In its first global review of more than 100 countries, WHO found that while around half of them have developed a strategy on the issue, fewer than one in five is spending enough to implement all of their commitments. Read more.
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12/03/2019 - Only one in five countries has a healthcare strategy to deal with climate change
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11/29/2019 - Public call notice: Fake news and health dossier
Until December 2nd is the deadline for submission of unpublished papers for the Fake News and Health dossier of the Electronic Journal of Health Communication, Information and Innovation (Reciis). Texts in English, Portuguese and Spanish are accepted. Know more.
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11/25/2019 - Climate change: Another year of record gas emissions, warns UN meteorological agency
Levels of the three main heat-trapping gases emitted into the atmosphere – carbon dioxide (CO2), methane, and nitrous oxide – have reached yet another high, the UN meteorological agency, WMO, said on Monday. Read more.
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11/25/2019 - ECLAC: Gender Equality Observatory for Latin America and the Caribbean (GEO)
In 2018, At Least 3,529 Women Were Victims of Femicide in 25 Latin American and Caribbean Countries. In its latest publication on measuring femicide, the GEO of ECLAC points to the challenge of comparing the phenomenon on a regional level. In the majority of Caribbean countries (where the offense of femicide/feminicide has not been codified in criminal codes), the only figures collected correspond to women’s deaths at the hands of their partners or former partners. Read more.
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11/25/2019 - UN: A staggering one-in-three women, experience physical, sexual abuse
Violence against women and girls is among the most widespread, and devastating human rights violations in the world, but much of it is often unreported due to impunity, shame and gender inequality, the UN highlighted ahead of Monday’s World Day to stamp out abuse of women and girls. Read more.
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11/21/2019 - World Antibiotic Awareness Week
Every year, World Antibiotic Awareness Week (WAAW) is celebrated by governments, health facilities, schools and communities across the globe. The campaign highlights best practices among the general public, health workers and policy makers to help stop the further emergence and spread of antibiotic resistance. Find out more.
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11/21/2019 - ‘Transformational benefits’ of ending outdoor defecation: Why toilets matter
Ending the practice of defecating in the open, rather than in a toilet, will have “transformational benefits” for some of the world’s most vulnerable people, says the UN’s partner sanitation body, the WSSCC (Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council). Read more.
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11/18/2019 - Call for papers 'Pan American Journal of Public Health': Human Resources for Universal Health
The Pan American Journal of Public Health has opened a call for articles for the special issue "Human Resources for Universal Health", to be published in 2020. Papers - which will be accepted in Portuguese, Spanish or English - may be submitted up to 31. December 2019. Read the full announcement.
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11/14/2019 - Dengue in the Americas reaches highest number of cases recorded
Dengue in the Americas has reached the highest number of cases recorded so far, with more than 2.7 million cases, including 22,127 severe cases and 1,206 deaths reported at the end of October 2019, according to a new epidemiological update from the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). Read more.
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11/12/2019 - Economic development: ECLAC updates its growth projections for the countries of the region
The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) downwardly revised its projections for growth in the region’s economic activity in 2019, forecasting an average expansion of 0.1% in Latin America and the Caribbean, the Commission indicated today in a press release. Overall Deceleration Persists in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2019 and Low Growth is Expected for 2020. Read more.