| No images? Click here  Friday 11.06.20 | Issue 86  © WHO Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) updates There are no planned virtual press briefings on COVID-19 this week. Information about the response is available on our website.  09-14 November Resumed 73rd World Health Assembly (WHA73) In light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the resumed WHA73 will take place virtually from 9-14 November 2020.
For information: Fadela Chaib, chaibf@who.int and mediainquiries@who.int  Monday 9 November 2020 Race to Zero Climate & Health Dialogue – for a healthy, resilient, and zero-carbon recovery WHO will host the first of the "Race to Zero" 24-hour virtual dialogues that will mobilize stronger action at next year's UN climate conference in Glasgow. The dialogues aim to refocus global climate efforts and outline specific steps towards a healthy recovery from COVID-19. Opening session starts at 0900 GMT. More information here.  Thursday 12 November 2020 World Pneumonia Day Pneumonia remains the largest infectious killer of children under five, causing around 800,000 deaths a year. This year World Pneumonia Day will be held during a global pandemic that is dramatically increasing pneumonia deaths from COVID-19 and other causes. WHO and partners are calling on governments and other stakeholders to ensure that efforts to control the pandemic contribute to reducing ‘all-cause’ pneumonia deaths among both children and adults for the long term. For information: Kim Chriscaden, chriscadenk@who.int Measles Mortality Figures Measles mortality data for 2016 to 2019 will be published by the WHO and the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S. CDC). For information: Carla Drysdale, cdrysdale@who.int  Receive the latest COVID-19 content, guidance and must-know information from WHO. Sign up for a weekly digital update. Check out the WHO series, Science in 5. This week's episode on COVID-19 & Antibiotics is now available: https://youtu.be/Lbk1i67KQLY  WHO Media contacts:  You are receiving this NO-REPLY email because you are included on a WHO mail list.  |
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