WHO Org |
|---|
Leading health agencies outline updated terminology for pathogens that transmit through the air |
Following consultation with public health agencies and experts, the World Health Organization (WHO) publishes a global technical consultation report introducing updated terminology for pathogens that transmit through the air. The pathogens covered include those that cause respiratory infections, e.g. COVID-19, influenza, measles, Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS), severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), and tuberculosis, among others. |
||
|
2024-04-19 Read more about this article in source |
||
-
Some diets shun them, but research hasn’t concluded that they’re harmful 07/01/2025
-
The flexible eating plan aims to boost your brain health by focusing on plant-based foods and limiting saturated fat 07/01/2025
-
Avoid high-mercury fish and processed meat, and go easy on salt and caffeine 07/01/2025
-
PAHO Org more ...
PAHO and SEGIB strengthen their partnership for a healthier and more inclusive Ibero-America
Seville, June 30, 2025 (PAHO) — On the sidelines of the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4), taking place this week in Seville, Spain, the Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Jarbas Barbosa, and the Secretary-General of the Ibero-American General Secretariat (SEGIB), Andrés Allamand,… 07/01/2025
-
Today, Suriname became the first country in the Amazon region to receive malaria-free certification from the World Health Organization (WHO). This historic milestone follows nearly 70 years of commitment by the government and people of Suriname to eliminate the disease across its vast rainforests and diverse communities. 07/01/2025
-
June 30, 2025 (PAHO) | Geneva – Today, Suriname became the first country in the Amazon region to receive malaria-free certification from the World Health Organization (WHO). This historic milestone follows nearly 70 years of commitment by the government and people of Suriname to eliminate the disease across its vast rainforests and diverse… 06/30/2025
-
06/30/2025
-
The World Health Organization (WHO) Commission on Social Connection has released its global report revealing that 1 in 6 people worldwide is affected by loneliness, with significant impacts on health and well-being. Loneliness is linked to an estimated 100 deaths every hour—more than 871 000 deaths annually. Strong social connections can lead to better health and longer life, the report says. 06/30/2025
-
GlobalNews more ...
Ontario awards licences for publicly funded, privately operated diagnostic centres
As part of the creation of 57 new privately run facilities — referred to as community surgical and diagnostic centres — Ontario will chip in $155 million over two years. 06/28/2025
-
The WHO Scientific Advisory Group for the Origins of Novel Pathogens (SAGO), a panel of 27 independent, international, multidisciplinary experts, today published its report on the origins of SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic. 06/28/2025
-
PAHO Org more ...
Strategic Decisions for Regional Health Mark Close of PAHO's 176th Executive Committee Meeting
Washington, D.C., June 27, 2025 (PAHO) – After four days of deliberations, the 176th session of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Executive Committee concluded yesterday. Representatives from nine Member States adopted fundamental decisions for the future of public health in the region. These decisions will serve as the basis for… 06/27/2025
-
PAHO Org more ...
Countries of the Americas approve OAS resolution to address mental health crisis in the region
PAHO to support in implementation and scale-up of initiativesSaint John, Antigua and Barbuda, 27 June 2025 (PAHO) — At the 55th General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS) yesterday, countries of the Americas adopted a resolution that places mental health at the center of the hemispheric agenda and supports the Pan American… 06/27/2025
-
Washington, D.C., June 25, 2025 — The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has launched the Birth Defects Repository in the Americas, an interactive platform that consolidates real-time data on congenital anomalies reported by national epidemiological surveillance systems in Latin America and the Caribbean. This tool aims to strengthen evidence… 06/25/2025
-
It was Oct. 25, 2018, the morning of giving birth to her second child, and Marie-Louise Fitrion says it triggered the memory of being sexually assaulted as a child. 06/09/2025
-
GlobalNews more ...
Ontario making it easier to poach U.S. health-care workers with registration change
On Thursday, the Ford government announced it would allow nurses and board-certified physicians to move from the United States to Ontario and begin working immediately. 06/09/2025
-
Since October, Ontario has recorded more than 1,400 measles cases linked to an outbreak that began at a large gathering with guests from Mennonite communities in New Brunswick. 05/09/2025
-
That brings the province’s tally of probable and confirmed cases to 1,440 since an outbreak began in October. 05/08/2025