WHO ruft nach Erdbeben in Myanmar höchste Notfallstufe aus

Die Lage in Myanmar ist nach dem Erdbeben weiter dramatisch. Auch die Weltgesundheitsorganisation zeigt sich alarmiert und warnt vor Krankheitsausbrüchen. In Thailand kämpfen die Rettungskräfte gegen die Zeit.

➡️ https://www.tagesschau.de/ausland/asien/erdbeben-myanmar-thailand-who-100.html?at_medium=mastodon&at_campaign=tagesschau.de

#Myanmar #Thailand #Erdbeben #WHO

WHO muss Budget nach Rückzug der USA drastisch kürzen

Der von Präsident Trump angekündigte Austritt der USA trifft auch die Weltgesundheitsorganisation hart. Die WHO muss mit Hunderten Millionen Euro weniger auskommen - und plant deshalb Kürzungen beim Personal und Gesundheitsinitiativen.

➡️ https://www.tagesschau.de/ausland/europa/who-weltgesundheitsorganisation-kuerzungen-100.html?at_medium=mastodon&at_campaign=tagesschau.de

#WHO #USA

WHO-Konferenz zu Luftverschmutzung und Gesundheit beginnt

In Kolumbien startet die zweite globale WHO-Konferenz zu Luftverschmutzung und Gesundheit. Durch dreckige Luft sterben laut UN-Gesundheitsorganisation sieben Millionen Menschen im Jahr. Von Michael Castritius.

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#Luftverschmutzung #WHO #Kolumbien

The #Photos say it all. #Grim #Reminder of #History - Repeating #In #Front #Of #Our #Eyes. "Your Eyes Do Not Deceive You" - It is the disbelief that we are witnessing this again and are not doing enough to stop it. #Who is #next? The #Journalists? The #Media? When will You #Resist ?

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Wednesday, March 19

Russia’s war against Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during the plenary session of Russia Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs, March 18, 2025, in Moscow, Russia. Putin spoke prior to his telephone call with U.S. President Donald Trump. (Contributor/Getty Images)

Trump-Putin call: Russia agrees to 30-day pause of energy infrastructure strikes. "Vladimir Putin responded positively to this initiative and immediately gave the appropriate command to the Russian military," the Kremlin said.

Kremlin demands halt to foreign military aid**, intelligence to Ukraine as condition for avoiding war escalation.** The Kremlin has demanded a complete cessation of foreign military aid and intelligence to Ukraine as a "key condition for avoiding an escalation of the war," according to a statement released on March 18.

Kyiv supports energy sector ceasefire**, expects military aid to continue, Zelensky says.** "We will support such a proposal, but we're very interested in the details," Zelensky said after the Trump-Putin call.

US announces another round of negotiations in Middle East on war in Ukraine. "This conflict should never have started and should have been ended long ago with sincere and good faith peace efforts," the White House's statement read.

'I don't want us to be on Putin's menu' — Zelensky says negotiations must include Ukraine. "We are an independent state. Without us, I think it's wrong to negotiate," President Volodymyr Zelensky said on March 18.

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Putin didn't mention military aid in phone call, Trump says. Trump also said it was "a great call" and that the U.S. hopes to expand trade with Russia, including deals on "very big forms of rare earth."

Ukraine withdraws from one front-line sector in Donetsk Oblast, commander says. "This allowed us not only to save our soldiers, but also to improve our defense. (Russia) is suffering losses, and we can act more effectively," Lieutenant General Serhii Naiev said.

Ukrainian forces attempted to enter Belgorod Oblast**, repelled by Russian forces, Russia claims.** The Russian Defense Ministry claimed on March 18 that the Ukrainian Armed Forces attempted to enter Russia's Belgorod Oblast but were repelled by the Russian military.

Zelensky arrives in Finland for official visit to discuss security and strengthen ties. President Volodymyr Zelensky and First Lady Olena Zelenska arrived in Finland for an official visit on March 18. The plane carrying the couple landed at Helsinki-Vantaa Airport in the afternoon.

Russian energy giant Gazprom suffers $13.1 billion loss in 2024. Gazprom's losses averaged $251 million per week, $35 million per day, or $1.4 million per hour. While the company's total revenue increased by 11% and its gas revenue by 14%, it still ended the year with a sales loss of 192 billion rubles ($2.3 billion).

