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New e-learning platform focusing on nutrition knowledge launched by WHO and from UN sister agencies.

World Health Organization

New e-learning platform focusing on nutrition knowledge launched by WHO and from UN sister agencies.

In order to alleviate the massive global burden of suffering and unfulfilled potential resulting from all forms of malnutrition, Member States of t..

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09 Jan 2019
Health benefits far outweigh the costs of meeting climate change goals

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Health benefits far outweigh the costs of meeting climate change goals

Meeting the goals of the Paris Agreement could save about a million lives a year worldwide by 2050 through reductions in air pollution alone. The l..

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12 Dec 2018
New WHO report highlights insufficient progress to tackle lack of safety on the world's roads

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New WHO report highlights insufficient progress to tackle lack of safety on the world's roads

A new report by the World Health Organization (WHO) indicates road traffic deaths continue to rise, with an annual 1.35 million fatalities. The WHO..

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12 Dec 2018
GCM/NCD launches new Community of Practice on NCDs and Commercial Determinants of Health

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GCM/NCD launches new Community of Practice on NCDs and Commercial Determinants of Health

The WHO GCM/NCD has launched a new Community of Practice on Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs) and Commercial Determinants of Health (CDoH). These vir..

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28 Nov 2018
Join us for a Zero Hunger future

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Join us for a Zero Hunger future

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21 Nov 2018
Using evidence to inform nutrition policies - eLENA

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Using evidence to inform nutrition policies - eLENA

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Videos

21 Nov 2018
UN General Assembly High-level Meeting on NCDs, 2018: Statement by President Vázquez of Uruguay

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UN General Assembly High-level Meeting on NCDs, 2018: Statement by President Vázquez of Uruguay

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21 Nov 2018
The General Meeting of the WHO GCM/NCD Summary

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The General Meeting of the WHO GCM/NCD Summary

The General Meeting of the Global Coordination Mechanism on the Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases (GCM/NCD) provided an opportunit..

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11 Nov 2018
Health and environment: shaping a better future together in Africa

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Health and environment: shaping a better future together in Africa

African ministers of health and environment discuss how to turn health and environmental policies into action. In the African region, 23% of deaths..

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11 Nov 2018
More than 90% of the world’s children breathe toxic air every day

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More than 90% of the world’s children breathe toxic air every day

Every day around 93% of the world’s children under the age of 15 years (1.8 billion children) breathe air that is so polluted it puts their healt..

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11 Nov 2018
Countries in WHO South-East Asia Region resolve to make essential medical products accessible, affordable to all

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Countries in WHO South-East Asia Region resolve to make essential medical products accessible, affordable to all

Member countries of WHO South-East Asia Region today committed to make essential medicines, vaccines, diagnostics and medical devices affordable an..

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11 Nov 2018
WHO launches first investment case to save up to 30 million lives

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WHO launches first investment case to save up to 30 million lives

WHO today published its first investment case, setting out the transformative impacts on global health and sustainable development that a fully-fin..

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11 Nov 2018
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