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Population-wide interventions for reducing alcohol consumption: what is the per capita consumption indicator telling us?

Type of settings
On-line
Category of capacity building activity
Seminar/Webinar
Activity Description

Population-wide interventions are the most cost-effective approach to tackle the root causes of and reduce the overall alcohol consumption and harm.

Topics
Determinants of health » Individual characteristics and behaviours » Behaviours » Alcohol consumption;
Policy

The need for innovative diagnostics to achieve NTD road map targets

Type of settings
On-line
Category of capacity building activity
Seminar/Webinar
Activity Description

Diagnostics is a priority area that requires critical action to ensure the 2021–2030 road map targets for neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) are achieved.

Topics
Health status » Morbidity/disability » Communicable diseases;
Health systems » Health resources and activities » Care utilisation » Diagnostic exams

Building best in class chatbots: chatbot optimization during COVID-19

Type of settings
On-line
Category of capacity building activity
Seminar/Webinar
Activity Description

WHO is inviting you to the second webinar of the series “Building best in class chatbots during COVID-19”. Chatbots are software programmes that interact with people over voice or text.

Topics
Health status » Morbidity/disability » Communicable diseases » Covid-19;
Health systems » Health resources and activities » Physical and technical resources » Medical technology

Strengthening IPC in primary care – A new era in IPC and primary care

Type of settings
On-line
Category of capacity building activity
Seminar/Webinar
Activity Description

This webinar will set the scene for a major programme of work on IPC and primary care and introduce the newly launched document Strengthening Infection Prevention and Control in Primary Care: A collection of existing standards, measurement and implementation resources.

Topics
Health systems » Health resources and activities » Physical and technical resources » Medical technology

WHO Health Data Governance Summit: Governing data for better health (Part 1)

Type of settings
On-line
Category of capacity building activity
Conference
Activity Description

Over 2 half days in June and September 2021, the summit identified potential solutions to the challenges of implementing standards, solutions and infrastructure to increase the value of health data as a strategic asset.

Topics
Health status » Morbidity/disability » Communicable diseases » Covid-19

WHO Health Data Governance Summit: Governing data for better health (Part 2)

Type of settings
On-line
Category of capacity building activity
Conference
Activity Description

The COVID–19 pandemic has exposed long-standing data governance issues such as intellectual property rights, data sharing, reuse and storage.

Topics
Health status » Morbidity/disability » Communicable diseases » Covid-19

Promoting Transparency to Counter Disinformation and Build Trust

Type of settings
On-line
Category of capacity building activity
Conference
Activity Description

The COVID-19 pandemic has seen a flood of misinformation and disinformation exacerbating a problem that had already affected the public sphere. From fake cures to anti-vaccine conspiracy theories, falsehoods and lies have sown confusion, discord, and division, sometimes with deadly consequences.

Topics
Health status » Morbidity/disability » Communicable diseases » Covid-19;
Communication » Misinformation and disinformation

Framework to support countries achieve integrated continuum of long-term care

Type of settings
On-line
Category of capacity building activity
Seminar/Webinar
Activity Description

WHO is hosting a webinar to launch its framework for countries to achieve an integrated continuum of long-term care.

Topics
Health systems » Health resources and activities » Care utilisation » Long-term care;
Health systems » Health resources and activities » Health employment and education » Workforce other;
Health systems » Health resources and activities » Physical and technical resources » Medical technology;
Policy

Technical expert meeting on selection and prioritization of noncommunicable disease primary care facility-based indicators

Type of settings
On-line
Category of capacity building activity
Seminar/Webinar
Activity Description

This meeting gathers noncommunicable disease (NCD) experts to review, select and prioritize facility-based indicators for asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), diabetes, hypertension and cancers such as breast cancer, cervical cancer and childhood cancer. 

Topics
Health status » Morbidity/disability » Non-communicable diseases