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Meet the Ukrainian fashion brand that's making heritage trendy

Natalia Kamenska had grown tired of a fashion industry she felt was too focused on mass production and commercial interests, rather than creativity. While in the Carpathian mountains, Kamenska encountered a “gunia,” a traditional western Ukrainian shag fur coat that weighs around six kilos (13 pounds).

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Polish right takes hard line on Ukraine ahead of presidential vote

With the Polish presidential elections just two months away, two of the country's leading right-wing candidates have become increasingly antagonistic toward Ukraine and its leadership. Both men have made headlines by public spats with Ukrainian officials and denounced Kyiv as ungrateful for Polish aid.

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Ukraine war latest: Putin, Trump hold 1.5-hour call, discuss ceasefire in Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin has agreed to a 30-day pause of energy infrastructure strikes during a call with U.S. President Donald Trump, according to a readout of the call issued by the Kremlin on March 18.

Photo: Maxim Shemetov/Pool/AFP via Getty Images

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Human cost of Russia’s war

2 killed, 13 injured in Russian attacks across Ukraine over past day. Ukrainian air defenses shot down 63 of the 137 Russian attack and decoy drones overnight over 12 oblasts, the Air Force said. Sixty-four decoy drones reportedly disappeared from radars without causing damage.

General Staff: Russia has lost 897,010 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022. The number includes 1,560 casualties Russian forces suffered just over the past day.

International response

UK reportedly hopes US drones, satellites will help monitor Ukraine ceasefire. The U.S. military has 247 military satellites and thousands of commercial satellites, providing an "unrivaled picture" of eastern Ukraine that European forces would struggle to replicate, the Times wrote.

UK, EU to discuss confiscating Russian assets ahead of Ukraine peace talks, Bloomberg reports. Negotiations will focus on establishing the legal and financial framework to seize Russian assets, despite opposition from some EU member states, particularly Belgium and Germany.

Italy, Spain hesitant on EU's $43 billion military aid to Ukraine plan. Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said the proposal needed further discussion and that Italy was awaiting the outcome of the upcoming call between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Trump boasts of saving 'surrounded' Ukrainian soldiers despite Kyiv denying encirclement in Kursk Oblast. U.S. President Donald Trump claimed on March 17 that he took an unspecified action to save "surrounded" Ukrainian soldiers, apparently referring to his earlier and unsubstantiated claims of Kyiv's troops being encircled in Russia's Kursk Oblast.

Trump's aid cuts threaten supply of HIV treatments to Ukraine**, 7 more countries, WHO warns.** The World Health Organization warned that Kenya, Haiti, Lesotho, Burkina Faso, Mali, Nigeria, South Sudan, and Ukraine could run out of critical antiretroviral drugs in the coming months.

Russian negotiator says he expects talks with Musk on space, tech. Kirill Dmitriev, the CEO of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), said he expects Russia to hold talks with U.S. billionaire and President Donald Trump's ally, Elon Musk, in the near future, the pro-state news agency RBK reported on March 18.

In other news

Notorious judge dismissed amid accusations of criminal activity, power grab. Judge Pavlo Vovk was held responsible for "committing a significant disciplinary offense, gross or systematic neglect of duties that is incompatible with the status of a judge or revealed his incompatibility with the position he holds."

France to deploy fighter jets with nuclear warheads on German border by 2035, Macron says. France will deploy Rafale fighter jets equipped with supersonic nuclear warheads along its border with Germany in 2035, French President Emmanuel Macron announced on March 18 at the Luxeuil-Saint-Sauveur Airbase, according to BFMTV.

Telegram CEO Durov returns to Dubai amid French investigation. Pavel Durov, Telegram's Russian-born founder and CEO, said that the investigating judges allowed him to depart even though the probe is ongoing.

Poland, Baltics to withdraw from anti-personnel mine ban treaty. The defense ministers of the four nations argued that the security situation in the region has "fundamentally deteriorated" and that military threats to NATO member states bordering Russia and Belarus have "significantly increased."

EU approves over $2 billion in economic support for Moldova. The Reform and Growth Facility, which includes 1.5 billion euros ($1.6 billion) in low-interest loans and 385 million euros ($420 million) in grants, will cover the period of 2025-2027 and is part of the EU's long-term Moldova Growth Plan.

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Die #Masern in Europa sind zurück, warnt die Weltgesundheitsorganisation #WHO. 79 Masernfälle gab es im Jahr 2023 in Deutschland, bei einer Impfquote von 93 % (2. Dosis) bei Kindern.

