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Sunday, 3 MarchWorld Hearing DayGlobally, over 80% of ear and hearing care needs remain unmet, with deeply ingrained societal misperceptions and stigmatizing mindsets limiting efforts to prevent and address hearing loss. Taking place on 3 March, the theme for this year's World Hearing Day is 'Changing mindsets: Let’s make ear and hearing care a reality for all!' and features facts and stories to debunk common myths and misconceptions about hearing loss. Read more here.
Monday, 4 March World Obesity DayWorld Obesity Day - 4 March - is a unified day of action that calls for a cohesive, cross-sector response to the obesity crisis. This year's campaign theme is 'Let's Talk About Obesity And...'. We want to leverage the power of World Obesity Day to start cross-cutting conversations. Looking at health, youth, and the world around us to see how we can address obesity together. For World Obesity Day 2024, the Global Obesity Coalition – consisting of UNICEF, WHO, and the World Obesity Federation – is hosting a global youth-led webinar to unlock conversations about how this topic affects the lives of young people around the world and the concrete change young people are demanding. The online global event will serve as a moment for those decision-makers working in UN agencies, academia, civil society, and government to listen up. More info here. Register here.
4-5 March Transforming health systems in the face of climate changeAlliance Global MeetingGlobal health leaders are convening for the first in-person meeting to advance commitments made at COP26, COP27 and COP28 aiming to bolster climate-resilient health systems and decrease the contribution health system’s make to global greenhouse gas emissions. Climate change is already impacting the health of populations worldwide and the capacity of health systems to react to climate-related shocks and stresses. Furthermore, health systems contribute 5% of global emissions. This means that climate change needs to be included in basic health systems functions, such as surveillance, technologies, delivery, financing, and most importantly, with the health workforce. This also means, the health sector has a responsibility to urgently reduce its emissions and environmental impact for a healthier future. The Alliance for Transformative Action on Climate and Health (ATACH), bringing together over 80 WHO member states and partners (including technical and implementer partners, bilateral donors, civil society organization and financial institutions) seeks to ensure countries are equipped to ensure action is implemented towards building climate resilient and low carbon sustainable health systems. The first ATACH face to face meeting will be co-convened by the Spanish Ministry of Health, the Spanish Agency for International Cooperation (AECID), the UK Commonwealth and Development Office, WHO and hosted at the Spanish Ministry of Health. Over 270 participants will attend the meeting and support shape the priorities of this collective platform towards increased climate change and health action at country level. Programme, list of speakers and livestream link: https://www.who.int/news-room/events/detail/2024/03/04/default-calendar/atach-global-meeting--transforming-health-systems-in-the-face-of-climate-change ATACH website link: https://www.who.int/initiatives/alliance-for-transformative-action-on-climate-and-health ATACH Community link: https://www.atachcommunity.com/
4-5 March 25th meeting of the Malaria Policy Advisory Group (MPAG)The open sessions of the 25th meeting of the Malaria Policy Advisory Group (MPAG) will take place in Yaoundé, Cameroon on 4–5 March 2024. Technical partners, UN agencies, and other members of the global malaria community are welcome to register for online participation only. Register here.
5-7 March Global cervical cancer elimination forum: advancing the call to actionThe “Global cervical cancer elimination forum: advancing the call to action” will be held from 5 to 7 March 2024, in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia. The Forum aims to catalyse governments, donors, civil society, and others to commit to cervical cancer elimination and galvanize the global community. The event will be live streamed. Commitments and additional information will be added in due course. More info here.
5-8 March Partnership for Healthy Cities SummitCape Town, South AfricaThe Summit will convene public health leaders from more than 50 cities across the globe to discuss how to strengthen the response to noncommunicable diseases and injuries. Cape Town Mayor Gordin Hill-Lewis will join to discuss progress in Cape Town to improve public health. Leaders from the three partner organizations will be speaking from Bloomberg Philanthropies, World Health Organization, and Vital Strategies. Several cities will be announcing updates in their work from areas including tobacco control, road safety, and smart data collection among others. More information on the Partnership for Healthy Cities: https://cities4health.org/ Please contact guerraja@who.int if you are based in South Africa and would like to register or if you are interested in doing a story on the Partnership for Healthy Cities work and would like to be connected to city focal points.
