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2 days ago · Geneva, May 28, 2024 (PAHO/WHO) – Ministers of health and high-level health authorities from the Americas have come together this week for the 77th World Health Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland, to discuss pressing health issues, including amendments to the International Health Regulations (IHR) and the creation of a global instrument on pandemic prevention, preparedness and response.Here are ...
3 days ago · It was the first instrument of international law to affirm that the highest attainable standard of health is a fundamental right of all people, without distinction. Today, at least 140 countries recognize the right to health in their own constitutions. And yet, around the world, that right is often unrealised, or under threat.
2 days ago · Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (Global Fund): The Global Fund, created in 2001, is an independent multilateral financing entity that supports HIV, TB, and malaria programs in ...
2 days ago · Member countries kicked off the World Health Organization's annual assembly on Monday with hopes of improving global readiness for deadly outbreaks like COVID-19, after an ambitious “pandemic ...
3 days ago · Geneva. Reading time: 3 min (929 words) The World Health Organization (WHO) launched its first-ever Investment Round on Sunday as part of a broader plan to transform the way the Organization is funded heading into an era of climate change, mass migration, pandemic threats, an ageing world population, and turbulent geopolitics.
2 days ago · World Health Organization, specialized agency of the United Nations established in 1948 to further international cooperation for improved public health conditions. Its tasks include epidemic control, quarantine measures, and drug standardization. Learn more about its history, agency structure, and priorities.
1 day ago · Since then, USICH has worked with its federal agency partners to embed experts locally in Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Los Angeles, Phoenix, Seattle, and the governor’s office in California. This initiative aims to help communities cut the red tape that makes it difficult for people to access housing, health care, and other supports.
