| No images? Click here  4 July 2025 | Issue 311  Credit: WHO / NOOR / Sebastian Liste  Wednesday- Thursday 9 -10 July First meeting of the Intergovernmental Working Group (IGWG) on the WHO Pandemic Agreement The first meeting of the Intergovernmental Working Group (IGWG) on the WHO Pandemic Agreement will be conducted in hybrid format on 9-10 July 2025. Tasks of the IGWG will include drafting and negotiating an annex to the WHO Pandemic Agreement on the Pathogen Access and Benefit Sharing (PABS) system to enable safe, transparent and accountable access and benefit-sharing for PABS materials and sequence information. A/IGWG/1/1  Wednesday 9 July WHO EPI-WIN Webinar: managing the heat: strengthening public health preparedness for mass gatherings in a warming world 9 July 2025 13:00 – 14:15 CEST -Virtual meeting With summer 2025 expected to bring new global temperature records, the increasing frequency and intensity of extreme heat events poses an urgent challenge to public health—particularly in the context of mass gatherings (MGs). From cultural festivals to religious pilgrimages, and from national elections to major sporting events, millions will gather outdoors under potentially hazardous environmental conditions. In this webinar, countries actively preparing for large-scale public events—Tanzania, Qatar, Mexico, and Malaysia (TBC)—will share their approaches to risk assessment, surveillance, and community engagement in the face of extreme heat. The session will also serve as part of WHO’s Beat the Heat flagship initiative, aimed at protecting health during heat events and building cross-country collaboration on climate-resilient mass gathering planning.  Thursday 10 JulyWHA78 debriefing: Global Action Plan on Climate Change and Healthhttps://www.who.int/news-room/events/detail/2025/07/10/default-calendar/wha78-debriefing--gap10 July 2025 14:00 – 16:00 CEST --- Online At the Seventy-eighth World Health Assembly in May 2025, Member States adopted the first-ever Global action plan on climate change and health 2025-2028, marking an important step forward in global health and climate policy. During this public webinar, the WHO Secretariat will provide a debrief on the key elements of the Global Action Plan 2025–2028 and the next steps in its implementation, as well as highlight opportunities for Member States, partners, and other stakeholders to contribute to and support action on various levels. Register here: https://who.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_dr6jHPI6TXS13biDvP2-9Q#/registration  Friday 11 July Launch of a joint WHO-ITU-WIPO technical brief at the AI for Good Global Summit 2025: Mapping the application of artificial intelligence in traditional medicine 11 July 2025 14:40 – 15:10 CEST Palexpo, Geneva, Switzerland & Online The World Health Organization (WHO), the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) will launch a joint technical brief, mapping the application of artificial intelligence in traditional medicine during the AI for Good Global Summit in Geneva 11 July, 2025. The brief aims to map and identify best practices for AI application in traditional medicine, document, and showcase global examples on how AI technologies are being applied in the field of traditional medicine, highlighting effective approaches, innovative solutions, and lessons learned from different regions and contexts. Registration to AI for Good Global Summit is here. The Brief and press release are available to journalists under embargo and upon request. Please write to smailbegovica@who.int copy to: mediainquiries@who.int and ITU media contact (pressinfo@itu.int) and WIPO media contact. Enabling AI for Health Innovation and Access Friday, 11 July | 09:00–12:15 CEST | Room Q, AI for Good Summit (Geneva) Co-hosted by WHO, ITU and WIPO, as part of the Global Initiative on AI for Health. As AI becomes more embedded in healthcare systems, this high-level session will explore how standards, governance, and cross-sector collaboration can help ensure responsible, equitable, and scalable AI integration in health. Key themes include:
The session also includes a sneak peek at WHO’s AI in Traditional Medicine Technical Brief, ahead of its launch on Centre Stage at 14:40 CEST.  Stories of interest: WHO supports health response in flood affected Mokwa, Niger State 29 June 2025 WHO donates medical supplies and equipment to boost mpox response 3 July 2025 WHO collaborates with media managers in the fight against mpox in Sierra Leone 30 June 2025 https://www.afro.who.int/news/who-collaborates-media-managers-fight-against-mpox-sierra-leone Measles cases rise in the Americas in 2025 3 July 2025 https://www.paho.org/en/news/3-7-2025-measles-cases-rise-americas-2025 Community views inform health system recovery in war-affected areas of Ukraine 4 July 2025  WHO events here Sign up for our newsletters here Check out the WHO series, Science in 5 Catch a series that debunks misinformation around WHO and public health, Plot Twist Access WHO photos available for media use here  WHO media contacts:  You are receiving this NO-REPLY email because you are included on a WHO mail list. |
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