| No images? Click here  Friday 02.19.21 | Issue 98 WHO / Blink Media - Chiara Luxardo Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) updates Virtual press briefings with simultaneous translation in all UN languages with the participation of the WHO Director-General are planned for this week. Media advisories with Zoom links/dial-in details will be emailed in advance.  Monday, 22 February Visit of German Federal President On Monday, WHO's Director-General will hold a bilateral meeting with German Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier at 11:30am CET about international cooperation in the fight against pandemics. This will be followed by a joint virtual press briefing at 12:30pm. The briefing will be live-streamed, details to follow. Contact: lindmeierch@who.int  Tuesday, 23 February WHO 14-Day Tobacco Quit Challenge launching on WhatsApp and Facebook The WHO Quit Challenge will be available on WhatsApp and Facebook to give the best advice on how to quit tobacco during this difficult time. Tobacco use leads to many diseases and puts you at higher risk for severe COVID-19. Join people across the world in the 14-day Quit Challenge to break free from tobacco use in any form. In whatever name it goes by, the tobacco and nicotine products are harmful to your health. The challenge is part of an ongoing campaign related to World No Tobacco Day.  Friday, 26 February Launch of first global specifications for assistive technology WHO will launch the Assistive Products Specifications, the first global guide of its kind with specs for 26 priority assistive products that describes the minimum quality requirements for manufacturing. This first compilation of the APS covers mobility, hearing, vision, communication, cognition and self-care. The products range from clubfoot braces and wheelchairs to hearing aids, alarm signalers and audio-players. WHO estimates that out of the one billion people needing at least one assistive product, nine in 10 go without. Barriers to access include the cost and availability of assistive products, the lack of harmonized specifications, broken supply systems. The result for many people in low- and middle-income countries: either no access or only access to low-quality, inappropriate products. More on WHO work on assistive technology.  Receive the latest COVID-19 content, guidance and must-know information from WHO. Sign up for a weekly digital update. Check out the WHO series, Science in 5.  WHO Media contacts:  You are receiving this NO-REPLY email because you are included on a WHO mail list.  |
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