| No images? Click here  Friday, 22 March 2024 | Issue 247 Credit: WHO / Lindsay Mackenzie  Sunday, 24 MarchWorld Tuberculosis Day 2024 The theme of World Tuberculosis Day 2024, Yes! We can end TB!, conveys a message of hope that getting back on track to turn the tide against the TB epidemic is possible through high-level leadership, increased investments and faster uptake of new WHO recommendations. Following the commitments made by Heads of State at the UN High-Level meeting in 2023 to accelerate progress to end TB, this year's focus shifts to turning these commitments into tangible actions. To help countries scale up access to TB preventive treatment, WHO has released an investment case for TB screening and preventive treatment. Access the recordings from the press briefing held on 18 March: video and audio See the campaign page: https://www.who.int/campaigns/world-tb-day/2024  Wednesday, 27 March New publications on violence against women with disability and older women WHO will release two new briefs, focusing on the need to include older women and women with disability in research on gender-based violence. They also present evidence on experiences of violence among these groups, including types of violence, and how these change as women and their partners age. In addition to intimate partner and sexual violence, which are the most common forms of gender-based violence among all women globally, these groups also face specific risks and additional forms of abuse, such as neglect, forced sterilization, financial abuse and other controlling behaviours from their caregivers. Risks are heightened by stigma and discrimination that reduce access to services or information. The briefs are the first in a series on neglected forms of violence, intended for use by researchers, national statistics offices and others involved in data collection on violence against women. This work was undertaken as part of the UN Women-WHO Joint Programme on Violence against Women Data. Embargoed materials are available on request to keenanl@who.int with a copy to mediainquiries@who.int Also see: https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/violence-against-women and Strengthening data on violence against women for action (who.int)  Thursday, 28 March Closing of the ninth meeting of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB) for a WHO instrument on pandemic prevention, preparedness and response The ninth meeting of the INB, which started in hybrid form on 18 March, is scheduled to close on Thursday, 28 March. The closing plenary session, open to WHO Member States, Associate Members, Observers, regional economic integration organizations and other relevant stakeholders, will be publicly webcast and archived for later viewing. More info and webcast here.  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:  You are receiving this NO-REPLY email because you are included on a WHO mail list. |
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