World Mental Health Day was Saturday, October 10 – a reminder that mental and emotional well-being are as important as physical health. This message is especially important during the COVID-19 pandemic, which has fueled anxiety and depression across the globe. Regrettably, “COVID-19 has interrupted essential mental health services around the world just when they’re ...
read more“Responsible leadership matters. Science matters. Cooperation matters—and misinformation kills.” António Guterres, Secretary-General, United Nations The 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), held virtually for the first time, closed this week. Questions remain about how countries can support a global effort to improve the well-being of people around the world. With the COVID-19 ...
read moreAgainst the backdrop of the 75th United Nations General Assembly, now underway virtually, the COVID-19 pandemic continues its global spread. The UN General Assembly adopted an omnibus resolution on the COVID-19 response, supported by 169 member states, which calls for “intensified international cooperation and solidarity to contain, mitigate, and overcome the pandemic and its consequences.” The resolution ...
read moreOn Tuesday, September 15, Dr. Soumya Swaminathan, Chief Scientist, World Health Organization (WHO), commented that a return to “pre-COVID normal life” will not happen in the next year. “We’re looking at 2022 at least before enough people start getting the vaccine to build immunity,” said Dr. Swaminathan. “So for a long time to come, we have to maintain the ...
read moreOn Monday, September 7, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director General, World Health Organization (WHO), issued a global warning: “This will not be the last pandemic. History teaches us that outbreaks and pandemics are a fact of life. But when the next pandemic comes, the world must be ready – more ready than it was this time.” ...
read moreAs summer draws to a close, the global community remains focused on addressing the COVID-19 pandemic. With disruptions across every facet of life and business, institutions are adapting to this new reality. For example, for the first time in its 75-year history, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) will be held virtually, with world leaders ...
read more“We hope to finish this pandemic in less than two years, especially if we can pool our efforts,” Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General, World Health Organization (WHO), said on Friday, August 21. Comparing COVID-19 to the 1918 Spanish flu (which took two years to control), Dr. Tedros noted that current advances in medicine could help the world overcome ...
read moreEight months into the pandemic, nations around the world continue to scramble to contain COVID-19 infections. Spikes are now emerging in countries that had gotten ahead of their epidemics months ago, such as New Zealand. In the U.S., COVID-19 is now the third leading cause of death, behind heart disease and cancer. It is clear that countries ...
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