Im EU-Vergleich war die Impfquote gegen Masern 2023 laut WHO in Ungarn am höchsten (99 %), in Rumänien am niedrigsten (62 %).

Rumänien berichtete 2023 auch die höchste Inzidenz in der EU mit 192,3 Fällen je 1 Million Einwohnerinnen und Einwohner. In Deutschland lag sie bei 0,9.

Studie: Nur sieben Länder halten WHO-Grenzwert für saubere Luft ein

Nach Schätzungen der WHO sterben jedes Jahr sieben Millionen Menschen an den Folgen verschmutzter Luft. Besonders schlecht ist die Luftqualität laut einer Studie im Tschad. Auch Deutschland hält die WHO-Grenzwerte nicht ein.

➡️ https://www.tagesschau.de/wissen/gesundheit/who-luftqualitaet-102.html?at_medium=mastodon&at_campaign=tagesschau.de

#WHO #Luftqualität

Update. "CDC Staff Prohibited From Co-Authoring Papers With World Health Organization Personnel"
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/cdc-who-publication-memo_n_67c1eb34e4b0bf54864084cf

"Scientists at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [#CDC] have been prohibited from co-authoring publications with World Health Organization [#WHO] staff, dealing a blow to global research efforts and continuing the #Trump administration’s aggressive attack on government-funded science."

#Censorship #DefendResearch #Medicine #Trump #USPol #USPolitics

Laut Studien erleiden #Gamer durch ihr Hobby besonders häufig #Hörschäden. Deshalb hat die #WHO jetzt neue Standards veröffentlicht. Die nehmen Videospielentwickler und Hardware-Hersteller in die Pflicht. https://winfuture.de/news,149270.html?utm_source=Mastodon&utm_medium=ManualStatus&utm_campaign=SocialMedia

#who #gaza #usa
"Die Weltgesundheitsorganisation beklagt eine große Finanzlücke bei den Hilfen für den Gazastreifen. 46 Millionen Dollar fehlen demnach, weil die USA ihre Zahlungen ausgesetzt haben. Das treffe vor allem die Schwerkranken."
https://www.tagesschau.de/ausland/asien/evakuierung-kranke-gaza-100.html

WHO beklagt fehlende US-Millionen für Gazastreifen

Die Weltgesundheitsorganisation beklagt eine große Finanzlücke bei den Hilfen für den Gazastreifen. 46 Millionen Dollar fehlen demnach, weil die USA ihre Zahlungen ausgesetzt haben. Das treffe vor allem die Schwerkranken.

➡️ https://www.tagesschau.de/ausland/asien/evakuierung-kranke-gaza-100.html?at_medium=mastodon&at_campaign=tagesschau.de

#WHO #Gazastreifen

#israel #palestine : #gaza / #children / #vaccination / #who / #unicef

„The latest large-scale polio vaccination drive in Gaza targeting some 600,000 children under age 10 got underway on Saturday.“

https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/02/1160411

The World Health Organization says a mass vaccination campaign against polio in Gaza will resume on Saturday, aiming to reach more than half a million children.

“The current environment in Gaza, including overcrowding in shelters and severely damaged water, sanitation and hygiene infrastructure, which facilitates faecal-oral transmission, create ideal conditions for further spread of polio virus,” the WHO statement said.

@palestine
#Gaza
#children
#polio
#WHO

Well, this explains all the coughing at the grocery store (and very few masks)!

#Flu season in the US is the most intense it’s been in at least 15 years

https://apnews.com/article/us-flu-season-cdc-a640e8fe0bffa4a8f6bdbd7ea8e5608a
#CovidIsntOver #TB #RSV #H5N1 #BirdFlu #CDCCensorship #WHO #WhatWeDontKnowCanHurtUs

- 1 Dollar 1 World - #WHO worker crowd-funds for the #UN agency after Trump pulls #US out of it

Tania Cernuschi, a WHO staff member of 10 years who has worked on improving vaccine access, said she thought of the campaign when she could not sleep after Mr. Trump's announcement.
Donations are now coming in from Ukraine, India & parts of Africa, she said, & referred to a message from an Indian woman. 'You have an army behind you', she said.

#OneDollarOneWorld

https://www.straitstimes.com/world/europe/who-worker-crowd-funds-for-the-un-agency-after-trump-pulls-us-out-of-it

Trump ordnet's an, Milei zieht nach, Meloni will folgen, Weidel dackelt hinterher. Aber wenn die nächste Pandemie kommt, werdet ihr merken, dass Viren gar nicht an Grenzen halt machen. 🤷 #WHO

Following Trump, Argentina to quit World Health Organization

#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #who

Auch Argentinien tritt aus WHO aus

Nach den USA hat auch Argentinien den Austritt aus der Weltgesundheitsorganisation angekündigt. Ein Sprecher von Präsident Milei nannte Differenzen während der Corona-Pandemie als Grund.

