Health groups urge the World Health Organization (WHO) to revoke the PH's nomination to lead the 78th World Health Assembly (WHA), citing serious concerns about the country's recent engagements with the tobacco industry.
The PH health secretary Teodoro Herbosa recently posed for photos while accepting donations from Philip Morris International (PMI).
#Philippines #Asian #Health #WHO #PublicHealth #WHA #Tobacco #WhiteWashing #Cigarettes
[cont’d] Palestine at #WHO
#Palestine’s delegate, Ryad Awaja, a counsellor in Geneva’s UN Mission, applauded as he moves to a seat for member states at final #WHA Plenary Saturday evening after Friday’s vote to elevate Palestine’s status to that of a member state – except for voting rights.
#WHA #agreement reached on wide-ranging, decisive #package of #amendments to improve the #IHR, via Reliefweb https://reliefweb.int/report/world/world-health-assembly-agreement-reached-wide-ranging-decisive-package-amendments-improve-international-health-regulations
...a definition of a #pandemic #emergency to trigger more effective international collaboration in response to events that are at #risk of becoming, or have become, a pandemic. Definition represents a higher level of #alarm that builds on existing mechanisms of the IHR, including the determination of public health emergency of international concern.
#WHO Member #States agree way forward to conclude #Pandemic #Agreement, https://www.who.int/news/item/28-05-2024-who-member-states-agree-way-forward-to-conclude-pandemic-agreement
WHO Member States agreed to continue to work during the #WHA, which ends on 1 June, with the aim to:
-- finalize the package of amendments to the #IHR (2005)
-- agree the timing, format and process to conclude the pandemic agreement.
WHO Member States agree to share outcomes of historic IHR, pandemic agreement processes to World Health Assembly
https://www.who.int/news/item/24-05-2024-who-member-states-agree-to-share-outcomes-of-historic-ihr--pandemic-agreement-processes-to-world-health-assembly #WHA #PandemicAccord #WHO #CDC #COVID19 #SARSCoV2
@LALegault
Buuuut, since I belong to neither union, I can say this:
Boycott the Movies, TV, and Streaming services until they agree to a fair contract that provides for a living wage for the #WHA and #SAGAFTRA.
If they want to use AI writers and actors in their movies and shows, maybe they can find AI audiences that will pay to see them. I won’t.
WHA’s Philadelphia Blazers Epically Flamed Out 50 Years Ago
Though the traditional big four teams (the Eagles, Flyers, Phillies, and 76ers) dominate Philadelphia's sporting landscape, the city also has a rich history of franchises that do not quite “count.” Some have...
Read more:
https://thehockeywriters.com/whas-philadelphia-blazers-epically-flamed-out-50-years-ago/?src=mast2
#DefunctTeams #FlyersHistory #HockeyHistory #BobbyClarke #BobbyHull #DerekSanderson #WHA
#NHL #Hockey
At the 75th anniversary of the World Health Organization, Gro Harlem Brundtland reiterated The Elders' priorities for ensuring pandemic prevention, preparedness and response and strengthening global health security.
https://theelders.org/news/global-health-security-relies-coordinated-political-leadership-highest-levels
She also recalled: 'The adoption of the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control came in 2003 after we strengthened the evidence base for tobacco as a killer, determined the most effective actions, and uncovered how tobacco companies had infiltrated ministries of health.' #WHA #WHO #health #SDGs
I've been sharing my older #photography lately. These are #photos from the #NewEnglandSportsMuseum in #Cambridge #Massachusetts from February 1990.
To see more of my #photos there's a link to my #PhotoBook, which has over 70 photos of #NewEngland, as well as my Instagram in my bio.
#boosts are appreciated.
We honour those we've lost too soon,
The babies facing death in the womb,
Though progress is stalled,
We won't be appalled,
We'll continue in the fight for their bloom.
#maternalmortality #globalhealth #pregnancy #wha #ode #poetry
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/22/health/pregnancy-complications-death-who.html
@georgetakei Joe Biden wants the US to be a signatory to a #WHO treaty that would give the WHO control of pandemic response in the event of a pandemic in all member countries. He is trying to get this enacted without Senate approval.
#who #wha #pandemic #authoritarian #joebiden #treaty #01202025 #marionette
How to know the World Cup has begun... when typing "wha" yields this search suggestion first:
台灣國 
