WHO | Week Ahead for media - 29 May 2026

No images? Click here Friday, 29 May 2026  | Issue 354   Subscribe to receive this weekly update      WHO receives medical equipment and essential supplies for the Ebola response in Ituri, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 27 May 2026 © WHO / Joël Lumbala  Sunday, 31 May    World No Tobacco Day 2026 Unmasking the appeal: countering nicotine and tobacco addiction   World No Tobacco Day 2026 shines a spotlight on how the tobacco and nicotine industries continue to reinvent and market their products to attract a new generation of users.  WHO is calling for stronger measures to protect young people, including banning flavours, advertising, promotion and product design that increase appeal.   As part of the campaign, WHO is highlighting growing concerns around nicotine pouches.  A new WHO report warns that nicotine pouches are being aggressively promoted to young people through social media, influencers, flavourings and lifestyle marketing, while many countries still lack regulations governing their sale and marketing.  WHO is urging governments to strengthen oversight and close regulatory gaps to prevent a new generation from becoming addicted to nicotine.   Further information: World No Tobacco Day Campaign Wednesday, 3 June Detect, monitor, respond: practical innovations in cholera surveillance (WHO Health Emergencies EPI-WIN webinar) 13.00-14.00 CEST, online Cholera remains one of the world’s most persistent epidemic threats and a marker of inequity, vulnerability, and inadequate access to safe water, sanitation and hygiene. In 2025, WHO reported more than half a million cholera cases and over 7,000 deaths across 32 countries. Effective surveillance is central to cholera prevention, preparedness and response.  This webinar will highlight practical innovations in cholera surveillance and discuss how they strengthen early detection, risk assessment, and outbreak response. Further information and registration: here. ********** Beyond symptoms: Understanding the diverse realities of menopause worldwide 16.00-17.30 CEST, webinar The menopausal transition is a natural stage of life, yet it remains widely overlooked in health discourse.  Often lasting several years, it can bring symptoms such as hot flashes, sleep disturbances, mood changes and pain, affecting women’s daily lives.  Beyond menopause, risks of conditions like osteoporosis and cardiovascular disease increase, underscoring the need for greater recognition and support as more women worldwide enter this life stage. This webinar series explores overlooked and emerging issues in menopause through a life-course lens, positioning perimenopause and menopause as critical phases requiring integrated clinical and public health responses.  The first session, Beyond symptoms: Understanding the diverse realities of menopause worldwide, will highlight evidence, lived experiences and practical approaches to improve care and wellbeing. Further information: here Thursday, 4 June Data release: WHO estimates of the global burden of foodborne diseases 2000–2021 On 4 June 2026, WHO will release its latest comprehensive estimates of the global burden of foodborne diseases (the dashboard will be live on this page).  The updated estimates cover 42 biological and chemical hazards across all 194 WHO Member States with data from 2000 to 2021.  The summary findings are published as a paper in The Lancet Global Health, with an accompanying commentary. The estimates are released ahead of World Food Safety Day on 7 June 2026.  This year’s theme is “From burden to solutions – safe food everywhere”. The 2026 edition of the estimates, along with the interactive data tools, provides a strong evidence base for the campaign, helping countries and partners turn data into targeted action to reduce the burden of unsafe food. Experts will present these findings during a webinar on Thursday, 4 June at 11.30 CEST/10.30 BST/5.30 ET.  Additional details and registrations: here. Other WHO events of interest (full list here) Global Launch Webinar: WHOears, 4 June Strengthening Global Efforts in Lead Poisoning Prevention, 5 June Look ahead: World Food Safety Day: From burden to solutions – safe food everywhere, 7 June Ebola Bundibugyo virus disease: what we know (WHO Health Emergencies EPI-WIN webinar), 9 June   Latest news from WHO here Outbreak of Ebola disease caused by Bundibugyo virus here WHO events here Sign up for our newsletters here WHO photos available for media use here WHO media contacts: mediainquiries@who.int You are receiving this NO-REPLY email because you are included on a WHO mail list. If you have been forwarded this update you can click here to subscribe. Do not reply to media@campaign.who.int as it is an unmonitored mailbox. Journalists may write to mediainquiries@who.int.         Share    Tweet    Share    Forward  World Health Organization, Avenue Appia 20, 1202 Geneva 27, Switzerland  Unsubscribe