Tag: Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

• Monday, December 10th 2018 - 09:44 UTC

  WHO: road traffic injuries the leading killer of children and young people

  

  A new report by the World Health Organization (WHO) indicates road traffic deaths continue to rise, with an annual 1.35 million fatalities. The WHO Global status report on road safety 2018 highlights that road traffic injuries are now the leading killer of children and young people aged 5-29 years.

• Tuesday, October 30th 2018 - 08:51 UTC

  More than 90% of the world’s children breathe toxic air every day

  

  Every day around 93% of the world’s children under the age of 15 years (1.8 billion children) breathe air that is so polluted it puts their health and development at serious risk. Tragically, many of them die: WHO estimates that in 2016, 600,000 children died from acute lower respiratory infections caused by polluted air.

• Saturday, September 29th 2018 - 09:11 UTC

  WHO-led initiative to reduce the use of alcohol by 10% by 2025

  

  The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday released SAFER, a new initiative and technical package outlining five high-impact strategies that can help governments reduce the harmful use of alcohol and related health, social and economic consequences.

• Thursday, September 27th 2018 - 08:18 UTC

  World leaders commit to bold targets and urgent action to end TB

  

  World leaders meeting at the United Nations (UN) General Assembly have committed to ensure that 40 million people with tuberculosis (TB) receive the care they need by end 2022. They also agreed to provide 30 million people with preventive treatment to protect them from developing TB.