| No images? Click here  Friday 02.06.2023 | Issue 206 Monday, 5 June Digital health initiative to strengthen global health security On Monday, there will be an announcement of a landmark digital health partnership that will represent the first building block of the WHO Global Digital Health Certification Network (GDHCN) which will develop a wide range of digital products to deliver better health for all. This new global system will also aim to protect citizens across the world from on-going and future health threats, including pandemics. A press release will be issued in due course and distributed to this mailing list. Further information can be found here on the:  Tuesday, 6 June Tracking SDG7: The Energy Progress Report launch Embargoed: do not publish, print or reproduce before 08:00 EST, 12:00 GMT, or 14:00 CEST, on 6 June 2023 On Tuesday, The 2023 edition of Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report will be launched by the International Energy Agency (IEA), the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD), World Bank, and the World Health Organization (WHO). This year marks the halfway point for SDGs by 2030. The report will highlight the updated SDG7 data and country trends, and will also provide an outlook and some of the key recommendations. The report together with the executive summary and the press release will be available at here and at www.who.int once the embargo lifts on 6 June 2023. As of Monday 5 June, you request an embargoed copy of the press release, together with the executive summary and report. If you’d like a copy, please email Nada Osseiran at osseirann@who.int --- Fourth Health for All Film Festival Awards Ceremony Also on Tuesday, the World Health Organization will host the 4th Awards Ceremony of the Health for All Film Festival (HAFF) at 17:00 CEST on 6 June 2023 at its headquarters in Geneva. You can watch the ceremony online via live broadcast on WHO’s YouTube channel and on the festival web page. So, join us for an entertaining and informative evening, including discussions between filmmakers and jurors, and see some of the prize-winning films. Kindly note, however, that there will not be a Q&A session during the event. Our distinguished jury this year includes senior WHO experts and actors. Those listed below will either attend the ceremony or provide video statements:
Full details of the 2023 jury can be found here. Please refer any questions to Gilles Reboux: rebouxg@who.int  6-9 June From 6 to 9 June 2023, WHO will organize a series of talks on food safety to increase awareness and encourage a variety of stakeholders to debate and discuss an array of topics on health and food safety. Over four days, WHO will explore the topics behind the World Food Safety Day's theme: “Food standards save lives.” The topics of the webinars cover the standards behind food safety, food fortification and ways to estimate the burden of foodborne diseases, among others, and include updates on the WHO Global Strategy on Food Safety and a new WHO publication on whole genome sequencing. The Health Talks are hosted by the WHO Food Safety Community of Practice.  Wednesday, 7 June Wednesday will mark World Food Safety Day which is an annual celebration to draw attention and inspire action to help prevent, detect and manage foodborne risks. Foodborne diseases affect 1 in 10 people worldwide each year. 1 million 600 000 people get sick due to unsafe food every day, on average. This year’s theme, “Food standards save lives”, highlights the role of established food safety practices and standards, which ensure food safety and quality. Jointly facilitated by WHO and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), World Food Safety Day 2023 celebrations will be marked by a hybrid high-level event on 7 June, 12:15 – 13:30 CEST to discuss the food standards at the heart of food safety. More information [link to the event page (draft)] OR link to the campaign page  Thursday, 8 June WHO and the Global Fund to fight WHO and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria will sign a new revised Strategic Framework for Collaboration designed to improve collaboration in support of country, regional and global responses on a wide spectrum of policy, technical and programmatic areas. This Framework builds on the first one signed in 2018 and aligns with the 2023-2028 Global Fund Strategy which puts communities at the centre and aims at contributing to pandemic preparedness. It fits with broader collaboration platforms to accelerate support to countries to achieve the health related Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) including Universal Health Coverage (UHC). A press release will be shared after the signing ceremony.  Sign up for our newsletters here. Check out the WHO series, Science in 5. Latest WHO Disease Outbreak News (DONs) here. Listen to Global Health Matters. Access WHO photos available for media use here.  WHO Media contacts:  You are receiving this NO-REPLY email because you are included on a WHO mail list. |
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