| No images? Click here  Friday 10.09.20 | Issue 82  NIAID-RNL/Flickr Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) updates Virtual press briefings with simultaneous translation in all UN languages with the participation of the WHO Director-General planned for Monday and Thursday each week. Media advisories with Zoom links/dial-in details will be emailed in advance.  Wednesday 14 October Launch of Global TB Report WHO is releasing the 2020 edition of its Global Tuberculosis (TB) Report on 14 October, 14h00 – 15h00 CET. The report features data on disease trends and the response to the epidemic in 198 countries and territories. It provides a comprehensive and up-to-date assessment of the TB epidemic and progress in the response at global, regional and country levels. An embargoed copy of the report will be shared on request 24 hours in advance.  Friday 16 October World Hypertension Day On World Hypertension Day, the World Health Organization, Pan-American Health Organization and Resolve to Save Lives, an initiative of Vital Strategies, are hosting an event to:
More than one billion people around the world live with hypertension (high blood pressure), which is a major cause of cardiovascular disease and premature death worldwide. Hypertension has also been found to be a risk factor for COVID-19 to putting millions of more people at risk. Event goes from 3:00 pm- 6:00 pm (CEST) / 9:00 am - 12:00 pm (EDT) REGISTER: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Qzfn3cQJTwaYPfHGKxl80Q  Receive the latest COVID-19 content, guidance and must-know information from WHO. Sign up for a weekly digital update. Check out the WHO video/podcast series, Science in 5.  WHO Media contacts:  You are receiving this NO-REPLY email because you are included on a WHO mail list.  |
Friday, October 9, 2020
WHO | Week Ahead for media | 9 October 2020
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