Wednesday, 6 March Hybrid press conference on malaria mortality reduction in AfricaAfrican Ministers of Health will be meeting in Yaoundé, Cameroon on 6 March to endorse new commitments to reduce malaria mortality in the region and agree on key actions to accelerate progress towards meeting global targets to end malaria. A hybrid press conference will be held on 6 March at 17:30 CET to share more details on commitments to reduce malaria mortality in the region. More details will be shared with media in due course.
Thursday, 7 March Medication safety webinarWhen: 7 March 2024 14:00 – 15:30 CET At this webinar, two WHO publications on Medication Safety will be launched: “Global burden of preventable medication-related harm” and “Policy brief on Medication Without Harm.” Patient harm due to unsafe care is a leading cause of death and disability worldwide, and most of such harm is avoidable. Harm due to medicines and therapeutic options accounts for nearly 50% of the overall preventable harm in medical care. Register here. 5-7 March Global cervical cancer elimination forum: advancing the call to actionThe “Global cervical cancer elimination forum: advancing the call to action” will be held from 5 to 7 March 2024, in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia. The Forum aims to catalyse governments, donors, civil society, and others to commit to cervical cancer elimination and galvanize the global community. The event will be live streamed. Commitments and additional information will be added in due course. More info here.
5-8 March Partnership for Healthy Cities SummitCape Town, South AfricaThe Summit will convene public health leaders from more than 50 cities across the globe to discuss how to strengthen the response to noncommunicable diseases and injuries. Cape Town Mayor Gordin Hill-Lewis will join to discuss progress in Cape Town to improve public health. Leaders from the three partner organizations will be speaking from Bloomberg Philanthropies, World Health Organization, and Vital Strategies. Several cities will be announcing updates in their work from areas including tobacco control, road safety, and smart data collection among others. More information on the Partnership for Healthy Cities: https://cities4health.org/ Please contact guerraja@who.int if you are based in South Africa and would like to register or if you are interested in doing a story on the Partnership for Healthy Cities work and would like to be connected to city focal points.
Wednesday, 6 March Hybrid press conference on malaria mortality reduction in AfricaAfrican Ministers of Health will be meeting in Yaoundé, Cameroon on 6 March to endorse new commitments to reduce malaria mortality in the region and agree on key actions to accelerate progress towards meeting global targets to end malaria. A hybrid press conference will be held on 6 March at 17:30 CET to share more details on commitments to reduce malaria mortality in the region. More details will be shared with media in due course.
Thursday, 7 March Medication safety webinarWhen: 7 March 2024 14:00 – 15:30 CET At this webinar, two WHO publications on Medication Safety will be launched: “Global burden of preventable medication-related harm” and “Policy brief on Medication Without Harm.” Patient harm due to unsafe care is a leading cause of death and disability worldwide, and most of such harm is avoidable. Harm due to medicines and therapeutic options accounts for nearly 50% of the overall preventable harm in medical care. Register here. Friday, 8 March New WHO manual to support diagnosis of ICD-11 mental, behavioural and neurodevelopmental disordersWHO will publish a new comprehensive diagnostic manual for mental, behavioural, and neurodevelopmental disorders: the Clinical Descriptions and Diagnostic Requirements for ICD-11 Mental, Behavioural and Neurodevelopmental Disorders (CDDR). Based on reviews of the latest available scientific evidence and best clinical practices, the CDDR are designed to support mental health and other health professionals to identify and diagnose mental, behavioural and neurodevelopmental disorders in clinical settings. For more information, contact kelleherl@who.int
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