BMJ and the World Health Organization are focusing on global health issues and medical literature, reaching a consensus on hygiene and disease prevention.

The entities involved

• BMJ →

  global healthcare knowledge provider, wholly owned subsidiary of the British Medical Association

  Nothing else this week.

• World Health Organization →

  United Nations agency concerned with international public health

  • The U.S. ordered its withdrawal from the World Health Organization amid global health initiative impacts.Mon 11:20
  • The Ebola outbreak in the DRC is spreading to Uganda, with new cases reported in Ituri province.Mon 05:14

Related events

• The UN and WHO called for urgent, co-ordinated action on global health issues.Jul 26
• India was assessed against global health standards by the World Health Organization.Aug 7
• WHO commissioned analysis found preventable harm, involving the Taiwan Alliance of Patients’ Organizations.Sep 23