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Friday 05.28.21 | Issue 112
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Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) updates
During the 74th World Health Assembly, 24 May to 1 June 2021, please stand by for announcements regarding any possible COVID-19 update briefings. For the latest news from WHO on COVID-19 and other breaking health stories, read WHO's news updates.
29 May - 1 June
74th session of the World Health Assembly continues
The 74th World Health Assembly (WHA) continues virtually through Tuesday, 1 June. The Assembly is being webcast live with interpretation in the WHO ’s six official languages. Proceedings can be followed at: https://www.who.int/about/governance/world-health-assembly/seventy-fourth-world-health-assembly
Provisional agenda in six languages:
https://apps.who.int/gb/ebwha/pdf_files/WHA74/A74_1-en.pdf
Media accreditation for the World Health Assembly
Journalists are reminded that the World Health Assembly is webcast live. Given the COVID- 19 situation, journalists are not allowed on WHO premises.
Updates will be posted on the WHO website: www.who.int and relevant materials will be sent to the global media list.
Photographs and Videos
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Social media
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Monday, 31 May
World No Tobacco Day 2021
The celebration of World No Tobacco Day informs the public on the dangers of using tobacco, the business practices of tobacco companies, what WHO is doing to fight the tobacco epidemic, and what people around the world can do to claim their right to health and healthy living and to protect future generations.
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to millions of tobacco users saying they want to quit. Commit to quit today and sign the pledge. Smokers face a 40 – 50% higher risk of developing severe disease and death from COVID-19. The WHO’s 'Commit to Quit’ tobacco campaign has made resources from its Quitting Toolkit freely available to more than a billion tobacco users, less than 5 months into the year-long campaign. More information here.
Wednesday, 2 June
149th session of the Executive Board meeting
Following the closure of the WHA74, the 149th session of the Executive Board will take place on 2 June 2021. The Executive Board session will be webcast live with interpretation in the WHO’s six official languages. Proceedings can be followed at: https://www.who.int/about/governance/executive-board
The Executive Board is composed of 34 technically qualified members elected for three-year terms. The main functions of the Board are to implement the decisions and policies of the WHA, and advise and generally to facilitate its work.
Global Health Matters podcast episode 2:
Women in Science
In science, globally, women account for only about 30% of researchers, according to UNESCO, and evidence shows that their participation is even lower at leadership and decision-making levels. Why is that, and what is being done to better support women’s careers in science? Come find out on episode 2 of the Global Health Matters podcast.
This episode features:
-Soumya Swaminathan, Chief Scientist at the World Health Organization
-Roopa Dhatt, Executive Director of Women in Global Health
-Rose Leke, Founder of HIGHER Women Consortium Cameroon
Follow @TDRnews on Twitter, TDR on LinkedIn and @ghm_podcast on Instagram for updates.
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