"PUBLIC HEALTH"

Briefing by Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Marelis, a Venezuelan who fell serious ill after moving to Peru, was benefited from the residence card which grants her access to the public health system in the country. UNHCR

The World Health Organization said today that the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo “does not constitute a public health emergency of international concern.” WHO

Speakers at the global World Food Day ceremony in Rome today called for stronger political will and more financial support to end hunger and malnutrition in all its forms, urging the international community to step up its efforts until everyone has enough and quality food. FAO

Noon Briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesman for the Secretary-General.

Senior UN officials Achim Steiner and Mark Lowcock wrapped up their joint first visit to Chad, calling for greater international attention to the central African country as it tackles poverty, population movements, malnutrition, and access to basic social services. OCHA

Second plenary segment of the third high-level meeting of the General Assembly on the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases, on the theme: Scaling up multi-stakeholder and multisectoral responses for the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases in the context of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

Opening segment of the third high-level meeting of the General Assembly on the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases, on the theme: Scaling up multi-stakeholder and multisectoral responses for the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases in the context of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

Side Event on Universal Health Coverage (UHC) in emergencies.

Heads of State gathered in New York on 26 September 2018 at the United Nations General Assembly first-ever high-level meeting on tuberculosis (TB) to accelerate efforts in ending TB and reach all affected people with prevention and care. The theme of the meeting is “United to end tuberculosis: an urgent global response to a global epidemic”.