’re the detective now. Image: IFLA. 2016 marked a turning point for awareness as Oxford Dictionaries said its Word of the Year was “post-truth”, defined as ...
Climate change: Land degradation and desertification
Oct 26, 2020 · It is also caused by human activities that pollute or degrade the quality of soils and land utility. It negatively affects food production, livelihoods, and the production and provision of other ecosystem goods and services. Desertification is a form of land degradation by which fertile land becomes desert.
Disease Outbreak News - World Health Organization (WHO)
Disease Outbreak News (DONs) are published relating to confirmed or potential public health events, of: Unknown cause with a significant or potential international health concern that may affect international travel or trade; A known cause which has demonstrated the ability to cause serious public health impact and spread internationally; High ...