• Nigerian Youth Call for Action to Improve Adolescents' Health
    Wednesday, April 7, 2021 from Maternal, newborn and child health
    Deliberations center on revitalizing healthcare services threatened by COVID- 19 Marking the World Health Day, youth leaders and civil society groups from across Nigeria are urging the government to invest in equity enhancing...
  • World Health Day: Building Forward Fairer for Vulnerable Women, Children and Adolescents
    Wednesday, April 7, 2021 from Maternal, newborn and child health
    Helga Fogstad, Executive Director & Etienne Langlois, Team Lead, Knowledge This year's World Health Day, celebrated on 7th of April, focuses on the critical need to enhance equity for the most vulnerable communities worldwide. COVID-19...
  • Civil Society and Youth Statement on the GFF Resource Mobilization Effort
    Wednesday, March 24, 2021 from Maternal, newborn and child health
    The Civil Society and Youth constituency applauds the Global Financing Facility’s leadership, investors, and strong country-led approach which has led to the realization of a track record of success and key learnings that informed the...
  • PMNCH named "high scorer" on gender equality in global health
    Monday, March 8, 2021 from Maternal, newborn and child health
    PMNCH has been recognized as a high-scoring organization in the latest annual report from Global Health 50/50, Gender equality: Flying blind in a time of crisis . The 2021 report reviewed 201 organizations to assess how gender equality...
  • Human infection with avian influenza A (H5N8) – the Russian Federation
    Thursday, February 25, 2021 from Disease Outbreak News
    On 18 February 2021, the National IHR Focal Point for the Russian Federation notified WHO of detection of avian influenza A(H5N8) in seven human clinical specimens. These are the first reported detection of avian influenza A(H5N8) in...
  • PMNCH Call to Action on COVID-19
    Sunday, February 21, 2021 from Maternal, newborn and child health
    The world is facing a global health pandemic without a clear end in sight. Covid-19 presents a massive shock to already struggling health systems globally and the world economy. Countries are grappling with how best to address mortality...
  • Ebola virus disease – Guinea
    Wednesday, February 17, 2021 from Disease Outbreak News
    On 14 February 2021, the Ministry of Health (MoH) of Guinea informed WHO of a cluster of Ebola Virus
  • Communications Officer
    Friday, February 12, 2021 from Maternal, newborn and child health
    Kieran’s background includes various marketing positions in the private sector with Disney, Warner Bros. and Citigroup and in the public sector with American Red Cross, Food Bank For NYC and March of Dimes. He joined PMNCH as a Marketing...
  • Rift Valley fever – Kenya
    Friday, February 12, 2021 from Disease Outbreak News
    Rift Valley fever (RVF) has been reported in Kenya in humans in Isiolo and Mandera counties and in
  • Ebola virus disease – Democratic Republic of the Congo
    Tuesday, February 9, 2021 from Disease Outbreak News
    On 7 February 2021, the Minister of Health of the Democratic Republic of the Congo declared an outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) after the laboratory confirmation of one case in Butembo, North Kivu Province. The case was a...
  • Influenza A (H3N2) variant virus – United States of America
    Thursday, February 4, 2021 from Disease Outbreak News
    On 13 January, 2021, a child under 18 years of age in Wisconsin developed respiratory disease. A respiratory specimen was collected on 14 January. Real-time reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) testing conducted at...
  • Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) – The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
    Sunday, January 31, 2021 from Disease Outbreak News
    Between 1 June through 31 December 2020, the National IHR Focal Point of Saudi Arabia reported four additional cases of Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS-CoV) with one associated death. The cases were reported from Riyadh (two...
  • Removing the "Global Gag" will benefit millions of vulnerable women and girls worldwide
    Thursday, January 28, 2021 from Maternal, newborn and child health
    The Biden-Harris administration’s decision to rescind the egregious Mexico City Policy, or "Global Gag Rule", is a welcome move, which should now be reinforced by further action to reverse the great damage inflicted by COVID-19 on the...
  • Cholera – Togo
    Sunday, January 3, 2021 from Disease Outbreak News
    From 11 November to 28 December, 2020 a total of 67 suspected cholera cases presenting with diarrhea and vomiting, including two deaths a case fatality ratio (CFR: 3%) were reported from the municipalities “Golfe 1” and “Golfe 6” in...
  • Influenza A(H1N2) variant virus – Brazil
    Sunday, January 3, 2021 from Disease Outbreak News
    On 15 December 2020, the Brazil Ministry of Health reported the second confirmed human infection with influenza A(H1N2) variant virus [A(H1N2)v] in Brazil in 2020.
  • SARS-CoV-2 Variants
    Wednesday, December 30, 2020 from Disease Outbreak News
    SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, has had a major impact on human health globally; infecting a large number of people; causing severe disease and associated long-term health sequelae; resulting in death and excess mortality,...
