| No images? Click here  Friday, 02 February 2024 | Issue 240  Credit: WHO / Blink Media - Francesca Volpi  Sunday, 04 FebruaryWorld Cancer Day Sunday, 04 February is World Cancer Day. On 1 February, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), the World Health Organization (WHO)’s cancer agency, released the latest estimates of the global burden of cancer and a press release. The recording of the press conference held on 30 January under embargo can be accessed at these links: audio, video and broll. More information: https://www.who.int/health-topics/cancer#tab=tab_1  Monday, 05 FebruaryNew series on postnatal careOn 5 February, WHO and the UN Special Programme on Human Reproduction (HRP) will launch a new series on a positive postnatal care experience in BMJ Global Health. The series will be complemented by a series of advocacy and policy briefs, the first of which will be available here. The research complements WHO global guidelines to support women and newborns in the first six weeks after birth. Alongside a commentary, papers explore factors that influence the uptake of this care and the experiences of women, families and health workers. The postnatal period is a critical time for ensuring newborn and maternal survival, alongside supporting the healthy development of the baby and the mother’s mental and physical recovery and well-being. For further information, see WHO recommendations on maternal and newborn care for a positive postnatal experience and Maternal health.  Seventh meeting of the Working Group on Amendments to the International Health Regulations (2005)5 to 9 February, 09:30–13:00 and 14:00–17:30 CET The seventh meeting of the Working Group on Amendments to the International Health Regulations (2005) (WGIHR) will be held from 5 to 9 February in Geneva. The opening plenary session, which will begin at 9:30 CET on Monday 5 February, and the closing session on 9 February will be publicly webcast here. Further information: https://www.who.int/news-room/events/detail/2024/02/05/default-calendar/seventh-meeting-of-the-working-group-on-amendments-to-the-international-health-regulations-(2005)  Tenth session of the Conference of the Parties to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control and the Third session of the Meeting of the Parties to the Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products5 to 15 February 2024, Panama City, Panama The Tenth session of the Conference of the Parties (COP10) to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FTCT) and the Third Session of the Meeting of the Parties (MOP3) to the Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products will take place this year in Panama from 5 to 15 February 2024. The COP10 and the MOP3 are the most important global tobacco control governing body meetings and will decide on key issues around tobacco control, which will drive the global tobacco control agenda for the next two years (see the COP10 agenda and the MOP3 agenda). The opening ceremonies of the two meetings and the closing press conferences will be live streamed on the COP10 and MOP3 pages. During the meetings, updates for journalists will be posted on the COP10 and MOP3 pages under press/media. Further information for the media can be found here. For questions and interview requests, please contact mediafctc@who.int  Tuesday, 06 FebruaryInternational Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital MutilationThe theme of the Zero Tolerance for FGM Day in 2024 is: Her Voice. Her Future. Investing in Survivor-Led Movements to End Female Genital Mutilation. More than 200 million girls and women alive today have undergone female genital mutilation (FGM), and this year, nearly 4.4 million girls will be at risk of this harmful practice. To raise awareness and galvanize action, WHO and partners will be championing the role of survivors in helping to end FGM, advocating for changes in policies and laws, as well as transformative changes to social and gender norms. Further information: FGM factsheet and health topic  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: You are receiving this NO-REPLY email because you are included on a WHO mail list. |
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