WHO | Week Ahead for media - 22 November 2024

No images? Click here Friday, 22 November 2024  | Issue 281   Subscribe to receive this weekly update   Internally displaced persons in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Credit: WHO/Guerchom Ndebo Conflict in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory WHO work on mpox Latest news from WHO and WHO events page Monday, 25 November The International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women The International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women on 25th November, followed by the annual 16 Days of Activism against gender-based violence, is a global moment to reflect on, renew, and amplify commitments to prevent and end violence against women and girls. Risks increase even more for women and girls living in humanitarian emergencies – the focus of WHO’s campaign this year.  Around the world today, increasingly prolonged and intense conflicts have resulted in devastating spikes in gender-based violence, while women and girls face growing challenges in accessing the vital protection and support services they need. Also see: Strengthening health sector response to gender-based violence in humanitarian emergencies Monday, 25 November Forty-seventh session of the FAO/WHO Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC47) 25 to 30 November 2024, Centre International de Conférences Genève (CICG), Geneva, Switzerland   The United Nations food standards body, the Codex Alimentarius Commission, will meet from 25 to 30 November 2024 in Geneva to adopt food safety and quality standards.  Brief descriptions of some of the standards adopted at the 47th session of the Commission will be published as they are approved.  Further information about the 47th session: CAC47 information page. Tuesday, 26 November WHO global oral health meeting: universal health coverage for oral health by 2030 Bangkok, Thailand, 26 to 28 November Over 110 countries are coming together to produce national roadmaps and negotiate a joint declaration on oral health in Bangkok, Thailand at the first-ever WHO Global Oral Health Meeting.  The declaration is expected to outline collective commitments from Member States to accelerate the implementation of the Global Oral Health Action Plan 2023-2030. Further information: here. Friday, 29 November Release of the global infection prevention and control report On 29th November, WHO will publish the latest global infection prevention and control report, which will provide an assessment of national and facility-level situation towards the targets established in the Global action plan and monitoring framework on infection prevention and control 2024 - 2030. Recent data from WHO and Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) estimated that up to 3.5 million patients could die each year from health care-associated infections (HAIs) without adequate action. The report will enable policy-makers, IPC professionals and health care workers to target their efforts to avoid preventable harm to patients as a result of HAIs. Interviews with WHO infection prevention control experts are available on request to mediainquiries@who.int Other events of interest to journalists 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, 25 November to 10 December 2024 5th Meeting of the Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on in-vitro diagnostics (IVDs), 25 to 29 November 2024.  An open session will be held from 09.00 to 13.00 CET on 25 November, further details and registration: here.  The SAGE IVDs will provide recommendations for the next edition of the WHO Model List of Essential In-vitro Diagnostics (EDL5) and review progress on the development of national EDLs. Selection of stories on WHO's work in emergencies Lebanon: a conflict particularly destructive to health care, 22 November Burundi: strengthening the laboratory pillar in the response to mpox, 21 November (article in French) Enhanced control measures helping to control mpox outbreak in Africa, 21 November Protecting at-risk populations from mpox in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, 21 November WHO/Europe releases new report with data on nursing shortages in Ukraine, 21 November Stepping up response to curb infectious diseases in Nigeria, 21 November Joint WHO–World Bank report outlines steps for Ukraine to strengthen financing of health system, improving equity and efficiency, 20 November 1000 days of war in Ukraine: resilience in health response, recovery and reform efforts despite attacks and ongoing challenges, 18 November   WHO events here Sign up for our newsletters here Check out the WHO series, Science in 5 Access WHO photos available for media use here WHO media contacts: mediainquiries@who.int You are receiving this NO-REPLY email because you are included on a WHO mail list. 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