There are 6 article(s) tagged World Health Organization:

• December 2021

  • St. Jude and WHO to expand access globally to lifesaving cancer treatments

    The WHO and St. Jude first collaborated in 2018 when St. Jude committed $15 million for the creation of the Global Initiative for Childhood Cancer. 

    By Rob Moore December 13, 2021

• September 2021

  • Here’s who can get a COVID-19 booster shot in TN

    Some groups may get a booster dose, while other groups should get it, state health officials said. 

    By Ian Round September 27, 2021

• February 2021

  • WHO takes cue from St. Jude in strategies to improve pediatric cancer cure rates

    Since 2018, St. Jude and WHO have partnered to address common issues in low cancer survivor rates, including late or incorrect diagnoses. 

    By Jane Roberts February 16, 2021

• May 2020

  • The world will need 9 million more nurses and midwives this decade

    Around the world, nurses are demonstrating their compassion, bravery and courage as they respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. Never before has their value been more clearly demonstrated.

    By Robin Mutz May 12, 2020

• January 2020

  • 2020: Year of the nurse and midwife

    The UTHSC College of Nursing hopes to open a midwifery program by 2021. The American College of Obstetrics and Gynecologists reports 49% of U.S. counties do not have obstetric care providers and predicts that by 2030, there will be a 25% shortage of obstetricians/gynecologists. 

    By Wendy Likes January 26, 2020

• September 2018

  • St. Jude takes on global cancer cure rate with WHO partnership

    When it comes to curing pediatric cancer on a global scale, treatment is just one piece of the puzzle.

    By Michelle Corbet September 27, 2018