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No images? Click here Friday 08.20.21 | Issue 124 Subscribe to receive this weekly update© WHO / Booming - Carlos Cesar Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) updates Virtual press briefings with simultaneous translation in all UN languages with the participation of the WHO Director-General are planned for next week. Media advisories with Zoom links/dial-in details will be emailed in advance. For the latest news from WHO on COVID-19 and other breaking health stories, read WHO's news updates. Tuesday, 24 August Global Leaders Group call to action on the use of antimicrobial drugs in global food systems The Global Leaders Group on Antimicrobial Resistance—co-chaired by Their Excellencies Mia Amor Mottley, Prime Minister of Barbados, and Sheikh Hasina, Prime Minister of Bangladesh—will issue a statement urging countries to significantly reduce the levels of antimicrobial drugs used in global food production. This includes stopping the use of medically important antimicrobial drugs to promote growth in healthy animals. More here on the Global Leaders Group on Antimicrobial Resistance. Wednesday, 25 August Global analysis of trends in hypertension prevalence and treatment and new WHO guideline on hypertension treatment Embargo: 00:30 CEST, Wednesday 25 August 2021 The study, covering the period 1990-2019, includes data from 184 countries, covering 99% of the global population. It provides data by country and highlights where the most progress has been made. In parallel, WHO will launch a guideline on the pharmacological treatment of hypertension in adults. The new guideline, the first in 20 years, provides new recommendations to help countries in their efforts to improve the management of hypertension. Specifically, it provides guidance on the initiation of treatment, recommendations on intervals for follow up, target blood pressure to be achieved for control, and the cadre of health-care workers who may initiate treatment. Embargoed materials will be available on request from Monday, 23 August. Key situation reports Haiti earthquake situation reports Find the latest on the Haiti earthquake here. Afghanistan situation reports Find the latest on Afghanistan here. Sign up for our newsletters here. Check out the WHO series, Science in 5. WHO Media contacts: You are receiving this NO-REPLY email because you are included on a WHO mail list.
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