"HEALTH SERVICES"

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

Ten weeks into the war in Ukraine, UN humanitarians on Friday said that they were urgently ramping up efforts to provide vulnerable children with specialist and psychosocial support, amid “tremendous” mental health needs and ongoing dangers linked to the Russian invasion and sexual and gender-based violence. UNTV CH

New estimates from the World Health Organization (WHO) show that the full death toll associated directly or indirectly with the COVID-19 pandemic (described as “excess mortality”) between 1 January 2020 and 31 December 2021 was approximately 14.9 million (range 13.3 million to 16.6 million). WHO

A newly opened health center provides essential health services in Abu Gaw, North Darfur, for the first time since the village’s previous health facility was destroyed and the community fled during the war in 2004. WHO

Globally, reported cases and deaths from COVID-19 are continuing to decline, with reported weekly deaths at their lowest since March 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Wednesday. WHO

UN aid agencies and partners said on Tuesday that they continue to mobilise inside Ukraine to help the country’s most vulnerable people amid ongoing devastating Russian shelling and attacks on health care facilities and personnel. UNTV CH

WHO’s chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus urged Russia, “for the sake of humanity,” to "come back to the table and to work for peace," adding that humanitarian corridors “must be established so that medical supplies, food and water can be delivered, and civilians can move to safety." WHO

Ted Chaiban, Global Lead Coordinator for COVID-19 Vaccine Country-Readiness and Delivery told the Security Council, “in 2022, we must take the rapid action needed to accelerate vaccination. The window of opportunity is gradually closing. We risk losing the momentum and failing on vaccine equity.” UNIFEED

The human rights situation in Somalia came under the spotlight with the first visit of the United Nations Independent Expert Isha Dyfan who noted progress and challenges and called for more international support for human rights in the country. UNSOM