Fiji’s schools teach healthy living
22 August 2014 -- Pupils at Khemendra Primary School in Fiji don’t just learn about healthy food, they help to grow their own. Each class is responsible for cultivating different types of fruit and vegetables in the school garden and greenhouse. Khemendra Primary is one of more than 84 schools participating in a national network, which receives resources from the Fijian Ministry of Health and WHO. Addressing the link between food supply and public health policies will be one of the topics at the Second International Conference on Nutrition in November.
WHO calls for protection of health workers in conflicts, disasters
18 August 2014 -- As major emergencies around the globe increase in scale, complexity and frequency, WHO is calling for an end to the targeting of health workers in conflicts and other humanitarian crises, which represent a breach of the fundamental right to health. On World Humanitarian Day, 19 August, WHO will draw attention to attacks on health-care workers, hospitals, clinics and ambulances in Syria, Gaza, Central African Republic, Iraq, South Sudan and other areas.
Supporting women's health in typhoon-ravaged areas
11 August 2014 – The World Health Organization, the Philippine Department of Health together with local and international health partners continue to rehabilitate health facilities damaged by Typhoon Haiyan, which struck in November 2013. Since April 2014, the Marasbaras Women’s Health Clinic in Tacloban has been fully functional, providing much-needed health services such as HIV/STI testing and STI treatment, one-on-one health education and counselling, family planning services, as well as STI/HIV/AIDS seminars, giving communities access to essential sexual and reproductive health-care services.
WHO joins global call to promote breastfeeding - a winning goal for life
MANILA, 1 August 2014 –On World Breastfeeding Week (1-7 August 2014), health professionals and advocates are urged to continue protecting, promoting and supporting breastfeeding as a means of achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and as a focus for the post-2015 development agenda.
Occupational health
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Facts on occupational health Occupational health deals with all aspects of health and safety in the workplace and has a strong focus on primary prevention of hazards.
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Q&A; work-related stress A healthy working environment means the absence of harmful conditions and an abundance of health-promoting ones. Know what there is to know about work-related stress.
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Five keys to healthy workplaces WHO considers workplace health programmes as one of the best-buy options for prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases and for mental health.
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Environmental and occupational health and cancer Globally, 19% of all cancers are estimated to be attributable to the environment, including work settings.
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Recommendations for occupational health and safety after disasters Public health and environmental health risks for injury and illness increase following natural disasters.
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Workers’ health: global plan of action The plan deals with all aspects of workers’ health, underpinned by certain common principles.
WHO Highlights
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August 2014
Report on regulation of e-cigarettes
The report recommends that appropriate government bodies restrict e-cigarette advertising and that steps be taken to end use of e-cigarettes indoors in public and work places.
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August 2014
WHO-deployed health worker receiving care after testing positive for Ebola
GENEVA – WHO is working to ensure an international health worker who is deployed for the Organization in Sierra Leone and has contracted Ebola receives the best care possible including the option of medical evacuation to another care facility if necessary.
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August 2014
WHO Statement on the Meeting of the International Health Regulations Emergency Committee Regarding the 2014 Ebola Outbreak in West Africa
GENEVA - The first meeting of the Emergency Committee was convened by the Director-General under the International Health Regulations (2005) regarding the 2014 Ebola Virus Disease. Based on the advice of the Committee, the Director-General declared the Ebola outbreak in West Africa a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). The Director-General endorsed the Committee’s advice and issued them as temporary recommendations under IHR (2005) to reduce the international spread of Ebola.