| No images? Click here  Friday 09.11.20 | Issue 78  NIAID-RNL/Flickr Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) updates Virtual press briefings with simultaneous translation in all UN languages with the participation of WHO Director-General planned for Monday and Thursday each week. Media advisories with Zoom links/dial-in details will be emailed in advance.  Week of 7 - 13 September Global Week for Action on NCDs Noncommunicable diseases like heart and respiratory diseases, cancer and diabetes kill 70% of people globally every year. This year's theme is accountability to ensure that commitments made by governments, policy makers, industries, academia, and civil society become a reality. We all have a role to play in reducing the NCD burden globally and increasing health and equality.  Monday, 14 September Launch of the GPMB 2020 Annual Report: A World in Disorder HE Dr Gro Harlem Brundtland and Mr Elhadj As Sy, co-chairs of the Global Preparedness Monitoring Board (GPMB), invite you to the launch of ‘A World In Disorder’. Dr Brundtland and Mr Sy will be joined by Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General, and will present key findings and actions from the report. Please register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ffewSqtuR9GmtS__ufT73g For further information, please contact GPMB Secretariat at gpmbsecretariat@who.int  Tuesday, 15 September Launch of the 2020 Global Action Plan for Healthy Lives and Well-being for All progress report Join WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, principals of the signatory agencies, ministers and high-level representatives from several Member States for an online launch of the first progress report of the Global Action Plan for Healthy Lives and Well-being for All (GAP), which was launched at the United Nations General Assembly in September 2019. Watch the live streaming of the event at 14:00 to 15:30 CEST More information at: https://www.who.int/initiatives/sdg3-global-action-plan For further information or interviews, please contact Hayatee Hasan at hasanh@who.int and Sarah Russell russellsa@who.int. Thursday, 17 September World Patient Safety Day The second annual World Patient Safety Day will focus on Health Worker Safety: A priority for Patient Safety. Campaign materials will articulate the relationship between health worker safety and patient safety, calling for specific actions needed from governments and health leaders. For more information, visit: https://www.who.int/campaigns/world-patient-safety-day/2020 Tobacco and Coronary Heart Disease report WHO, World Heart Federation and University of New Castle Australia, ahead of World Heart Day are launching a joint knowledge summary on how tobacco increases your chance of coronary heart disease.  Receive the latest COVID-19 content, guidance and must-know information from WHO. Sign up for a weekly digital update.  WHO Media contacts in Geneva:
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