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COVID-19 Treatments - World Health Organization (WHO)
COVID-19 Treatments. As COVID-19 continues to affect people around the world, researchers are racing to develop effective treatments to help save lives, improve the health outcomes for patients and lessen the burden on health systems. Several therapeutics have been approved by WHO to help patients, and several others are in the development ...
WHO Director-General declares mpox outbreak a public health …
Aug 14, 2024 · Русский. Español. WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has determined that the upsurge of mpox in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and a growing number of countries in Africa constitutes a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) under the International Health Regulations (2005) (IHR).
WHO highlights urgent need to transform mental health and …
Jun 17, 2022 · The World Health Organization today released its largest review of world mental health since the turn of the century. The detailed work provides a blueprint for governments, academics, health professionals, civil society and others with an ambition to support the world in transforming mental health. In 2019, nearly a billion people – including 14% of the world’s adolescents – were living ...
Newsroom - World Health Organization (WHO)
Newsroom. Countries pledge to act on childhood violence affecting some 1 billion children. Second round of polio campaign in Gaza completed amid ongoing conflict and attacks: UNICEF and WHO.
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) - World Health Organization (WHO)
Nov 6, 2024 · Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Most people infected with the virus will experience mild to moderate respiratory illness and recover without requiring special treatment. However, some will become seriously ill and require medical attention. Older people and those with underlying medical ...
Headlines - World Health Organization (WHO)
Nov 1, 2024 · Statement by Principals of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee – Stop the assault on Palestinians in Gaza and on those trying to help them. 1 November 2024. News release.
Disease Outbreak News (DONs) - World Health Organization (WHO)
Disease Outbreak News (DONs) are published relating to confirmed or potential public health events, of: Unknown cause with a significant or potential international health concern that may affect international travel or trade; A known cause which has demonstrated the ability to cause serious public health impact and spread internationally;
WHO recommends highly successful COVID-19 therapy and calls …
Apr 22, 2022 · This press release was updated on 4 May 2022 to provide more details on the conditional recommendation for the use of remdesivir in certain patients.Today, WHO made a strong recommendation for nirmatrelvir and ritonavir, sold under the name Paxlovid, for mild and moderate COVID-19 patients at highest risk of hospital admission, calling it the best therapeutic choice for high-risk patients to ...
Climate change: Land degradation and desertification
Oct 26, 2020 · It is also caused by human activities that pollute or degrade the quality of soils and land utility. It negatively affects food production, livelihoods, and the production and provision of other ecosystem goods and services. Desertification is a form of land degradation by which fertile land becomes desert.