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COVID-19: we must protect health and care workers

Date: 01/02/2021

"Health and care workers have been on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic, but are often under-protected and over-exposed. They need vaccines now!" WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Watch the entire press conference of 29 January 2021 here: https://youtu.be/jU1U2MEiN2k
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Coronavirus Infections/immunology, Pneumonia, Viral/immunology, Betacoronavirus/immunology, Pandemics/prevention & control, Viral Vaccines/supply & distribution, Risk Groups, Health Personnel, Immunization Programs/organization & administration, COVID-19

COVID-19: what happens next is up to us

Date: 18/01/2021

"A year ago, COVID-19 emerged & sparked a pandemic. Life-saving vaccines have been developed. What happens next is up to us. If we don't act together, the world is on the brink of a catastrophic moral failure & the price will be paid with lives & livelihoods in the poorest countries." WHO Director-General Dr Tedros
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Coronavirus Infections/immunology, Pneumonia, Viral/immunology, Pandemics/prevention & control, Health Promotion, Risk Groups, Health Personnel, Immunization Programs/organization & administration, Viral Vaccines/supply & distribution, Betacoronavirus/immunology, COVID-19

Rehabilitation for COVID-19: WHO launches free online course

Date: 11/02/2021

A new training devoted to the rehabilitation of COVID-19 patients is available for free on OpenWHO.org as part of the Clinical Management of Patients with COVID-19 course series.
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Coronavirus Infections/rehabilitation, Pneumonia, Viral/rehabilitation, Pandemics/prevention & control, Health Human Resource Training, Education, Distance, Health Personnel/education, COVID-19

Sharing COVID-19 experiences: the El Salvador response

Date: 27/02/2021

El Salvador responded rapidly and effectively to the emergence of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in the country. In line with WHO advice, El Salvador stepped up preparedness of its health system in mid-January and announced a national emergency on 30 January, the same day that WHO declared COVID-19 a public health emergency of international concern. El Salvador’s strong response has been built on equippin...
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Coronavirus Infections/immunology, Pneumonia, Viral/immunology, Betacoronavirus/immunology, Pandemics/prevention & control, Viral Vaccines/supply & distribution, Epidemiological Monitoring, El Salvador/epidemiology, Health Systems/organization & administration, Quarantine/organization & administration, Social Isolation, Access to Essential Medicines and Health Technologies, Polymerase Chain Reaction/methods, Health Personnel/education, COVID-19

Live Q&A on violence against women in time of COVID-19

Date: 10/03/2021


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Pneumonia, Viral/prevention & control, Coronavirus Infections/prevention & control, Pandemics/prevention & control, Social Isolation/psychology, Quarantine/psychology, Violence Against Women, Health Communication, 57433, Health Services Accessibility, Health Personnel/education, Health Human Resource Training, Social Stigma, Women's Health Services/organization & administration, Battered Women/psychology, COVID-19

Live Q&A on tuberculosis with Tereza Kasaeva in time of COVID-19​. Ask WHO​ on how to end TB​!

Date: 23/03/2021


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Pneumonia, Viral/prevention & control, Coronavirus Infections/prevention & control, Pandemics/prevention & control, Epidemiological Monitoring, Americas/epidemiology, Tuberculosis/epidemiology, Vulnerable Populations, Health Communication, Tuberculosis/prevention & control, Triage, Risk Groups, Health Services Accessibility, Health Human Resource Training, Health Personnel/education, COVID-19

Media briefing on COVID-19 - 05/01/2021

Date: 05/01/2021

00:00:00 FC Hello, all. This is Fadela Chaib speaking to you from WHO headquarters in Geneva and welcoming you to our global COVID-19 press conference today, Tuesday 5th January, our first press briefing of 2021. I'm sorry for the delay and thank you for your patience. The focus today will be on COVID-19 but we will also brief you on the outcome of today's virtual meeting of SAGE, the strategic...
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Health Services Accessibility/organization & administration, Coronavirus Infections/epidemiology, Pneumonia, Viral/epidemiology, Pandemics/prevention & control, Americas/epidemiology, Betacoronavirus/immunology, Coronavirus Infections/immunology, Pneumonia, Viral/immunology, Viral Vaccines/supply & distribution, Health Personnel, Epidemiological Monitoring, Noncommunicable Diseases/prevention & control, Health Systems, Social Isolation, Risk Groups, Health Consortia, Immunization Programs/organization & administration, COVID-19, Ghebreyesus, Tedros Adhanom , Covax

Media briefing on COVID-19 - 08/01/2021

Date: 08/01/2021

00:00:54 FC Hello, all. I think our technical problems are being solved now. I am Fadela Chaib, speaking to you from WHO headquarters in Geneva and I welcome you to our global COVID-19 press conference today, Friday 8th January. Present in the room are WHO Director-General, Dr Tedros, Dr Mike Ryan, Executive Director, Health Emergencies, Dr Maria Van Kerkhove, Technical Lead for COVID-19,...
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Betacoronavirus/immunology, Coronavirus Infections/immunology, Pneumonia, Viral/immunology, Pandemics/statistics & numerical data, Americas/epidemiology, Viral Vaccines/supply & distribution, Health Consortia, Access to Essential Medicines and Health Technologies, Healthcare Financing, Health Systems/organization & administration, Health Personnel, Risk Groups, Social Isolation, Masks, Quarantine, Epidemiological Monitoring, COVID-19, Ghebreyesus, Tedros Adhanom , Covax

Media briefing on COVID-19 - 11/01/2021

Date: 11/01/2021

00:00:12 FC Hello, all. I am Fadela Chaib, speaking to you from WHO headquarters in Geneva and I welcome you to our global COVID-19 press conference today, Monday January 11th. Present in the room are Who Director-General, Dr Tedros, Dr Mike Ryan, Executive Director, health Emergencies, Dr Maria Van Kerkhove, Dr Mariangela Simao, Assistant Director-General, Access to Medicines and Health ...
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Betacoronavirus/immunology, Coronavirus Infections/immunology, Pneumonia, Viral/immunology, Pandemics/prevention & control, Americas/epidemiology, Epidemiological Monitoring, Viral Vaccines/supply & distribution, Access to Essential Medicines and Health Technologies, Health Equity, Immunization Programs/organization & administration, Risk Groups, Health Personnel, Essential Public Health Functions, Social Isolation, Masks, Quarantine, COVID-19, Ghebreyesus, Tedros Adhanom , Covax

Media briefing on COVID-19 - 22/01/2021

Date: 22/01/2021

00:00:12 FC Hello, all. I am Fadela Chaib, speaking to you from WHO headquarters in Geneva and welcoming you to our global COVID-19 press conference today, Friday 22nd January. Present in the room are WHO Director-General, Dr Tedros, Dr Mike Ryan, Director, Health Emergencies, Dr Maria Van Kerkhove, Technical Lead for COVID-19, Dr Soumya Swaminathan, Chief Scientist, Dr Bruce Aylward, Special Advi...
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Coronavirus Infections/epidemiology, Pneumonia, Viral/epidemiology, Pandemics/prevention & control, Americas/epidemiology, Epidemiological Monitoring, Noncommunicable Diseases/prevention & control, 57445, Betacoronavirus/immunology, Coronavirus Infections/immunology, Pneumonia, Viral/immunology, Viral Vaccines/supply & distribution, Financial Resources in Health/economics, Risk Groups, Health Personnel, Coronavirus Infections/genetics, Pneumonia, Viral/genetics, Mutation/genetics, DNA, Viral/genetics, Social Isolation, Quarantine, COVID-19, Ghebreyesus, Tedros Adhanom , Covax