| No images? Click here  24 October 2025 | Issue 327  A woman searches for wild vegetables in a dry watermelon garden scorched by the harsh sun. This scene reflects the ongoing challenges of extreme heat, water scarcity, and the impact of climate change in the Lao People's Democratic Republic on local agriculture and food security.© WHO / Bart Verweij   Tuesday, 28 October Co-hosted by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Federation of United Nations Associations (WFUNA), this four-day World Health Assembly (WHA) Simulation lets students debate pressing health challenges, collaborate across cultures, and engage directly with WHO experts. This year’s topics include migration and health, digital health and artificial intelligence, mental health, and vaccine hesitancy. The simulation lets students build leadership, negotiation, and public speaking skills as well as connect with peers shaping the future of global health. ************* Webinar: Innovations in foodborne disease surveillance and food contamination monitoring Join the WHO Alliance for Food Safety for a webinar, from 14:30 – 16:00 United Arab Emirates Time, showcasing innovations that are shaping the future of foodborne disease surveillance and food contamination monitoring. As countries face growing challenges from emerging pathogens, climate change, and complex food supply chains, new tools and approaches are transforming the way we detect, track, and respond to food safety threats. Experts from Canada, the United Kingdom, and Oman will share their experiences applying advances in laboratory science, digital technologies such as artificial intelligence, and applied food research to strengthen surveillance and improve food safety outcomes. This interactive session will highlight lessons learned, practical innovations, and opportunities to enhance global collaboration in foodborne disease surveillance.  Wednesday, 29 October Climate inaction is claiming millions of lives every year, warns new Lancet Countdown report A major new global report released by the Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change, in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO), warns that the world’s continued dependence on fossil fuels and insufficient adaptation to a warming planet are already taking a devastating toll on human health. The 2025 report highlights the growing evidence that climate change is not only an environmental issue but a direct and escalating threat to health and wellbeing worldwide. It also points to the urgent need to accelerate climate action as the most powerful opportunity to protect health, improve equity, and strengthen economies - with signs that action already underway is bringing enormous health gains. Ahead of COP30 in Belém, Brazil, the report’s authors and WHO experts call for 'all hands on deck' to move rapidly from commitments to implementation. Embargoed until: 29 OCTOBER,00:01 GMT/UK time For more information, interviews or to receive the embargoed report please contact: Hannah Whitcombe, Head of Communications, The Lancet Countdown. Email: h.whitcombe@ucl.ac.uk and Lydia Walker. Email: lydia.walker@ucl.ac.uk and copy Nada Osseiran. Email osseirann@who.int  28-30 OctoberAnnual general meeting of the WHO Alliance for Food SafetyThe 2025 Annual General Meeting (AGM), hosted by the Food Safety and Quality Centre (FSQC) of Oman, will provide a platform to reflect on lessons learned, consolidate achievements, and align on next steps. The meeting will serve to review progress across working groups, discuss emerging needs and opportunities, and reinforce collaboration among members and partners. It will also showcase early implementation efforts and provide space to shape the next phase of the collective work of the Alliance.  WHO events here Sign up for our newsletters here Check out the WHO series, Science in 5 Catch a series that debunks misinformation around WHO and public health, Plot Twist 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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