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| No images? Click here Friday 04.22.22 | Issue 152 Subscribe to receive this weekly updateWHO / Blink Media - Nadège Mazars Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) updates A virtual press briefing with simultaneous translation in all UN languages with the participation of the WHO Director-General is expected for next week. Media advisories with Zoom links/dial-in details will be emailed in advance. 24-30 April World Immunization Week 2022: Long Life for All World Immunization Week brings together people from around the world to highlight the importance of vaccines and how they protect people of all ages against many diseases, giving us the opportunity to pursue a life well-lived. This year’s campaign is especially critical as the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted essential health services, including routine immunization, setting back progress by more than a decade. Unfortunately, millions of people are still missing out on the life-saving benefits of vaccines, making it urgent to reach and catch up those who have been missed. Campaign materials in the six UN languages are here. Also visit the partner site: World Immunization Week 2022. Many of WHO's Regional Offices will be organizing events, press conferences, and more, including: PAHO/WHO - Vaccination Week in the Americas 2022WHO/Europe | European Immunization Week 2022WHO EMRO | World Immunization Week 2022WHO's Regional Office for Africa will hold a press conference next Wednesday(more info next week) More on Vaccines and immunization, plus Q&A: Vaccines and immunization: What is vaccination? Monday, 25 April World Malaria Day 2022: Harness innovation to reduce the malaria disease burden and save lives World Malaria Day 2022 will be marked under the theme “Harness innovation to reduce the malaria disease burden and save lives.” No single tool that is available today will solve the problem of malaria. WHO is calling for investments and innovation that bring new vector control approaches, diagnostics, antimalarial medicines and other tools to speed the pace of progress against malaria. Despite steady advances in lowering the global burden of malaria between 2000 and 2015, progress has slowed or stalled in recent years, particularly in high burden countries in sub-Saharan Africa. Urgent and concerted action is needed to set the world back on a trajectory toward achieving the 2030 targets of the WHO global malaria strategy. Related: Over 1 million African children protected by first malaria vaccine. Tuesday, 26 April 10th ACT-Accelerator Facilitation Council meeting The Access to COVID-19 Tools Accelerator Facilitation Council will meet from 12:30-15:00 CEST on Tuesday, with remarks by South Africa's Minister of Health, Mathume Joseph Phaahla; Norway's Minister for International Development, Anne Beathe Tvinnereim; and Stella Kyriakides, Commissioner for Health and Food Safety, European Commission; and more. This virtual event is being held to drive an intensified push to reach the global COVID-19 targets, recognize commitments to the ACT-Accelerator and urgently call for closing the funding gap facing the partnership. The agenda will also cover access to new oral therapeutics, vaccine delivery in low coverage countries and reversing the decline in diagnostic testing globally. The livestream of the event and materials from the event will be available here. GPEI 2022-2026 Strategy Investment Case Launch: Investing in the Promise of a Polio Free World Join us for the launch of the investment case for the GPEI's Polio Eradication Strategy 2022-2026, which will be critical to end polio for good and build a healthier world. Wild poliovirus circulation is currently at historic lows, and eradication is within sight, if we continue to work together to overcome the final challenges we face. Wednesday, 27 April The Healthy Ageing 50: calling for leaders who are transforming the world A new UN Decade of Healthy Ageing initiative Healthy Ageing 50 – supported by WHO, the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA), and the World Economic Forum (WEF) – is seeking to honour leaders working to transform the world to be a better place in which to grow older. The Healthy Ageing 50 is open to all leaders who have contributed to fostering healthy ageing. The nominations will open on Wednesday at 09:00 CEST and can be made on the UN Decade of Healthy Ageing Platform in English, French, or Spanish. Friday, 29 April Launch of new WHO report on the scope and impact of digital marketing for the promotion of breast-milk substitutes Following a mandate at the 2020 World Health Assembly, WHO has completed a review of evidence demonstrating the scope and impact of digital marketing strategies for the promotion of breast-milk substitutes. Register here if you are in Africa, Europe, and the Asia Pacific for Webcast 1. Register here if you are in the Americas for Webcast 2. Sign up for our newsletters here. Check out the WHO series, Science in 5. See more upcoming WHO events here. WHO Media contacts: You are receiving this NO-REPLY email because you are included on a WHO mail list.
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