The 1st WHO Infodemic Management Training programme kicks off next week, and participants will come together during 8 sessions that will take place over the course of the next four weeks.The training programme received over 650 applications from 83 countries, and this very competitive selection process resulted in a cohort of […]
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Falsified Fluzone® Quadrivalent Influenza Vaccine identified in WHO region of the Americas Alert Summary This WHO Medical Product Alert relates to three different batches of confirmed falsified Fluzone® Quadrivalent Influenza Vaccine identified in Mexico and reported to WHO on 16 October 2020. Fluzone® Quadrivalent is a quadrivalent inactivated vaccine for […]
In 2019, WHO organized a webinar series of public financial management (PFM) in health issues. The series included six sessions on key PFM topics – from budget formulation, to budget execution and monitoring – and involved a range of well-established experts from WHO, World Bank, OECD, International Budget Partnership […]
THURSDAY, Oct. 29, 2020 Nearly 6 percent of patients requiring hospitalization for COVID-19 are health care personnel (HCP), according to research published in the Oct. 26 early-release issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. Anita K. Kambhampati, M.P.H., from the CDC in […]
Latest Mental Health News THURSDAY, Oct. 29, 2020 The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in significant changes in lifestyle behaviors, including increases in sedentary behavior and decreases in physical activity, and declines in mental health, according to a study published online Oct. 11 in Obesity. Emily W. Flanagan, Ph.D., […]
Scaling up efforts on the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) can avert over 4.3 million deaths and yield RUB 8.1 trillion (USD 105 billion) in economic benefits in Russia over the next 15 years – suggest the results of a recent analysis by WHO and UNDP under the […]
By Amy NortonHealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Oct. 27, 2020 (HealthDay News) When adults with Down syndrome contract COVID-19, their risk of dying is much higher than the norm, a large, new study finds. The researchers found that of over 8 million British adults, those with Down syndrome were four times more […]
By Cara Roberts MurezHealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Oct. 27, 2020 (HealthDay News) Many married couples or domestic partners share a lot: the same house, bills, pets and maybe children. A new study found they often also share the same behaviors and risk factors that can lead to heart disease. Researchers assessed […]
Latest Prevention & Wellness News TUESDAY, Oct. 27, 2020 (HealthDay News) Factors such as sex, age and severity of the disease may help identify COVID-19 survivors who have high levels of antibodies that can protect against the disease, a new study suggests. “These were significant patient characteristics that […]
Latest Mental Health News TUESDAY, Oct. 27, 2020 (HealthDay News) It may be no surprise that this year’s presidential election is taking a toll on the mental health of Americans. In a new Harris Poll survey, conducted on behalf of the American Psychological Association, 68% of U.S. adults […]