Tag: World Health Organization
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ACT−Accelerator partnership welcomes leadership and commitments at US COVID Summit to ending COVID−19 pandemic through equitable access to tests, treatments, and vaccines
President Biden and global leaders agreed ambitious targets, aligned with the ACT-Accelerator, to end the COVID-19 pandemic Collective accountability for world leaders, industry and partners emphasized, as global response now turns to implementation of these targets Concrete action must now follow this summit to deliver and deploy tests, treatments, and vaccines immediately, to prevent further…
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WHO and UN partners’ compendium of 500 actions aims to reduce diseases from environmental factors and save lives
Almost 25% of deaths worldwide could be prevented if the actions in the compendium were fully implemented Friday, 3 September 2021 – WHO, UNDP, UNEP and UNICEF have partnered to create a new compendium of 500 actions aimed at reducing death and diseases driven by environmental risk factors, the first such resource to unite…