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How to make #Climate transitions stick? Scientists have identified strategies that can help climate-friendly behaviors persist over time, once a social tipping point is reached. actu.epfl.ch/news/how-to-mak…

How to make climate transitions stick

Scientists at EPFL have identified strategies that can help climate-friendly behaviors persist over time, once a social tipping point is reached.

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Renewed commitment to a leprosy-free world. Leprosyis is one of the world's oldest diseases, but can be cured with multidrug therapy (MDT). WHO has worked with Novartis since 2000 to provide MDT, free of cost, to all leprosy patients worldwide. #Leprosy who.int/news/item/21-01-2026…

WHO renews commitment to a leprosy-free world, spotlighting partnership and progress ahead of World...

Access to treatment for leprosy is essential to global efforts to eliminate leprosy, says the World Health Organization (WHO) ahead of World Leprosy Day, to be observed on 25 January.

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A major milestone 🎯: people needing treatment for trachoma (the world’s leading infectious cause of blindness) have dropped below 100 million for the first time ever! #PublicHealth #NTDs who.int/news/item/06-01-2026…

Global population requiring interventions against trachoma falls below 100 million for the first...

The number of people requiring interventions against trachoma, the world’s leading infectious cause of blindness, has fallen below 100 million for the first time since global records began.

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Expert group’s new analysis reaffirms there is no link between vaccines and autism. Evidence based on 31 studies, published between 2010 & 2025, strongly supports the positive safety of vaccines used during childhood and pregnancy. #autism #vaccines who.int/news/item/11-12-2025…

WHO expert group’s new analysis reaffirms there is no link between vaccines and autism

New analysis from a WHO global expert committee on vaccine safety has found that, based on available evidence, no causal link exists between vaccines and autism spectrum disorders (ASD). The conclu...

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Tracking universal health coverage: 2025 🌍 global monitoring report. Key numbers: * 19% of people live in poverty or pushed deeper into it due to health expenses (1.6 billion) * over 50% of people lack access to health services (4.6 billion). #health who.int/news/item/06-12-2025…

Most countries make progress towards universal health coverage, but major challenges remain,...

A new joint report from WHO and the World Bank Group reveals that most countries – across all income levels and regions – have made concurrent progress in expanding health service coverage and...

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New tools saved a million lives from malaria last year. Progress is also being made in eliminating malaria. To date, a total of 47 countries and 1 territory have been certified malaria-free by WHO. who.int/news/item/04-12-2025…

New tools saved a million lives from malaria last year but progress under threat as drug resistance...

This year’s report provides a critical and up-to-date snapshot of efforts to control and eliminate malaria across 80 countries. The report also presents the threat posed by antimalarial resistance...

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Infertility is estimated to affect 1 in 6 people of reproductive age at some point in their lives. WHO issues first global guideline on infertility. who.int/news/item/28-11-2025…

WHO issues first global guideline on infertility

The World Health Organization (WHO) today called on countries to make fertility care safer, fairer and more affordable for all in its first-ever global guideline for the prevention, diagnosis and...

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Tuberculosis (TB) remains one of the 🌍’s deadliest infectious killers, claiming over 1.2 million lives. But models show that long-term cuts to international funding could result in up to 2 million additional TB deaths between 2025 and 2035. #TB who.int/news/item/12-11-2025…

Global gains in tuberculosis response endangered by funding challenges

Tuberculosis (TB) remains one of the world’s deadliest infectious killers, claiming over 1.2 million lives and affecting an estimated 10.7 million people last year, according to the WHO Global...

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Egypt eliminates trachoma as a public health problem. Trachoma remains a public health problem in 30 countries and is responsible for the blindness or visual impairment of about 1.9 million people. who.int/news/item/12-11-2025…

Egypt becomes the seventh country in the Eastern Mediterranean Region to eliminate trachoma as a...

The World Health Organization (WHO) today announced that Egypt has successfully eliminated trachoma as a public health problem, marking a historic public health milestone for the country and WHO’s...

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The WHO Bulletin confirms that traditional medicine continues to be a vital health resource for billions of people worldwide. who.int/news/item/07-11-2025…

WHO Bulletin special issue on traditional medicine

In the run up to the 2nd WHO Global Summit in Traditional Medicine, 17-29 December in New Delhi and online, the Bulletin of the World Health Organization (WHO) has released a special issue dedicated...

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Globally, it is estimated that 14.3% 10–19-year-olds experience mental health conditions, yet these remain largely unrecognized and untreated. As a result, UN agencies call out to advance child and youth mental health policy. who.int/news/item/07-11-2025…

Joint call to strengthen policy and investment for child and youth mental health and well-being

Despite increasing recognition of mental health across UN policy frameworks, children and youth remain largely absent from global commitments, data systems, and financing priorities.

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The World Health Organization releases new guidance for countries to counter severe cuts to funding, which is disrupting the delivery of essential health services in many places. #PublicHealth who.int/news/item/03-11-2025…

WHO issues guidance to address drastic global health financing cuts

The World Health Organization (WHO) today released new guidance for countries on ways to counter the immediate and long-term effects of sudden and severe cuts to external funding, which are disrupt...

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Climate inaction is claiming millions of lives every year. who.int/news/item/29-10-2025…

Climate inaction is claiming millions of lives every year, warns new Lancet Countdown report

WHO and global partners are calling for the protection of people’s health to be recognized as the most powerful driver of climate action, as a new global report released today warns that continued...

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1️⃣ What a vibrant day at the Swiss Digital Leadership Forum 2025 in Brugg — full of ideas, energy, and inspiring people shaping the next chapter of digital transformation in Switzerland. 💡🇨🇭 #DigitalLeadership #Transformation
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3️⃣ • Marco Schlauri — SEO is evolving into MML (Machine-Mediated Learning) and brand authority to resonate and remain visible within AI ecosystems. • Erik Hartman — exposed the “sabotage habits” that derail transformation and the need to align strategy with execution.
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4️⃣ @Erik Hartman also warned us to watch out for: 🦛 HIPPOs (Highest Paid Person’s Opinion) 🦓 ZEbRAs (Zero Evidence, Really Arrogant) 🐺 WOLFs (Works On Latest Fad) … the ones who quietly derail progress. 🧠 #LeadershipCulture #AI
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Maldives is the first country to achieve ‘triple elimination’: mother-to-child transmission of HIV, syphilis and hepatitis B. #PublicHealth #HIV #Hepatitis who.int/news/item/13-10-2025…

Maldives becomes the first country to achieve ‘triple elimination’ of mother-to-child transmission...

In a landmark public health achievement, WHO has validated the Maldives for eliminating mother-to-child transmission (EMTCT) of hepatitis B, while maintaining its earlier validation (in 2019) for...

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WHO warns of widespread resistance to common antibiotics. “Antimicrobial resistance is outpacing advances in modern medicine, threatening the health of families worldwide,” said Dr Tedros. who.int/news/item/13-10-2025…

WHO warns of widespread resistance to common antibiotics worldwide

One in six laboratory-confirmed bacterial infections causing common infections in people worldwide in 2023 were resistant to antibiotic treatments, according to a new World Health Organization (WHO)...

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BREAKING NEWS The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the 2025 #NobelPeacePrize to Maria Corina Machado for her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela and for her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy. #NobelPrize
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