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https://cdn.who.int/media/images/default-source/headquarters/teams/emergency-prepardness-(wpe)/country-readiness-strengthening-(crs)/community-readiness-and-resilience-(crr)/14-08-2024---oms---crise-humanitaire---mpox---goma---drc---70227.tmb-hd.jpg?sfvrsn=824d0da4_3 2480w" src="https://cdn.who.int/media/images/default-source/headquarters/teams/emergency-prepardness-(wpe)/country-readiness-strengthening-(crs)/community-readiness-and-resilience-(crr)/14-08-2024---oms---crise-humanitaire---mpox---goma---drc---70227.jpg?sfvrsn=824d0da4_3" srcset="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP///////yH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" title="14-08-2024 - OMS - CRISE HUMANITAIRE - MPOX - GOMA - DRC - 70227"></img> </div> <div class="card__content-group"> <div class="card__header"> <a href="/emergencies/situations/mpox-outbreak" class="card__link" aria-label="Read the latest , " target="_self"> <h3 id="3d56f53243a94b44b826f91115685dc0" class="card__title">Read the latest</h3> </a> </div> </div> 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src="https://cdn.who.int/media/images/default-source/products/science-in-5/science-in-5---ep129-copd.jpg?sfvrsn=f763581f_3" srcset="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP///////yH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" title="Science in 5 – Ep129 COPD"></img> </div> <div class="card__content-group"> <div class="card__header"> <a href="https://www.who.int/podcasts/episode/science-in-5/episode--129---find-out-if-you-have-copd" class="card__link" tabindex="0" target="_self"> <h3 id="6e01453afc654fdf8ae0798685ad9f22" class="card__title">Watch the podcast</h3> </a> </div> </div> <!-- ... --> </article> </div> <div id="PageContent_C567_Col02" class="sf_colsIn col-md-4" data-sf-element="Column 3" data-placeholder-label="Column 3"> <div class="section-heading"> <h2>Violence against women</h2> </div> <article class="card card--portrait ratio-16x9"> <!-- ... --> <div class="card__media"> <img alt="Dr Hussein, psychologist at Heevie Primary health Care clinic in Shaviya IDP Camp during a counseling 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Duhok, Iraq." class="responsive" data-srcset="https://cdn.who.int/media/images/default-source/topics/populations-demographics-human-behaviour-and-injuries/violence-against-women/counselling-session-with-a-gbv-survivor.tmb-xs.jpg?sfvrsn=a6415f2b_5 300w, https://cdn.who.int/media/images/default-source/topics/populations-demographics-human-behaviour-and-injuries/violence-against-women/counselling-session-with-a-gbv-survivor.tmb-sm.jpg?sfvrsn=a6415f2b_5 540w, https://cdn.who.int/media/images/default-source/topics/populations-demographics-human-behaviour-and-injuries/violence-against-women/counselling-session-with-a-gbv-survivor.tmb-md.jpg?sfvrsn=a6415f2b_5 720w, https://cdn.who.int/media/images/default-source/topics/populations-demographics-human-behaviour-and-injuries/violence-against-women/counselling-session-with-a-gbv-survivor.tmb-lg.jpg?sfvrsn=a6415f2b_5 960w, 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text-underline">WHO EPI-WIN Webinar: One Health Intelligence: global collaboration for emerging health threat detection</p> <span class="timestamp"> <i class="fa fa-calendar" aria-hidden="true"></i> 28 November 2024 13:00 – 14:00 CET </span> </div> </a> </div> <div class="list-view--item vertical-list-item"> <a href="/news-room/events/detail/2024/11/28/default-calendar/post-launch-webinar-building-a-strong-global-coalition-for-evidence-shaping-the-path-ahead" class="link-container table event-table" aria-label="Post-launch Webinar - Building a strong Global Coalition for Evidence: Shaping the Path Ahead" role="link"> <div class="table-cell"> <div class="thumb"> <div class="background-image background-image--small" data-image="https://cdn.who.int/media/images/default-source/initiatives/evipnet/post-launch-webinar-building-a-strong-global-coalition-for-evidence.tmb-768v.png?sfvrsn=c17565e8_1" style="background-image: url('https://cdn.who.int/media/images/default-source/initiatives/evipnet/post-launch-webinar-building-a-strong-global-coalition-for-evidence.tmb-131v.png?sfvrsn=c17565e8_1')"></div> </div> </div> <div class="table-cell info"> <p class="heading text-underline">Post-launch Webinar - Building a strong Global Coalition for Evidence: Shaping the Path Ahead</p> <span class="timestamp"> <i class="fa fa-calendar" aria-hidden="true"></i> 28 November 2024 16:00 – 17:30 CET </span> </div> </a> </div> <div class="list-view--item vertical-list-item"> <a href="/news-room/events/detail/2024/11/29/default-calendar/webinar--biopharmaceutics-classification-system-(bcs)-based-biowaivers" class="link-container table event-table" aria-label="Webinar: Biopharmaceutics Classification System (BCS)-based Biowaivers" role="link"> <div class="table-cell"> <div class="thumb"> <div class="background-image background-image--small" 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