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Apr 22, 2024 · 15 May 2024 - 15 Apr 2024. The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) works with the countries of the Americas to improve the health and quality of life of their populations. Founded in 1902, it is the world’s oldest international public health agency. It serves as the Regional Office of WHO for the Americas and is the specialized health ...
1 day ago · Poliomyelitis (polio) is a highly infectious viral disease that largely affects children under 5 years of age. The virus is transmitted by person-to-person spread mainly through the faecal-oral route or, less frequently, by a common vehicle (e.g. contaminated water or food) and multiplies in the intestine, from where it can invade the nervous system and cause paralysis.
Apr 6, 2024 · Nurses are the heart of our health-care system: Shoshy Goldberg, Government Chief Nursing Officer, Israel 1 April 2020 Health System Response Monitor: WHO new tool analyses COVID-19 response measures across European countries
Apr 25, 2024 · COVID-19-related measures are having a profound effect on their health and well-being and for some the impact will be lifelong. For example, COVID-19 has created the largest disruption of education systems in history, affecting nearly 1.6 billion students in more than 190 countries. In addition, according to the WHO Pulse survey on continuity ...
Apr 24, 2024 · The World Health Organization (WHO) has changed how it classifies pathogens that spread through the air, such as SARS-CoV-2. The redefinition has been two years in the making, and comes after ...
5 days ago · In September 2012, a new type of coronavirus was identified, initially called Novel Coronavirus 2012, and now officially named Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV). The World Health Organization issued a global alert soon after.
Apr 22, 2024 · Digital health. Health and wellbeing. Mental health. Health interventions. Vaccines and immunization. The WHO Regional Office for Europe (WHO/Europe) is one of WHO’s six regional offices around the world. It serves the WHO European Region, which comprises 53 countries, covering a vast geographical region from the Atlantic to the Pacific oceans.
