As we approach the end, putting it mildly, of a “unusual” second year of the COVID-19 pandemic, taking time to pause and look back is warranted. 

The original version of this blog was posted at the World Bank Group Investing in Health site:

https://blogs.worldbank.org/health/learning-koreas-experience-monitoring-drug-and-vaccine-safety?CID=WBW_AL_BlogNotification_EN_EXT

Huihui Wang, Patricio V Marquez, Albert Figueras

On December 3, we celebrate the International Day of Persons with Disabilities 2021.

Today, the third Sunday of November, as done over the past 20 years, we commemorate the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims (WDoR) to remember those who died or were severely injured in a road crash. 

Climate change is one of the greatest risks and development challenges of our time.  Under the UK  Presidency, the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) is being held in Glasgow on 31 October – 12 November 2021, bringing together world leaders.  By completing unresolved issues and reinforcing commitment to implementing the Paris Agreement (a legally binding international treaty that entered into force in 2016), countries

The original version of this blog was posted at the World Bank Group Investing in Health site: https://blogs.worldbank.org/health/3-priorities-scale-mental-health-services-amid-covid-19?CID=WBW_AL_BlogNotification_EN_EXT

The theme for World Mental Health Day 2021, ‘Mental health care for all: let's make it a reality’, is apt for the COVID-19 time

HUIHUI WANG, PATRICIO V.