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COVID-19: Learning from experience
Statement by Dr Hans Henri P. Kluge, WHO Regional Director for Europe 10 June, 2021 To date in the European Region, we have 55 million confirmed cases of COVID-19, and…
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First Person: Owner of first ‘vegan football club’ scoring sustainable goals
A football club in the west of England has been recognized by the United Nations for its leading role in setting goals to tackle climate change, from planning a low-carbon…
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The Queen of the United Kingdom and 15 other Commonwealth realms knighted the creators of the Oxford vaccine
Scientists from Oxford University, who developed the vaccine against Covid-19 together with AstraZeneca, were among the British knights on the occasion of the birthday of Queen Elizabeth II, world agencies…
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WHO tri-regional policy dialogue seeks solutions for international mobility of health professionals
WHO / NOOR / Sebastian Liste In the context of collective efforts to address challenges related to the international mobility of health professionals, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic, the WHO…
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FAO, WHO set an example of collaborative action for safe food with a systems approach
The enormous complexity of food production, trade, and consumption poses several challenges that require attention all along the food chain. Yet, when it comes to the consumer, all that matters…
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WHO warns of ‘two-track pandemic’ as cases decline but vaccine inequity persists
Even though COVID-19 cases and deaths have declined in recent weeks, the world is facing a “two-track pandemic”, the UN’s top health official said on Monday in his ongoing campaign…
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Global push needed to ensure ‘clean, affordable and sustainable electricity’ for all
During the last decade, more people around the world have gained access to electricity than ever before. However, the number still not connected has grown in Nigeria, the Democratic Republic…
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Surveillance and One Health in food production key to halting antimicrobial resistance
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UN health agency urges nations to donate 250 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine
Some two billion doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been distributed globally but only 0.5 per cent have reached low-income countries where frontline health workers and the elderly have yet to…