"TUBERCULOSIS"

The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, presented his annual report to Member States at the 76th World Health Assembly, saying that the end of COVID-19 as a public health emergency of international concern is “a moment of relief and reflection.” WHO

The World Health Organization (WHO) is releasing the 2023 edition of its annual World Health Statistics report with new figures on the impact of COVID-19 pandemic and the latest statistics on progress towards the health-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). WHO

The President of the General Assembly, Csaba Kőrösi, said that while the “darkest days” of COVID-19 have passed, questions just continue to linger, “When will the next pandemic break out? Where and how will it hit humanity? What can we do to prevent it? How should we ensure that it causes the least possible damage to our societies?” UNIFEED

Briefing by Paulina Kubiak, Spokesperson for the President of the 77th Session of the General Assembly.

The Executive Director of the Stop TB Partnership said that current conflicts have a huge impact on the efforts to end tuberculosis. UNIFEED