WHO | Week Ahead for media - 05 December 2025

No images? Click here 05 December 2025 | Issue 333   Subscribe to receive this weekly update   Traditional medicine in Sri Lanka, 2025  © WHO / Thilo Hub   Conflict in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory Latest news from WHO and WHO events page 08 to 12 December 2025 International Conference on Radiation Protection in Medicine: X Ray Vision Vienna, Austria The International Conference on Radiation Protection in Medicine: X Ray Vision, organized by the IAEA and co-sponsored by the World Health Organization and the Pan American Health Organization, will bring together experts to review global developments in radiation protection and safety of patients and health professionals and will collaborate in identifying and addressing future challenges and opportunities. For more information on the conference and to follow the livestream: here.  For interview requests and further information, please contact press@iaea.org 09 to 11 December 2025 Sixth WHO Global School on Refugee and Migrant Health The sixth edition of the Global School on Refugee and Migrant Health titled Leadership in health and migration: policies and actions across countries will explore how leadership at global, regional, national and community levels can drive progress in advancing refugee and migrant health.  The hybrid 2025 edition is open to all through online live streaming.  Further information and registration: here. Tuesday, 09 December Virtual media briefing on traditional medicine Ahead of the second WHO Global Summit on Traditional Medicine, to be held from 17 to 19 December 2025 in New Delhi, India and online, WHO experts will brief the journalists on WHO’s work on traditional medicine, progress made since the first Summit in 2023 and how the upcoming Summit will mobilize support for the implementation of the Global traditional medicine strategy 2025–2034. The media briefing is scheduled at 13.00 CET / 12.00 GMT on Tuesday, 09 December.  A media advisory with speakers' names and dial-in details has already been shared. Media contact: smailbegovica@who.int Friday, 12 December Universal Health Coverage Day 2025 Universal Health Coverage Day 2025 shines a spotlight on the devastating human impact of unaffordable health costs.  Health for all is a prerequisite for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.  On UHC Day, WHO calls for urgent action to implement financial protection measures and eliminate out-of-pocket health costs for those most in need--including people with low incomes or chronic conditions.  Key findings from the Tracking Universal Health Coverage: 2025 Global Monitoring Report will be presented in a webinar on Monday, 8 December.  Further information and registration: here. See the campaign: Unaffordable health costs? We’re sick of it!   Other WHO events of interest (the full list here) #EndTB Webinar: Driving cross-sector collaboration to deliver people-centered TB care for migrants and refugees, 12.00 CET on 9 December WHO EPI-WIN webinar: Community Protection and Cholera: how to launch an integrated community response for cholera – lessons from Zambia, 13.00 CET on 11 December WHO, WIPO, WTO symposium on antimicrobial resistance, innovation, and access, 11 December Launch of WHO Learning on TAP, 11.30 CET on 12 December 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: 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