| No images? Click here  2 May, 2025 | Issue 302 Nurse Rabiah and her daughter Rahmi (Mimi), a midwife, stand together on a pier at Pala Island, Indonesia, reflecting on the future of healthcare for those living in remote communities. Pala Island, South Sulawesi, Indonesia WHO / Harrison Thane  Monday, May 5 Embargoed press conference on World report on social determinants of health equity On Monday, 5 May, 2025 at 14.30 CEST (Geneva time) Dr Etienne Krug, Director, Department for Social Determinants of Health and Dr Sudhvir Singh, Unit Head (for) Equity and Health in the Department of Social Determinants of Health will update on The World report on social determinants of health equity. The report reveals that inequities in health are closely linked to degrees of social disadvantage and levels of discrimination. The report is the first of its kind since 2008 when the WHO Commission on Social Determinants of Health released its final report laying out targets that could be reached by 2040 for reducing gaps between and within countries in life expectancy, as well as in childhood and maternal mortality. NOTE: EMBARGO ON REPORT AND ALL RELATED MATERIALS LIFTS AT 09.00 CEST (Geneva time) on Tuesday, 6 May 2025 Please write to merun@who.int and cc mediainquiries@who.int for access to the embargoed news release and report. CONNECTION DETAILS Join by Zoom:
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************* Webinar: international day of the midwife 2025 On the International Day of the Midwife, join a WHO-hosted webinar on this year's theme, "Midwives: Critical in Every Crisis," which highlights the indispensable role midwives play in humanitarian and emergency settings around the world. ************* World Hand Hygiene Day It might be gloves. It is always hand hygiene. Hand hygiene is a simple, cost-effective way to prevent infections and ensure safe medical care. While gloves are crucial for protection against blood and body fluids, they don't replace the need for proper hand cleaning. On World Hand Hygiene Day, WHO calls on governments, health facilities, and frontline workers to emphasize hand hygiene. This practice protects both patients and healthcare workers. Gloves can get contaminated and are often misused, leading to environmental harm. More information.  5-10 May Meeting of the 25th WHO Expert Committee on the Selection and Use of Essential Medicines The 25th meeting of the Expert Committee on the Selection and Use of Essential Medicines will be held at WHO Headquarters, Geneva, from 5 to 9 May 2025 to revise and update the WHO Model List of Essential Medicines (EML) and the WHO Model List of Essential Medicines for Children (EMLc). These lists aim to guide decision-making by national or regional procurement authorities to meet the priority health needs of their populations. Upon concluding its review of all applications, the EML will issue an Executive Summary containing recommendations for inclusion which will then be reviewed by the WHO Director-General. A total of 55 medicines have been submitted for consideration including Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) for the treatment of obesity and type 2 diabetes in adults as well as treatments for cystic fibrosis, muscular spinal atrophy, and methylphenidate for children, among others. A full list can be viewed here: 25th Expert Committee on Selection and Use of Essential Medicines. An open session of the meeting will be held from 10:00-13:00 CEST on Monday, 5 May. Those interested to join can register here: Webinar Registration - Zoom. A news release on the outcomes of this meeting will be issued in due course. Please send any queries to mediainquiries@who.int.  Tuesday, 6 May World Asthma Day To mark World Asthma Day 2025, the Global Asthma Network (GAN) will launch the Global Asthma Report 2025: Patient Stories, a compelling collection of stories from people living with asthma around the world. More than 250 million people worldwide are living with asthma – a significant global health burden. This year’s World Asthma Day theme, “Make inhaled treatments accessible for all,” reinforces the urgency of ensuring universal access to affordable, quality-assured asthma medicines. Asthma inhalers are included in the WHO Model List of Essential Medicines, are core medicines in the WHO package of essential noncommunicable disease (NCD) interventions for primary health care, and are included in the WHO “Best Buys” for NCDs. Yet some of the basic inhalers (bronchodilators and steroids) are not available, or affordable in many countries.  Wednesday, 7 May WHO EPI-WIN Webinar: update on Chikungunya virus disease outbreak: focus on the Indian OceanChikungunya virus (CHIKV) is a mosquito-borne RNA virus that causes severe joint pain and fever in the majority of infected patients. Since its first identification in Tanzania in 1952, CHIKV has spread across 110+ countries in Asia, Africa, Europe, and the Americas. Increased outbreaks since 2004 are linked to viral adaptations that enhance transmission via Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus mosquitoes, which also spread dengue and Zika viruses. More information here: Register here  Also of interest:
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