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UN / DRC EBOLA

Matshidiso Moeti, the World health Organization (WHO) Regional Director for Africa, arrived in Kinshasa this weekend to attend a coordination meeting of the national committee at the Ministry of Health to deal with an Ebola outbreak in north-eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). UNIFEED / FILE

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15 May 2017

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WHO / GLOBAL HEALTH REPORT

The World Health Organization issued a global health report called “Healthier, Fairer, Safer, the global health journey 2007-2017” describing and analysing key aspects of global health over the last decade. WHO

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16 May 2017

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WHO / WORLD HEALTH STATISTICS

Almost half of all deaths globally are now recorded with a cause, new data from the World Health Organization show, highlighting improvements countries have made on collecting vital statistics and monitoring progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). WHO

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17 May 2017

00:02:38

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WHO / CHAN

In her final opening address to the World Health Assembly as Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Dr Margaret Chan looked back at the challenges and successes during her years at the helm of the organization. WHO

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22 May 2017

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GENEVA / DRC EBOLA

World Health Organization (WHO) said as of today, four people have died and some 43 were infected in the latest Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo. UNTV CH

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23 May 2017

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WHO / NEW DIRECTOR GENERAL

The World Health Assembly, the decision-making body of the United Nations health agency, today elected Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, of Ethiopia, as the new Director-General of the World Health Organization. WHO

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23 May 2017

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WHO / TEDROS PRESSER

World Health Organizations's new Director General outlined his priorities to journalists in Geneva, where he stressed the need for Member States to provide health care for all and to implement international health regulations. WHO / UNIFEED

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24 May 2017

02:57:30

Economic and Social Council

Economic and Social Council: 2017 Forum on Financing for Development - Part 3

Concerned about challenging global environment, Economic and Social Council adopts text pledging concrete steps to advance financing for development agenda, at 3rd meeting.

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23 May 2017

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WHO / WORLD NO TOBACCO DAY

Action to stamp out tobacco use can help countries prevent millions of people falling ill and dying from tobacco-related disease, combat poverty and, according to a first-ever WHO report, reduce large-scale environmental degradation. WHO

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30 May 2017

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GENEVA / YEMEN CHOLERA

The World Health Organisation (WHO) is alarmed about the second wave of a cholera outbreak in Yemen where since April 22 until yesterday close to 70, 000 cholera cases were reported with nearly 600 fatalities. UNT CH

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2 June 2017

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WHO / NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES

The World Health Organization reports remarkable achievements in tackling neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) since 2007. An estimated 1 billion people received treatment in 2015 alone. WHO

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18 April 2017

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WHO / HEPATITIS REPORT

New WHO data reveal that an estimated 325 million people worldwide are living with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) or hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. The WHO Global hepatitis report, 2017 indicates that the large majority of these people lack access to life-saving testing and treatment. WHO

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21 April 2017