WHO | Week Ahead for media - 10 January, 2025

No images? Click here Friday, 10 January 2025 | Issue 286   Subscribe to receive this weekly update   UKRAINE: Delivering supplies in Dnipro and Zaporizhzhia, July 2023 WHO supplies are offloaded at a health facility in Zaporizhzhia Oblast. WHO / Christopher Black Conflict in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory WHO work on mpox Latest news from WHO and WHO events page Tuesday, 14 January The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology Commission on the definition and diagnostic criteria of clinical obesity On 14 January at 23:30 GMT, the Commission on Clinical Obesity will publish new findings on the definition and diagnosis of clinical and pre-clinical obesity in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology. These findings will offer a more nuanced and objective method to assess obesity and its health impacts at the individual level, while also addressing some limitations of the traditional diagnostic approach. An embargoed media briefing will be held at 12:00 GMT on Monday 13 January at the UK Science Media Centre, with a global launch event on 16 January from 13:00-15:00 GMT (register here). Journalists wishing to attend the media briefing, receive embargoed materials or schedule interviews are requested to contact h.taylorlewis@lancet.com. After publication, the full report will be available here. Thursday, 16 January  High-Level Launch of the WHO Health Emergency Appeal for 2025 The event, from 15:00-16:00 CET, will be live-streamed from WHO website and on WHO’s social media channels, including on Facebook, Instagram, and X.  This appeal identifies the critical priorities and resources required to address 42 ongoing health emergencies, including 17 Grade 3 crises—the most severe. These emergencies demand a coordinated, well-resourced global response to save lives, protect health, and restore hope to communities on the brink of collapse. A 30 minute Q&A for media will follow; a media advisory will be sent next week with the details. More information and webcast Selection of stories on WHO's work in emergencies Vanuatu responds to multiple health challenges following 7.3 magnitude earthquake Niger: ending Yellow Fever with preventive mass vaccination (In French) Uganda conquers Ebola in 69 days Yemen reports the highest burden of cholera globally Kamal Adwan Hospital out of service following a raid yesterday and repeated attacks since October Fifty tonnes of EU-funded medical supplies destined for Syria’s overstretched health facilities reach Türkiye WHO urgent flash appeal for the health emergency response in Syria: US$ 56.4 million for critical needs on multiple fronts PAHO urges protection of medical facilities and services in Haiti to ensure continued access amid escalating conflict   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: mediainquiries@who.int You are receiving this NO-REPLY email because you are included on a WHO mail list. If you have been forwarded this update you can click here to subscribe. Do not reply to media@campaign.who.int as it is an unmonitored mailbox. Journalists may write to mediainquiries@who.int.         Share    Tweet    Share    Forward  World Health Organization, Avenue Appia 20, 1202 Geneva 27, Switzerland  Unsubscribe