➡️ https://www.tagesschau.de/ausland/amerika/argentinien-who-austritt-100.html?at_medium=mastodon&at_campaign=tagesschau.de

#Argentinien #WHO

I spoke to #WHO 's Mike Ryan, in Uganda helping with the #Ebola response. Six contacts are ill, but not yet clear if they have Ebola. Vaccination could start Sunday. WHO is covering off key programs hit by the Trump admin's aid freeze, including border screening. https://www.statnews.com/2025/02/01/uganda-ebola-outbreak-contacts-infected-patient-ill-who-vaccinations-to-begin/

Mit Prof Heinz Gärtner zu der aktuellen geopolitischen Entwicklung seit Trumps neuer Amtszeit. #iran #trump #geopolitik #politik #gaza #israel #trumpdeal #peacedeal #who #nato

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=BLapo1vcnhs&t=2s

This is one of the reasons the Fascist States of America pulled funding for the WHO.
That and their bizarre Oligarch desire to force 19th Century discredited theories of health onto the World.

It's a Genocide

#Gaza #FreePalestine #WHO #Trump

Let's not forget the more virulent mutations occurring in bird flu —
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-00245-6

- https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/27/health/bird-flu-h5n1.html

- https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/27/bird-flue-h5n9-california
#AvianInfluenza #BirdFlu #PublicHealth #UnitedStates #DarkAges #US #WHO #ElectionConsequences #ElectionsHaveConsequences

CDC health officials in US ordered to stop working with WHO immediately | World Health Organization | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/27/cdc-world-health-organization-trump

Madness!

#WHO #CDC

This is absolutely f*cking Insane.

He'll kill us all.

Avian flu is pending whether anyone tells us or not.

I'd prefer not to figure it out based on the people dropping in the street .

Not the only reason, but the existential-esque pending one.

#WHO
#CDC
#AvianInfluenza

US-Gesundheitsbehörde beendet Zusammenarbeit mit WHO

In der vergangenen Woche ordnete US-Präsident Trump den Austritt aus der Weltgesundheitsorganisation an. Nun hat die Gesundheitsbehörde CDC ihre Mitarbeiter angewiesen, die Zusammenarbeit mit der WHO früher als erwartet einzustellen.

➡️ https://www.tagesschau.de/ausland/amerika/cdc-who-100.html?at_medium=mastodon&at_campaign=tagesschau.de

#CDC #WHO #Trump

The CDC ordered to stop working with WHO immediately.

The policy applied to all CDC staff engaging with WHO “through technical working groups, coordinating centers, advisory boards, cooperative agreements or other means — in person or virtual.” What’s the end game here???

https://apnews.com/article/cdc-who-trump-548cf18b1c409c7d22e17311ccdfe1f6 #press #health #who

WHO Kirim 70.000 Liter Bahan Bakar dan Pasokan Medis untuk Tingkatkan Pelayanan Kesehatan di Gaza

#Gaza #layanankesehatan #WHO
https://radarsumbar.com/berita/154900/who-kirim-70-000-liter-bahan-bakar-dan-pasokan-medis-untuk-tingkatkan-pelayanan-kesehatan-di-gaza/?feed_id=10289&_unique_id=6797057981b28

Sudan: Mindestens 70 Tote bei Angriff auf Krankenhaus

Die Gesundheitsversorgung in der sudanesischen Region Nord-Darfur steht vor dem Zusammenbruch. Bei einem Angriff auf ein voll belegtes Krankenhaus sind mindestens 70 Zivilisten getötet worden - auch Kinder.

➡️ https://www.tagesschau.de/ausland/afrika/tote-angriff-sudan-100.html?at_medium=mastodon&at_campaign=tagesschau.de

#Sudan #WHO

The price of eggs in the US is spiking, mostly due to #H5N1
bird flu. Solving the problem requires urgent, important communications from the CDC & FDA* and rapid development of research by the NIH**

* Currently paused by Executive Order
** Grant reviews now all canceled
https://www.kcur.org/news/2025-01-21/eggs-expensive-bird-flu

The above was originally posted by Katie Mack on Bluesky

My own commentary: And it's not just about the price of eggs. The strain of H5N1 that has been surging on poultry farms is far more dangerous than the strain infecting cattle. Mortality in humans is closer to 50%. If this strain evolves P2P transmission, the effects could be devastating. The public, scientists, epidemiologists, doctors and hospitals need timely information.

