"HEALTH PROGRAMMES"

Press Conference by Angeli Achrekar, the UN Assistant Secretary General and Deputy Executive Director of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), on the Global AIDS Update report 2023.  

Briefing journalists in Geneva, the Director-General of the World Health Organization, Tedros Ghebreyesus, declared that Mpox is no longer a global health emergency. WHO

With temperatures continuing to plunge in Ukraine, nearly 10 million Ukrainians who live in the most affected areas by the war will probably spend winter without water, heat and electricity, and 18 million will need humanitarian aid, according to UN estimates. UNTV CH

A new report launched today by the World Health Organization (WHO) shows that half of the world's population is affected by oral disease and vulnerable and disadvantaged people are more affected. WHO

The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) told health ministers on that although reported COVID-19 cases and deaths have declined significantly, it is not time yet for any country to lower its guard. WHO

The Head of the World Health Programme (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said the WHO has issued an updated appeal for almost 150 million US dollars for Ukraine and refugee-hosting countries, but noted the Organization still faces a funding gap of 100 million US dollars. WHO

Security Council delegates call for closing vaccine equity gaps in conflict zones as experts stress need to protect hospitals, medical personnel from hostilities.

The General Assembly resumes its informal thematic consultation on the Secretary-General’s "Our Common Agenda" report.

Briefing by Dr. César Núñez, Director of the UNAIDS New York Office, on World AIDS Day, 1 December on the theme: End Inequalities. End AIDS. End pandemics.

UNHCR expressed concern over the difficult living conditions of indigenous Warao families from Venezuela who are settled in remote locations across Guyana. UNHCR