Events: Oct 2018

69th session of the World Health Organization Regional Committee for the Western Pacific

8 October 2018 to 12 October 2018
Press and media
The sixty-ninth session of the World Health Organization Regional Committee for the Western Pacific will be held from 8 to 12 October 2018 in Manila, Philippines.

World Hospital Congress

10 October 2018 to 12 October 2018
Press and media
The World Hospital Congress, under the umbrella of the International Hospital Federation, is a unique global event that brings key health leaders together annually to share views and experiences, network and develop excellence in healthcare and hospitals leadership. In 2018 the Congress will head...

World Obesity Day

11 October 2018
Events
World Obesity Day was launched in 2015 to stimulate and support practical solutions to help people achieve and maintain a healthy weight, and to reverse the obesity crisis. The day aims to increase awareness, encourage advocacy, improve policies, and share experiences. World Obesity Day 2017 was...

Global Conference on Primary Health Care

25 October 2018 to 26 October 2018
Press and media
Achieving Universal Health Coverage and the Sustainable Development Goals This year the world will come together at the Global Conference on Primary Health Care to recommit to strengthening primary health care to achieve universal health coverage and the Sustainable Development Goals. The...

World Psoriasis Day

29 October 2018
Events
World Psoriasis Day is an annual day specially dedicated to people with psoriasis/psoriatic arthritis. Conceived by patients for patients, World Psoriasis Day is a truly global event that sets out to give an international voice to the 125 million people with psoriasis/psoriatic arthritis. Psoriasis...

WHO’s First Global Conference on Air Pollution and Health

30 October 2018 to 1 November 2018
Press and media
The conference is being held in collaboration with UN Environment, World Meteorological Organization (WMO), the Secretariat of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the Climate and Clean Air Coalition to Reduce Short-Lived Climate Pollutants (CCAC) and the United Nations Economic...