  • Yellow fever – Senegal
    Monday, December 28, 2020 from Disease Outbreak News
    From October to December 2020, a total of seven confirmed cases of yellow fever (YF) have been reported from four health districts in three regions in Senegal.
  • Yellow fever – Guinea
    Tuesday, December 22, 2020 from Disease Outbreak News
    Between 6 November and 15 December 2020, 52 suspected cases of yellow fever (YF), including 14
  • SARS-CoV-2 Variant – United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
    Sunday, December 20, 2020 from Disease Outbreak News
    On 14 December 2020, authorities of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland reported to WHO that a new SARS-CoV-2 variant was identified through viral genomic sequencing. This variant is referred to as SARS-CoV-2 VUI...
  • Virtual PMNCH 26th Board Meeting
    Wednesday, December 16, 2020 from Maternal, newborn and child health
    The PMNCH Board met virtually for its 26th meeting on 14 and 15 December 2020. The meeting primarily focused on the need to protect the progress made to date on improving the health and wellbeing of women, children and adolescents, given...
  • Virtual summit marking Universal Health Coverage Day 2020, echoes its theme of “Health for All: Protect Everyone” with a series of commitments by global leaders to improve the health of women, children and adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyo
    Friday, December 11, 2020 from Maternal, newborn and child health
    More than 2000 delegates from over 100 countries will convene for the virtual Lives in the Balance: Improving the health of women, children and adolescents through Universal Health Coverage summit on 11 December, 2020. They will take...
  • Country commitments
    Thursday, December 10, 2020 from Maternal, newborn and child health
    National leaders from around the world are responding to the needs and experiences of women, children and adolescents in midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. Youth leaders sit down with ministers and senior government leaders for brief...
  • SARS-CoV-2 mink-associated variant strain – Denmark
    Wednesday, December 2, 2020 from Disease Outbreak News
    Since June 2020, Danish authorities have reported an extensive spread of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, on mink farms in Denmark.
  • Acute hepatitis E – Burkina Faso
    Thursday, November 26, 2020 from Disease Outbreak News
    Between 8 September and 24 November, 2020, the North-Central region of Burkina Faso reported a
  • Yellow fever – Nigeria
    Monday, November 23, 2020 from Disease Outbreak News
    Reports of a cluster of deaths from an undiagnosed disease were notified on 1 November 2020 through Event Based Surveillance in two states, Delta and Enugu, located in southern Nigeria.
  • Ebola virus disease – Democratic Republic of the Congo
    Tuesday, November 17, 2020 from Disease Outbreak News
    On 18 November 2020, the Minister of Health of the Democratic Republic of the Congo declared the end of the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak in Equateur Province.
  • Rift Valley Fever – Mauritania
    Thursday, November 12, 2020 from Disease Outbreak News
    The Ministry of Health (MoH) notified WHO that between 13 September and 1 October 2020, eight cases of Rift Valley Fever (RVF) including seven deaths were confirmed in animal breeders. Districts affected include Tidjikja and Moudjéria...
  • SARS-CoV-2 mink-associated variant strain – Denmark
    Thursday, November 5, 2020 from Disease Outbreak News
    Since June 2020, 214 human cases of COVID-19 have been identified in Denmark with SARS-CoV-2 variants associated with farmed minks, including 12 cases with a unique variant, reported on 5 November.
  • Mayaro virus disease - French Guiana, France
    Saturday, October 24, 2020 from Disease Outbreak News
    On 13 October 2020, the French health authorities officially reported 13 laboratory-confirmed cases of Mayaro fever in French Guiana, France. In September 2020, the Institut Pasteur de la Guyane (IPG) (member of the French National...
  • HIV/AIDS
    Monday, November 4, 2019 from WHO features
    HIV/AIDS: WHO online Q&As about HIV/AIDS
  • What is hepatitis?
    Saturday, August 31, 2019 from WHO features
    Online Q&A on hepatitis: What is hepatitis?
  • Questions and answers about autism spectrum disorders (ASD)
    Monday, April 1, 2019 from WHO features
    Autism spectrum disorders are a group of complex brain development disorders. This umbrella term covers conditions such as autism, childhood disintegrative disorder and Asperger syndrome.
  • Visit of H.E. President Kenyatta to the WHO Global Management Meeting
    Monday, December 10, 2018 from WHO Director-General speeches
    Your excellency President Kenyatta, Excellencies, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen,
  • Opening speech at Prix Galien International
    Tuesday, November 27, 2018 from WHO Director-General speeches
    Your Excellency Macky Sall, Monsieur le Président, Excellency Abdoulaye Diouf Sarr,
  • The right to health
    Tuesday, November 20, 2018 from WHO Director-General speeches
    Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, Good afternoon, and thank you for having me. It’s a real honour to be with you in the European Parliament. I have been here with you before, which shows our strong partnership.
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