RESCHEDULED: Virtual press conference (embargoed) on 2024 update of Health and Environment Scorecards for 194 countries

No images? Click here Tuesday, 03 June 2025 RESCHEDULED Dear journalists, Please note that today's press conference has been rescheduled.  We will communicate the new date/time as soon as it has been confirmed. Please accept our apologies for the inconvenience caused by this last-minute change. Best regards, WHO Media Team Virtual press conference: 2024 update of Health and Environment Scorecards for 194 countries WHEN: 14.00 CEST (12.00 GMT) on Tuesday, 03 June 2025 WHAT: Release of the 2024 update of Health and Environment Scorecards for 183 countries On 4 June, WHO will release the 2024 update of its Health and Environment Country Scorecards, which offer a snapshot of how countries are managing eight major environmental health threats: air pollution, unsafe water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH), climate change, loss of biodiversity, exposure to chemicals, radiation, and occupational risks, and environmental risks in and around health care facilities. This year’s edition also introduces a new summary score, offering a concise snapshot of how environmental conditions are impacting health across 194 countries.  SPEAKERS: Dr Maria Neira, Director, Environment, Climate Change and Health, WHO Dr Annette Martine Prüss, Head, Policies & Interventions for Health & Environment, WHO Dr Jennyfer Wolf, Policies and Interventions for Health & Environment Join by Zoom: Link: https://who.zoom.us/j/93216270447 Password: WHOEnvi25! Join by phone/SIP: Webinar ID: 932 1627 0447 Password: 1259958431 International numbers available: https://who.zoom.us/u/ad7lJtNBhV Join by SIP: 93216270447@zoomcrc.com Journalists can request embargoed materials (scorecards, news release, reading guide and Q&A) or interviews with WHO experts by writing to osseirann@who.int with a copy to mediainquiries@who.int. After the embargo lifts at 09.00 CEST (07.00 GMT) on 04 June 2025, the Health and Environment Scorecards will be available at https://www.who.int/teams/environment-climate-change-and-health/monitoring/scorecards.  Notes to journalists: Please ensure you enter your name and media outlet (use name/outlet) and that your microphone is connected and active on your computer.  When you sign in, you will be automatically put in the meeting room. Click "raise hand" if you wish to ask a question (the icon can be found under the tab: participants) and this will enter you into the queue for questions.  Kindly note that only questions from the media are allowed.   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. Journalists may send feedback to WHO Media Team       Share    Tweet    Share    Forward  World Health Organization, Avenue Appia 20, 1202 Geneva 27, Switzerland  Preferences  |  Unsubscribe