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A plane carrying 20 tonnes of WHO health supplies has landed in Beirut, Lebanon, to support the treatment of patients injured by the massive blast that occurred in the city on 4 August. The supplies will cover 1000 trauma interventions and 1000 surgical interventions for people suffering from injuries and burns resulting from the blast.

The shipment was airlifted from WHO’s logistics hub in Dubai earlier this afternoon using a plane donated by the Government of the United Arab Emirates, a key

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Regions: Lebanon

Topics: Coronavirus (COVID-19), Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance

The fourth meeting of the Emergency Committee convened by the WHO Director-General under the International Health Regulations (IHR) (2005) regarding the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) took place on Friday, 31 July 2020 from 12:00 to 17:45 Geneva time (CEST). 

Proceedings of the meeting

Members and advisors of the Emergency Committee were convened by vid

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Regions: United Kingdom

Topics: Coronavirus (COVID-19), Global Health, Science, Technology, and Innovation

Almost two decades of global work has drastically reduced the number of people at risk of blindness from trachoma from 1.5 billion in 2002 to under 137 million in May 2020 – a 91% decrease. Also in 2002, there were an estimated 7.6 million people with trachomatous trichiasis (TT); by May 2020, this figure had dropped by 74% to 2 million. The 2020 figures represent decreases of 4% and 20%, respectively, since the corresponding 2019 estimates.

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Regions: China, Iran , Nepal

Topics: Climate and Environment, Global Health, Global Women's Issues

The findings from new estimates, published in The Lancet Global Health, and jointly authored by the Guttmacher Institute and HRP, suggest that over the past 30 years, more women and individuals than ever before have been able to limit or space their pregnancies.

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Topics: Global Health, Global Women's Issues

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Regions: United Kingdom

Topics: Coronavirus (COVID-19), Energy

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Topics: Energy, Global Health

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Regions: Afghanistan, Angola , Chad , China, Ghana , Indonesia , Iran , Kenya , Malaysia , Mozambique , Pakistan , Somalia , United Kingdom

Topics: Climate and Environment, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Global Health, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance

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Topics: Coronavirus (COVID-19), Energy, Global Health, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Science, Technology, and Innovation

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Regions: Canada , United Kingdom

Topics: Coronavirus (COVID-19), Global Health, Science, Technology, and Innovation

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Topics: Coronavirus (COVID-19), Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy

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Topics: Coronavirus (COVID-19), Global Health

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Topics: Coronavirus (COVID-19), Global Health

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Topics: Science, Technology, and Innovation