Withdrawal from the WHO only exacerbates the challenges of preventing and/or fighting major disease outbreaks, as the U.S. was providing a major chunk of that organization's funding. And withdrawal from the organization could impair communication and collaboration between U.S. and international scientists and health agencies.

Meanwhile, there actually is a vaccine already available for H5N1 that we know is effective for birds. However, it has not yet been confirmed effective for humans and, by the end of the year, there'll only be enough for a few million people, nowhere near enough for the >300 million people, just in the U.S. Seems unlikely that the vaccine research and production would increase with RFK Jr at the helm of HHS.

Great work from the "anti-censorship" and "free speech" president.

#H5N1 #birdflu #avianflu #pandemic #PublicHealth #trump #rfk #vaccine #censorship #FreeSpeech #science #cdc #nih #who

The updated map of members of the World Health Organization (WHO)
#WHO #USA

"updated map of members of the World #Health Organization (#WHO) after US withdrawal"

https://t.me/Middle_East_Spectator/14733

Die Krankheiten, die sich dann ausbreiten können, werden auch die USA erreichen. Und die Kosten werden höher sein als die bisherigen. Aber er ist ja finanziell abgesichert. Die restlichen Amerikaner auch?

#WHO #USA #Trump

Gesundheitspolitik: Was der Austritt der USA aus der WHO bedeutet

US-Präsident Trump hat gleich zum Amtsantritt den Rückzug seines Landes aus der Weltgesundheitsorganisation (WHO) angeordnet. Welche Folgen hat das für die globale Bekämpfung von Krankheiten? Von Anja Braun.

➡️ https://www.tagesschau.de/wissen/gesundheit/usa-austritt-who-100.html?at_medium=mastodon&at_campaign=tagesschau.de

#USA #WHO #Trump

Die nächste Pandemie kommt bestimmt und dann werden sie nach Mama rufen! #USA #WHO

Nach US-Austritt: WHO will Trump umstimmen

Die WHO hat Krankheiten wie Pocken ausgerottet und hilft bei Gesundheitskrisen. Nun will der neue US-Präsident Trump die UN-Organisation verlassen. Experten kritisieren den Schritt, die WHO will um ihren größten Geldgeber kämpfen.

➡️ https://www.tagesschau.de/ausland/amerika/who-austritt-usa-trump-100.html?at_medium=mastodon&at_campaign=tagesschau.de

#WHO #Trump

WHO says it 'regrets' US decision to withdraw from organisation's.

It's up to the rest of the world to carry it for the next four years until sanity returns to the White House!
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #who

Austritt aus #who und dem pariser #Klimaabkommen: Alleine das zeigt, mit welcher Art von „Regierung“ wir es nun zu tun haben. #Spahn will mit #Trump gegen China kooperieren - stattdessen müssen wir auf Distanz gehen und uns gegen diesen Mann und seine „Gang“ wappnen: Trump ist nicht unser Freund!

Alkoholkonsum: Das Gerücht um das vermeintlich gesunde Gläschen

Hartnäckig hält sich das Gerücht, dass Alkohol in Maßen sogar gut für die Gesundheit sein kann. Aus der Forschung gab es sogar Studien, die das belegen. Aber stimmen die auch? Von Yasmin Appelhans.

➡️ https://www.tagesschau.de/wissen/gesundheit/alkohol-verzicht-vorsaetze-gesundheitsrisiken-100.html?at_medium=mastodon&at_campaign=tagesschau.de

#Alkoholkonsum #Gesundheit #Erkrankungen #WHO

Alkoholkonsum: Das Gerücht um das vermeintlich gesunde Gläschen

Hartnäckig hält sich das Gerücht, dass Alkohol in Maßen sogar gut für die Gesundheit sein kann. Aus der Forschung gab es sogar Studien, die das belegen. Aber stimmen die auch? Von Yasmin Appelhans.

➡️ https://www.tagesschau.de/wissen/gesundheit/alkohol-verzicht-vorsaetze-gesundheitsrisiken-100.html?at_medium=mastodon&at_campaign=tagesschau.de

#Alkoholkonsum #Gesundheit #Erkrankungen #WHO