| No images? Click here  Friday 17.04.20 | Issue 61  Virtual press briefings planned for Monday, Wednesday and Friday each week. Media advisories with dial-in details will be emailed in advance.  Saturday 18 April One World: Together at Home COVID-19 Solidarity Concert Joint campaign by international advocacy organization Global Citizen and WHO, with global music stars joining voices to entertain people at home, promote public health advice and raise donations for COVID-19 Solidarity Fund. 14:00 EDT (New York Time) Solidarity concert programming kicks off in Geneva (20:00 CEST Geneva time) on YouTube 20:00 EDT (New York Time) The live, televised event is kicked off by U.S. late night hosts Stephan Colbert, Jimmy Fallon, and Jimmy Kimmel (Sunday 02:00 CEST Geneva time) Appearances include Lady Gaga and other musicians. For information about how to tune in and take action, visit www.globalcitizen.org/togetherathome. Media contacts: Paul Garwood at garwoodp@who.int and Tunga Namjilsuren at namjilsurent@who.int  Tuesday 21 April New ferritin guidelines EMBARGOED until 11:59 CEST (Geneva time) Monday 20 April: WHO will release guidelines on the use of ferritin concentrations to assess iron status in individuals and populations More information: https://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/331505 Media Contact: Pippa Haughton at haughtonp@who.int  Friday 24 April World Immunization Week The aim of World Immunization Week, 24-30 April, is to promote the use of vaccines to protect people of all ages against disease. WHO's urges countries to maintain critical immunization services during the COVID-19 pandemic, so that ground is not lost in the fight against vaccine-preventable diseases. More information on World Immunization Week (fact sheet, Q&A, key messages): https://www.who.int/news-room/campaigns/world-immunization-week/world-immunization-week-2020 Media contacts: Diane Abad-Vergara at abadvergarad@who.int and chaibf@who.int  WHO Media contacts in Geneva: Ms Fadéla Chaib | +41 79 475 5556 | chaibf@who.int  You are receiving this email because you are included on a WHO mail list.  |
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