Bangladesh has used lessons learnt during the Covid-19 pandemic to build emergency preparedness capacities by training rapid response teams that can be deployed during any public health event due to influenza or any other respiratory pathogen. In total, more than 200 rapid response team members have been trained, including epidemiologists,
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Why climate-resilient health systems are key to health for all
Last year, the World Health Organization identified climate change as humanity's single biggest health threat. Marking Universal Health Coverage Day on the heels of the 27th United Nations Climate Change Conference, or COP 27, serves as an urgent reminder that health and climate are fully entwined and that empowering and equipping health workers to
Future Pandemic: WHO members agree on draft deal to protect people
Member States of the World Health Organization (WHO) have agreed to develop the first draft of a legally binding agreement designed to protect the world from future pandemics.This "zero draft" of the pandemic accord, rooted in the WHO Constitution, will be discussed by Member States in February 2023. Agreement by
44,000 TB patients died in Bangladesh last year
About 44,000 Tuberculosis (TB) affected people died in the country in 2021, speakers said based on a statistic from World Health Organization (WHO). Besides, around 3.60 lakh people are affected by Tuberculosis (TB) in the country annually, they said this at a discussion titled 'Advocacy Networking Meeting on TB and
7.1m Bangladeshis displaced by climate change in 2022: WHO
With an aim to support countries and territories to build professional competence and capacity to adequately address refugee and migrant health issues, the World Health Organization (WHO) is organising the third edition of its annual Global School on Refugee and Migrant Health in Dhaka with a focus on capacity-building.Over five
Ending violence against women: From rhetoric to action
Violence against women is a global crisis, prevalent in every community and society around the world. Globally, estimates published by WHO indicate that about 1 in 3 (30%) of women worldwide have been subjected to either physical and/or sexual intimate partner violence or non-partner sexual violence in their lifetime. Yet,
UN needs a sea change in its handling of sexual exploitation & abuse
COP27: Health must be at the centre in climate talks: WHO
The climate crisis continues to make people sick and jeopardizes lives and health must be at the core of these critical negotiations, the World Health Organization issued the grim reminder on the eve of the pivotal climate talks at COP27. WHO believes the conference must conclude with progress on the
World Health Summit begins Oct 16 in Berlin
The World Health Summit 2022 will begin on October 16 in Berlin, Germany with a ceremony. World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus will be joined by German Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz, the Presidents of France and of Senegal, as well as other high-ranking dignitaries. For the first time, World
Worrying upsurge in cholera worldwide WHO
After years of decline, the planet is now witnessing a "worrying upsurge" in cholera outbreaks, the World Health Organization warned Friday. In the first nine months of this year alone, 26 countries have reported cholera outbreaks, the WHO said, adding that between 2017 and 2021, fewer than 20 nations reported outbreaks