"NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES"

WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus announced the winners of the 2nd edition of the Health for All Film Festival at a press conference Thursday. WHO

The UN’s humanitarian coordination wing, OCHA, said on Friday that the Organization is doing its utmost to secure aid access to Ethiopia’s Tigray region, after a deal was struck to reach displaced civilians, following weeks of fighting between federal and regional forces.UNTV CH

The Head of the World Health Organization (WHO) Dr Tedros said that COVID-19 has preyed on people with non-communicable diseases, and their risk factors are “increasing vulnerability to COVID-19 infection and the likelihood of worse outcomes, including in younger people." WHO

In much of the world, “hunger remains deeply entrenched and is rising”, Secretary-General António Guterres said at the launch of this year’s major UN food security update, which highlights that over the past five years, tens of millions of people have joined the ranks of the chronically undernourished. UNIFEED

The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus announced today the winners of the first Health for All Film Festival, aimed to showcase the role of individuals and communities as champions for health and well-being. WHO

The Director-General of the World Health Organization Tedros Ghebreyesus said dozens of health facilities have suspended services in the Idlib and Aleppo and stressed that “health facilities and health workers are not a legitimate target in conflict, and attacks on health are a breach of international law.” WHO

A new World Health Organization (WHO) report warns that, if current trends continue, the world will see a 60 per cent increase in cancer cases over the next two decades. WHO

General Assembly adopts political declarations on realizing universal health coverage and helping small island developing states tackle climate change at 14th plenary.

Achieving universal health coverage by 2030 hinges on ‘bold national leadership’, Secretary-General tells General Assembly, as world leaders commit to declaration.

Achieving universal health coverage by 2030 hinges on ‘bold national leadership’, Secretary-General tells General Assembly, as world leaders commit to declaration.