WHO | Week Ahead for media - 28 February, 2025

No images? Click here Friday, 28 February 2025 | Issue 293   Subscribe to receive this weekly update   © WHO / Nazik Armenakyan Conflict in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory WHO work on mpox Latest news from WHO and WHO events page Monday, 3 March World Hearing Day World Hearing Day is held on 3 March each year to raise awareness on how to prevent deafness and hearing loss and promote ear and hearing care across the world.  Under the theme, "Empower yourself to make ear and hearing care a reality for all", the World Health Organization and the International Telecommunication Union will highlight the first global standard for safe listening in video gameplay and esport activities, which aims to reduce the risk of and prevent hearing loss among gamers.   The new standard was developed under WHO’s Make Listening Safe initiative which seeks to improve listening practices especially among young people, drawing on the latest evidence and consultations with a range of stakeholders including experts from WHO, government, industry, consumers, and civil society. Learn more about the campaign: https://www.who.int/campaigns/world-hearing-day/2025  Tuesday, 4 March World Obesity Day World Obesity Day, observed on 4 March every year, is a unified day of action that calls for a cohesive, cross-sector response to the obesity crisis. The campaign theme of the World Obesity Day 2025 is "Systems and health" (World Obesity Day 2025 | World Obesity Federation). World Obesity Day, spearheaded annually by the World Obesity Federation, is also supported by the Global Obesity Coalition, consisting of UNICEF and the World Health Organization.  On World Obesity Day 2025, WHO will showcase its technical products and collaborative efforts with partner organizations, particularly members of the Global Obesity Coalition and other non-state actors, aiming to engage different audiences as well as highlight the obesity reduction efforts and initiatives being done at both regional and country levels. Webinar to launch the WHO Technical Package to Stop Obesity Join WHO on World Obesity Day, 4 March 2025, from 14:00–15:00 CET, to launch the WHO Technical Package to Stop Obesity. This webinar will illustrate how the package can support government officials, national policymakers and programme managers to deliver concrete action to prevent and stop obesity. Registration here  Friday, 7 March  Lancet publication on causes of maternal death New research shows leading causes of maternal deaths A new publication in the Lancet Global Health will shed light on the reasons why women die during pregnancy, childbirth, and the postnatal period. The report is WHO’s first global update to the causes of maternal death in over a decade. It comes ahead of 2025’s World Health Day on April 7th, which will focus on maternal and newborn health. Understanding the causes of maternal deaths is critical for improving survival and long-term health outcomes for women. The paper will highlight the need to strengthen key aspects of maternity care. For embargoed access to the report and media materials, contact Laura Keenan, keenanl@who.int Expert interviews are available on request. Embargoed until 23:30 GMT, March 7th 2025 World Health Day - https://www.who.int/campaigns/world-health-day More on maternal health  Other stories of interest: Democratic Republic of the Congo deepens investigation on cluster of illness and community deaths in Equateur province Uganda deploys the National Emergency Medical Team to support Ebola response WHO provides urgent medical support to Ghana to combat meningitis outbreak Typhoid fever control: Burkina Faso vaccinates more than 10 million children (In French) Uganda’s final push to end Ebola [Democratic Republic of the Congo] A massive mpox vaccination campaign in Kinshasa targets more than 660,000 people, more than half of whom are children (In French) Polio campaign in Gaza Strip reaches around 603 000 children with better access Somalia addresses critical immunity gaps as vaccination activities resume in Sool after 2 years of conflict [Ukraine] Three years of war: rising demand for mental health support, trauma care and rehabilitation PAHO sends critical medicines and health emergency supplies to Haiti amid ongoing humanitarian crisis   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