World Health Organization
| World Health Organization | |
|---|---|
| Type | Government agency |
World Health Organization is an international agency focused on public health.[1]
In Anishinabek News
- August 2015: The organization defines health as a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being rather than just the absence of disease.[2]
- March 2020: The agency's determination that the risk of transmission was low was used by the Little Native Hockey League to evaluate the safety of their 2020 event.[3]
- March 2020: The Little Native Hockey League executive relied on daily information from this organization to assess the risks of COVID-19.[4]
- March 2020: The agency declared the COVID-19 outbreak a global pandemic due to the rapid scale of its transmission. As of March 2020, the organization provided technical guidance for infection prevention and control.[5]
- March 2020: The organization was recommended as a reliable source for accurate information during the pandemic.[6]
- March 2020: The World Health Organization began tracking a pneumonia of unknown cause in China at the end of 2019. In early 2020, the World Health Organization issued guidance on the coronavirus outbreak and later declared it a pandemic.[7]
- August 2024: The organization indicated that midwifery care and family planning could eliminate 83% of maternal deaths, stillbirths, and infant deaths.[8]
- October 2025: The organization reports that more than two billion people globally suffer from vision impairment or blindness.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Helping little eyes see big things", Anishinabek News, 28 October 2025 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Innergex renewable energy and their goal – ‘Human Aspect’ – Part 3 of 3", Anishinabek News, 24 August 2015 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "LNHL 2020 tournament to proceed as planned", Anishinabek News, 10 March 2020 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "LNHL 2020 Tournament Update – Cancelled", Anishinabek News, 12 March 2020 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Anishinabek Nation Grand Council Chief statement on coronavirus disease pandemic", Anishinabek News, 12 March 2020 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Choosing sources of information carefully is critical to COVID-19 mental well-being says Mental Health Commission of Canada", Anishinabek News, 20 March 2020 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "‘Stay home and stay safe’, says Grand Council Chief Hare", Anishinabek News, 25 March 2020 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Program selects Indigenous midwives and advocates to share cultural, generational knowledge", Anishinabek News, 7 August 2024 (archived copy; original article).