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WHO calls for reinvigorated action to fight malaria

novembre 30, 2020

WHO calls for reinvigoreated action to fight malaria 30 November 2020 – The World Health Organization (WHO) is calling on countries and global health partners to step up the fight against malaria, a preventable and treatable disease that continues to claim hundreds of thousands of lives each year. A better targeting of interventions, new tools and increased funding are needed to change the global trajectory of the disease and reach internationally-agreed targets. According to WHO‘s latest World malaria report, progress against malaria…

Making the Invisible, Visible : Leading the Way for a Clean Planet and Healthy People

avril 30, 2019

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| Diplomatic Pouch, International Diplomat

MAKING THE INVISIBLE, VISIBLE : LEADING THE WAY FOR A CLEAN PLANET AND HEALTHY PEOPLE INTERVIEW BETWEEN MARIT FOSSE & ROLPH PAYET, EXECUTIVE SECRETARY OF THE BASEL, ROTTERDAM, AND STOCKHOLM CONVENTIONS The Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions aim to protect human health and then environment from hazardous chemicals and waste, are legally-binding, almost universal in their global geographical coverage, and are administered by UN Environment in Geneva. I recently caught up with the conventions’ Executive Secretary, Rolph Payet, to…

UN Guidelines Unveiled to Prevent rising hearing loss among young smartphone listeners

février 13, 2019

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| IntDipl, Technologies

UN GUIDELINES UUNVEILED TO PREVENT RISING HEARING LOSS AMONG YOUNG SMARTPHONE LISTENERS More than one billion 12 to 35-year-olds, risk irreversible hearing loss from exposure to loud sounds such as music played on their smartphone, UN health experts said on Tuesday, unveiling new guidelines to help address the problem. The recommendations to prevent noise-induced hearing loss and related conditions such as tinnitus – commonly experienced as a ringing sound inside the ear – include better functions on personal audio…