WHO & Regional Offices [to 9 July 2016]

Paris conference sets agenda for climate and health
8 July 2016 – Climate change is causing frequent epidemics of cholera, widespread dengue, and extreme weather events – WHO estimates that tens of thousands of deaths occur each year as a result. At the Second Global Conference on Health and Climate delegates presented key recommendations for the Marrakech Climate Change Conference (COP22) to reduce the health risks of climate change.
:: Read the conclusions from the conference

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Disease Outbreak News (DONs)
:: Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) – Saudi Arabia 6 July 2016

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:: WHO Regional Offices
Selected Press Releases, Announcements
WHO African Region AFRO
:: Kenya takes steps to save mothers’ lives, showing why better data matters
In 2013, Kenya’s Ministry of Health was faced with a debate over the alarming rate of women dying in childbirth: was the cause deep-rooted cultural values, or could lives be saved with policy interventions?

WHO Region of the Americas PAHO
:: PAHO/WHO congratulates Uruguay for successfully defending tobacco control policies against tobacco industry challenges (07/09/2016)

WHO South-East Asia Region SEARO
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WHO European Region EURO
:: Universal health coverage in action at European Development Days 06-07-2016

WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region EMRO
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WHO Western Pacific Region
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