Highlights

• e-Learning Course on Health Financing Policy for universal health coverage (UHC)
  November 2016 – This is a foundational course, targeting participants of various levels of experience and expertise. It is for free and available to anyone interested. Subjects covered include revenue raising, pooling revenues, purchasing, and benefit package design.

• WHO condemns reported attacks using ambulances as weapons targeting civilians in Tikrit and Samarra, Iraq
  November 2016 – WHO received reports of suicide bombers driving ambulances, killing more than 20 people and injuring dozens more at a checkpoint in Tikrit and a car park in Samarra. The reported use of medical vehicles as weapons threatens the ability to deliver health care and urgent medical services.

• African leaders recognize importance of preventing and managing health emergencies on One Health Day
  November 2016 – On the inaugural One Health Day, the World Health Organization (WHO) is calling attention to the importance of using the One Health approach in order to more successfully prevent and manage public health emergencies and threats. One Health is an approach to designing health systems and services in ways that account for the link between human, animal and environmental health.

• New WHO/Europe report calls for urgent action to protect children from digital marketing of food
  November 2016 – For the first time, researchers and health experts have undertaken a comprehensive analysis of the concerning situation in the WHO European Region of digital marketing to children of foods high in fats, salt and sugars.