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“The Democratic Republic of the Congo is a neglected crisis with increasing humanitarian needs," the UN top aid official in the country warned today. UNTV CH

Opening the 76th World Health Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland, the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said, “To be clear, COVID-19 is still with us, it still kills, it’s still changing, and it still demands our attention, but it no longer represents a public health emergency of international concern.” WHO

On top of the number of deaths and injuries caused by the conflict, World Health Organization expects many more deaths in Sudan due to outbreaks, lack of access to food and water, and disruptions to essential health services, including immunization. WHO

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Haiti said that a path for Haitians to engage in dialogue toward restoring democratic institutions in the country has been charted; however, “it will be difficult to move forward without effectively addressing rampant insecurity.” UNIFEED

The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Ghebreyesus, said “the situation in the Republic of Sudan is deeply concerning.” WHO

The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, noted that this Friday marks the 75th anniversary of the establishment of the Organization, saying the vision of the founders “was clear, but bold: the highest possible standard of health, for all people.” WHO

A UN Spokesperson said today that “months of violence and insecurity in the eastern provinces of Ituri and North Kivu have put millions of people on the brink of major humanitarian catastrophe” in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. UNIFEED

On the occasion on World TB Day, the World Health Organization (WHO) is announcing the expanded scope of the WHO Director-General’s (DG) Flagship Initiative on tuberculosis over the period from 2023 to 2027 to support fast-tracking progress towards ending TB and achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC) by 2030. WHO

On 7 March 2023, WHO and UNICEF, in coordination with health authorities, the Syria Immunization Group, and the Global Alliance for Vaccines, launched a cholera vaccination campaign in earthquake-hit areas of north-west Syria. The campaign will run for 10 days and targets 1.7 million people. OCHA

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said, “I am confident that this year we will be able to say that COVID-19 is over as a public health emergency of international concern,” but “we are not there yet.” WHO