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WHO The World Health Organization and Global Citizen will broadcast a programme including pop star Lady Gaga (pictured) in support of healthcare workers in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic         6 April 2020 Health The World Health Organization (WHO) has teamed up with international advocacy organization Global Citizen, to launch ‘One World Together At Home”, a global television and streaming special, curated by superstar singer-songwriter Lady Gaga, to celebrate frontline health care workers around the globe in their unrelenting battle against the COVID-19 pandemic.  “The World Health Organization is committed to defeating the  coronavirus  pandemic with science and public health measures, and supporting the health workers who are on the frontlines of the response”, said Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of  WHO , making Monday’s announcement of the event.  Global Citizen ✔ @GlblCtzn We’re excited to announce One World: ...

Sandeep Datta The police presence has been stepped up in old Delhi, India after the government announced a nationwide lockdown for 21 days to stem the spread of COVID-19.         2 April 2020 Health Pervasive challenges remain for hundreds-of-thousands of migrant workers in India whose lives were upended by the sudden lockdown across the country, in response to the threat of the coronavirus pandemic, said the UN human rights office, OHCHR, on Thursday. High Commissioner Michelle Bachelet said in a statement that she was distressed by the plight of the informal migrant workers affected, many of whom were, in effect, forced to leave the cities where they worked at just a few hours’ notice, unable to pay for rent or food. UN Human Rights ✔ @UNHumanRights # India : UN Human Rights Chief @ mbachelet distressed over plight of millions of internal migrants affected by the lockdown. She welcomes measures taken to limit # COVID19 impact but pervasive challenges remain http...

Amidst pandemic, now is the time for action to also beat tuberculosis, urges WHO UNDP/Aurélia Rusek A Somali refugee who was diagnosed with tuberculosis in 2017 holds her chest x-ray in a camp in Djibouti where she lives with her family.         24 March 2020 Health As countries across the world grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic, the UN Health agency reminded everyone on Tuesday, World Tuberculosis Day 2020, that TB remains the world’s most deadly infectious disease. According to the World Health Organization ( WHO ), a quarter of the global population is estimated to be infected with TB bacteria. And even if there are no signs of sickness, those infected with TB already are at greater risk of developing the disease, especially those with weakened immune systems.  World Health Organization (WHO) ✔  ·  21 h Replying to @WHO Affordable and quick diagnosis is the first ste...