/channels/news_feeds/all/term/WHO/rss en /channels/channels/news/experts-covid-19-pandemic-no-longer-global-health-emergency-according-who-348275 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>The World Health Organization (WHO) has ended the global COVID-19 emergency, citing increased immunity, fewer deaths and less pressure on hospitals. The pandemic, which was first declared an international crisis on January 30, 2020, resulted in unprecedented lockdowns, economic upheaval and the deaths of at least seven million people worldwide and more than 52,000 people in Canada. (<a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/canada-who-pandemic-no-longer-emergency-1.6833775">CBC News</a>)</p> <p>Here are some experts from ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ who can provide comment on this issue:</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/gettyimages-1306649406.jpg?itok=mH0LfGew" width="160" height="95" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">12 </span><span class="month">May </span><span class="year">2023</span></div></div></div></div></div> Fri, 12 May 2023 20:00:40 +0000 webfull 189634 at /channels /channels/channels/news/improve-access-diagnostics-countries-must-adapt-who-essential-diagnostics-list-forbes-february-1-328188 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Dr. Madhukar Pai, Professor in the Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health, writes in Forbes about the World Health Organization (WHO) <a href="https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240019102" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240019102">third edition</a> of its Model List of Essential In Vitro Diagnostics (EDL) and argues for each country to adopt and adapt the list to suit their priorities and needs.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">1 </span><span class="month">February </span><span class="year">2021</span></div></div></div></div></div> Mon, 01 Feb 2021 17:15:12 +0000 webfull 167450 at /channels /channels/channels/news/experts-who-calls-all-nations-rid-foods-artificial-trans-fats-next-five-years-287235 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>The World Health Organization is calling on all nations to rid foods of artificial trans fats in the next five years. (Source <a href="http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/world-health-organization-trans-fats-eliminate-five-years-1.4661284">CBC news</a>)</p> <p> </p> <p><a href="/desautels/mcche/about-mcche/team">Andre Krumel Portella</a>, Postdoctoral fellow of nutrition and neuroscience at the ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ Centre for the Convergence of Health and Economics</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">16 </span><span class="month">May </span><span class="year">2018</span></div></div></div></div></div> Wed, 16 May 2018 19:16:58 +0000 webfull 138045 at /channels /channels/channels/news/video-game-addiction-disease-dr-jeffrey-derevensky-weighs-286448 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><a href="https://globalnews.ca/news/4122290/video-game-addiction-mental-health/"><img src="/newsroom/files/newsroom/channels/image/globalnews.jpg" style="float:right; height:222px; width:222px" /></a>The World Health Organization (WHO) plans to classify video game addiction as a disease, according to a June redefinition of their International Classification of Diseases (ICD). In the wake of this decision, various experts in education, law and psychology have been consulted for their opinions.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">6 </span><span class="month">April </span><span class="year">2018</span></div></div></div></div></div> Fri, 06 Apr 2018 19:24:22 +0000 webfull 137168 at /channels