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Special WHO performance

Posted on October 4, 2021

Israel’s Shalva Band of musicians with disabilities performed “A Million Dreams” for the World Health Organization (WHO). They helped promote its Regional Committee for Europe online Conference on the highest attainable standard of health for persons with disabilities. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/313777 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnnOWLm3oxI

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Drink in the city atmosphere

Posted on June 27, 2021

Tel Aviv University scientists have proved that water extracted from the air in an urban area of Tel Aviv, using Watergen’s GENius technology, is in compliance with the regulatory standards of the World Health Organization. The results are important for … Continue reading →

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Israel’s best shots at a vaccine

Posted on July 5, 2020

A round-up of the leading Israeli prospects for a COVID-19 vaccine. One of them – the Israel Institute for Biological Research and the Weizmann Institute of Science – featured in the World Health Organization’s periodic report on international vaccine efforts. … Continue reading →

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BGU doctors on the Covid-19 front lines

Posted on June 7, 2020

A webinar from Israel’s Ben Gurion University featuring a student developing software to help advance Covid-19 treatment trials and two alumni – one working for the World Health Organization, and another helping implement a Covid-19 surveillance system in the state … Continue reading →

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More medical aid for the PA

Posted on April 5, 2020

The Israeli Government (praised by the UN) sent more medical equipment to the Palestinian Authority. They also sent respirators to Jerusalem’s Arab hospitals. 3,000 COVID-19 test kits and 50,000 masks came from the World Health Organization for medical teams working … Continue reading →

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WHO chief praises Hadassah cancer care

Posted on April 8, 2018

The World Health Organization (WHO) Director General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus made an impromptu visit to Israel and praised Hadassah Medical Center’s Ein Kerem oncology facility. “Hadassah is proof that medical treatment creates a bridge between people, and a center … Continue reading →

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Emergency aid to Madagascar

Posted on December 3, 2017

The Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the South African branch of Magen David Adom have sent medical aid to Madagascar to help combat an outbreak of bubonic / pneumonic plague. The World Health Organization described the outbreak as the … Continue reading →

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WHO board appoints an Israeli

Posted on September 19, 2017

The World Health Organization (WHO) has finally rewarded Israel for its vital contributions to the WHO (see here) and global medicine.  For the first time in 21 years it has appointed to its Executive an Israeli – Professor Itamar Grotto, … Continue reading →

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Israeli AIDS solution extended to adolescents

Posted on July 24, 2016

The World Health Organization has expanded the use of the PrePex device made by Israel-based Circ MedTech, to all males over 13 years of age. Prepex allows medical workers in Africa to perform painless circumcisions to help stop the spread … Continue reading →

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Preventing AIDS in 14 African countries

Posted on May 29, 2016

The World Health Organization will approve the PrePex device by Israel-based Circ MedTech. It allows medical workers in Africa to perform painless circumcisions to help stop the spread of AIDS. WHO’s prequalification will allow PrePex it to be offered to … Continue reading →

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