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A virtual press briefing with simultaneous translation in all UN languages with the participation of the WHO Director-General is tentatively scheduled for next week. If confirmed, media advisory with dial-in details will be emailed in advance.
14-16 March 2023
First summit of the Partnership for Healthy Cities network
Mayors and officials from more than 50 cities across the globe are set to meet in London to address noncommunicable disease and injury prevention at the first [Partnership for Healthy Cities](https://worldhealthorganization.cmail19.com/t/d-l-zhjijtl-iitylyihjr-h/) Summit. Since the Partnership was founded in 2017, members of the 70-city global network have been implementing projects and pursuing stronger public health policies in a number of areas, including tobacco control, food policy, road safety, strengthening surveillance of NCDs and overdose prevention
For further information on the Summit and to join the livestream from 13:00–15:30 GMT on Wednesday, 15 March, [click here](https://worldhealthorganization.cmail19.com/t/d-l-zhjijtl-iitylyihjr-k/).
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Tuesday, 14 March 2023
Launch of safeguards list for health worker recruitment
On Tuesday, the World Health Organization will release an updated Health workforce support and safeguards list.
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused significant disruption to health services and has led to a rapid increased in the hiring of international health workers. But for some countries, the loss of key health personnel is impacting on their ability to achieve health security and universal health coverage (UHC).
This update will aim to highlight the countries vulnerable to the effects of this international recruitment. The list will be available [here](https://worldhealthorganization.cmail19.com/t/d-l-zhjijtl-iitylyihjr-u/) in due course and a press release will also be issued next week to mark the launch.
11-17 March 2023
Further webinars and events of interest
– 11-15 Mar – [WHO at the 146th Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Assembly](https://worldhealthorganization.cmail19.com/t/d-l-zhjijtl-iitylyihjr-o/)
– Monday – [First in line: The complex challenges of primary health care service delivery, whilst enabling and retaining the workforce](https://worldhealthorganization.cmail19.com/t/d-l-zhjijtl-iitylyihjr-b/)
– Wednesday – [EPI-WIN webinar: Cholera outbreaks: current situation and what we are doing to address it](https://worldhealthorganization.cmail19.com/t/d-l-zhjijtl-iitylyihjr-n/)
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