| No images? Click here  Friday 03.11.23 | Issue 228  WHO/ Christine McNab  Monday, 06 November Seventh meeting of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB) for a WHO instrument on pandemic prevention, preparedness and response 06 to 10 November 2023 The seventh meeting of the INB will be held from 6-10 November 2023 and resumes over 4-6 December 2023. During this meeting, WHO Member States will be invited to consider a proposal for negotiating text of the WHO pandemic agreement. The opening session on 6 November, and the closing plenary – to take place at the end of the resumed meeting in December 2023 – will be publicly webcast. Further information here. World Local Production Forum (WLPF) – Enhancing access to medicines and other health technologies 06 to 08 November 2023, Netherlands The second WLPF will focus on key challenges in promoting local production and technology transfer and explore opportunities and mechanisms to tackle the bottlenecks and promote sustainable local production capacity to improve access to quality, safe and effective health products and technologies. WLPF is a WHO initiative that provides Member States and the global community with a regular platform to shape strategies, galvanize collective action, and foster partnerships on sustainable local production to improve timely and equitable access to quality assured health products. The Forum is open to participation from the news media, upon registration. For more information please see this dedicated webpage, agenda and registration form.  Tuesday, 07 November 2023 Global Tuberculosis Report The 2023 edition of WHO’s Global Tuberculosis (TB) Report features data on disease trends and the response to the epidemic from 192 countries and areas. It provides a comprehensive and up-to-date assessment of the TB epidemic, and progress in the response at global, regional and country levels. This year’s report presents new data on the recovery made by countries in the TB response, after more than two years of COVID-related disruptions, and the status of progress towards End TB targets. The latest information on the determinants and drivers of the TB epidemic are showcased, alongside information on progress in the development of new TB diagnostics, drugs and vaccines. The report calls for an accelerated response to reach the new targets committed to by world leaders in the political declaration of the second UN High Level Meeting on TB. A press conference will be held at 16:00 CET (Geneva time) on 7 November. A media advisory with further details and connection links, will be sent ahead of the time. An embargoed press release will be shared on the morning of 07 November (embargo lifts at 16:00 CET on 7 November).  Wednesday, 08 November WHO/ILO Joint Estimates of the Work-related Burden of Disease and Injury On 8 November, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) will publish world-first estimates of the global, regional and national burdens of non-melanoma skin cancer attributable to occupational exposure to solar ultraviolet radiation for 183 countries, 2000–2019, in the peer-reviewed, academic journal Environment International. The estimates provide the first comprehensive global picture of the distribution of occupational exposure to solar ultraviolet radiation and the non-melanoma skin cancer caused by exposure to sunlight in workplaces. A press conference will be held at 13:30 CET (Geneva time) on 08 November. A media advisory with further details and offer of materials under embargo will be sent ahead of the time.  Friday, 10 November Release of the WHO operational framework for building climate-resilient and low carbon health systems In the face of a rapidly changing climate, and in the lead up to the upcoming United Nations Framework Convention on Climate (COP-28), WHO will release its operational framework for building climate-resilient and low carbon health systems. This comprehensive framework is designed to enhance the resilience of health systems while simultaneously reducing greenhouse gas emissions, ultimately safeguarding the health of communities worldwide. The framework presents different pathways for health systems to strengthen their climate resilience and decarbonize depending on their overall performance, greenhouse gas emissions and overall climate change and health capacity – including for systems in low-income countries that need to increase energy access and health service provision to provide universal health coverage.  Sign up for our newsletters here Check out the WHO series, Science in 5 Access WHO photos available for media use here  WHO Media Contact:  You are receiving this NO-REPLY email because you are included on a WHO mail list. |
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