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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
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
Women’s meaningful participation in peace—where are the barriers and what can be done?

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Women’s meaningful participation in peace—where are the barriers and what can be done?

Building and sustaining peace needs women’s voice and leadership. When women are included in peace processes, peace agreements are more likely to..

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11 Nov 2018
New global commitment to primary health care for all at Astana conference

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New global commitment to primary health care for all at Astana conference

Countries around the world today agreed to the Declaration of Astana, v..

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24 Oct 2018
Countries of the Americas to renew their commitment to primary health care in a bid to achieve universal health

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Countries of the Americas to renew their commitment to primary health care in a bid to achieve universal health

The Global Conference on Primary Health Care, hosted by the government of Kazakhstan, WHO, and UNICEF will take place on 25-26 October in Astana, K..

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11 Nov 2018
Opinion: Reshaping the food environment to reduce NCDs

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Opinion: Reshaping the food environment to reduce NCDs

Ultraprocessed products are food and drink products that have gone through multiple stages of industrial processing, to the point where the end pro..

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11 Nov 2018
Representatives from cities around the world gather for Healthy Cities Conference

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Representatives from cities around the world gather for Healthy Cities Conference

Representatives from 60 countries and more than 200 cities – roughly half of them located in the WHO European Region – have gathered in Belfast..

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11 Nov 2018
WHO Director-General reappoints Michael R. Bloomberg as WHO Global Ambassador for Noncommunicable Diseases and Injuries

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WHO Director-General reappoints Michael R. Bloomberg as WHO Global Ambassador for Noncommunicable Diseases and Injuries

Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization, has renewed the appointment of Michael R. Bloomberg as WHO Global..

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11 Nov 2018
Harmful use of alcohol kills more than 3 million people each year, most of them men

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Harmful use of alcohol kills more than 3 million people each year, most of them men

More than 3 million people died as a result of harmful use of alcohol i..

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11 Nov 2018
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