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11-22 March WHO at the 68th Commission on the Status of WomenRecognizing the critical importance of women’s health, gender equality and people’s universal right to health, WHO is participating at the 68th Commission on the Status of Women (CSW68), which is taking place in New York City in the United States from 11 to 22 March 2024. The Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) is the principal global intergovernmental body exclusively dedicated to the promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of women. It is instrumental in promoting women’s rights, documenting the reality of women’s lives throughout the world and shaping global standards on gender equality and the empowerment of women. The priority theme of the CSW68 is “Accelerating the achievement of gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls by addressing poverty and strengthening institutions and financing with a gender perspective.” More info here.
Monday, 18 March World Tuberculosis Day press briefingWhen: 15:00 CETAhead of World Tuberculosis Day (observed on 24 March), WHO will release a new investment case on TB screening and prevention to help countries reach the UN target on scaling up access to TB preventive treatment. TB remains one of the world’s deadliest infectious killers causing 1.3 million deaths each year and affecting millions more, with enormous impacts on families and communities. A media advisory with details will be shared. Speakers: ● Dr Tereza KASAEVA - Director, Global Tuberculosis Programme, WHO ● Dr Saskia DEN BOON - Technical Officer – Prevention, Diagnosis, Treatment, Care and Innovation Unit, Global TB Programme, WHO ● Ms Ashna ASHESH, TB Survivor, and public health professional and representative of WHO Civil Society Taskforce on TB Media contact: Sonali Reddy, reddys@who.int
18-28 March Ninth meeting of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB) for a WHO instrument on pandemic prevention, preparedness and responseIn December 2021, the World Health Assembly established an Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB) to draft and negotiate a convention, agreement or other international instrument under the WHO Constitution to strengthen pandemic prevention, preparedness and response. The ninth meeting of the INB is to be held in hybrid format from 18 to 28 March 2024. At INB8, Member States requested the INB Bureau, formed by six officers, one from each of the six WHO regions, to develop a revised draft of the negotiating text of the WHO Pandemic Agreement. This draft will be the basis of textual negotiations at INB9. The opening and closing plenary sessions of the INB are open to WHO Member States, Associate Members, Observers and regional economic integration organizations, as well all relevant stakeholders. These sessions will be publicly webcast and archived for later viewing. Substantive negotiating sessions will be held in closed format. More info and webcast here.
Tuesday, 19 March Virtual Press Conference on the outcomes of the Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization (SAGE) meetingWhen: 15:00 CET The Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization (SAGE) held their regular biannual meeting this week (11-14 March) to discuss recommendations on strategies and use of a range of vaccines to prevent infectious diseases including mpox, polio and hepatitis E. Major recommendations will be announced and discussed during this press briefing.
Wednesday, 20 March NCD Hard Talks webinar: Toxic air is fueling NCDs-why are we not taking action?When: 13:00 – 14:30 CET Join this webinar jointly organized by the Department for Noncommunicable Diseases, Rehabilitation & Disability (NCD) and Environment, Climate Change & Health (ECH) and supported by the Joint Working Team for UHC/UHC Partnership. The event aims to present the latest data on the impacts of air pollution on different NCDs, and will discuss how the rising NCD death toll from dirty air makes a strong argument for action. Furthermore it will define pragmatic solutions for health sector leadership and multisectoral collaboration to combat air pollution with health & NCD benefits. More info and registration here.
World Oral Health DayNearly 3.5 billion people worldwide are affected by oral diseases. Yet even though so many struggle with conditions like tooth loss and decay, affordable prevention and treatment services are often not available. World Oral Health Day is an opportunity to advocate for including oral health care in universal health coverage, so people can get care without suffering from the cost. Find out more about oral health.
Friday, 22 March World Water Day: Leveraging Water for PeaceThis year's theme, "Water and Peace," highlights the critical connection between access to clean water and global peace efforts. World Water Day 2024 calls us to action, to unite around the theme of "Water for Peace" and to leverage water as a tool for building a more stable, peaceful world. It emphasizes the need for global cooperation on water governance, encouraging us to move beyond seeing water as a point of contention to a means of building peace and security. WHO will publish a departmental news which will be available 22 March as of 9am CEST here. For more information on World Water Day here.
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