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Drug use pushing the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Asia
Wednesday, 9 December 2009, 1:45 pm | World Health Organisation
The World Health Organization (WHO) said today that studies show that HIV/AIDS in Asia is now mainly driven by drug use and that the epidemic is poised to spread explosively to the sexual partners of people who use drugs. More >>
Emotional Burnout In The Wake Of Philippine Flood
Monday, 16 November 2009, 2:43 pm | World Health Organisation
The World Health Organization (WHO) today expressed concern for the psychological well-being of more than a million people still living in flood waters weeks after three typhoons swept through the Philippines. More >>
Urgent Action Needed To Improve Women's Health
Wednesday, 11 November 2009, 11:50 am | World Health Organisation
GENEVA, 10 November 2009-Societies continue to fail to meet the health needs of women at key moments of their lives, particularly in their adolescent years and in older age, a World Health Organization (WHO) report has found. More >>
vulnerable populations hard hit by recession
Wednesday, 23 September 2009, 11:45 am | World Health Organisation
HONG KONG (China), 22 September 2009—The World Health Organization (WHO) today called for urgent measures to cushion the ill effects on health caused by the global economic crisis, particularly on vulnerable and impoverished populations. More >>
WTO Launches Second Global Review Of Aid For Trade
Tuesday, 30 June 2009, 9:30 am | World Health Organisation
The WTO, its members and key international aid and development organizations will conduct the Second Global Review of Aid for Trade — aimed at expanding the trade capacity of developing countries — on 6-7 July 2009 in Geneva. More >>
"The world should stay on its toes," says WHO
Monday, 15 June 2009, 1:08 pm | World Health Organisation
MANILA, 12 June 2009—The World Health Organization (WHO) today reaffirmed that influenza A(H1N1) is a virus of moderate severity which produces mild illness in the majority of cases. On 11 June, WHO raised its influenza pandemic alert level ... More >>
UN Political Chief Visits Central African Republic
Friday, 12 June 2009, 12:10 pm | World Health Organisation
New York, Jun 11 2009 6:10PM The top United Nations political official continued his week-long visit to West and Central Africa, arriving today in the Central Africa Republic (CAR). More >>
World Now At The Start Of 2009 Influenza Pandemic
Friday, 12 June 2009, 12:09 pm | World Health Organisation
The virus is contagious, spreading easily from one person to another, and from one country to another. As of today, nearly 30,000 confirmed cases have been reported in 74 countries. More >>
World now at the start of 2009 influenza pandemic
Friday, 12 June 2009, 9:40 am | World Health Organisation
On the basis of available evidence, and these expert assessments of the evidence, the scientific criteria for an influenza pandemic have been met. I have therefore decided to raise the level of influenza pandemic alert from phase 5 to phase 6. More >>
Picture Warnings On Tobacco Products Save Lives
Thursday, 28 May 2009, 2:30 pm | World Health Organisation
Manila, 28 May 2009 - The World Health Organization (WHO) today called on governments to use graphic pictures on tobacco products to show the frightening physical results of smoking. More >>
WHO Director-General: Pandemic Alert Level To 5
Thursday, 30 April 2009, 9:48 am | World Health Organisation
Based on assessment of all available information, and following several expert consultations, I have decided to raise the current level of influenza pandemic alert from phase 4 to phase 5. More >>
Poor HIV Services For Men-to-Men Sex Imperils Asia
Wednesday, 18 February 2009, 9:10 am | World Health Organisation
Lack of HIV/AIDS services for men having sex with men imperils Asia, WHO says More >>
New Leader Takes Over WHO's Western Pacific Region
Tuesday, 3 February 2009, 10:27 am | World Health Organisation
MANILA, Dr Shin Young-soo of the Republic of Korea today took over as the new Regional Director of the World Health Organization's Western Pacific Region, based in Manila, the Philippines. Dr Shin, 65, succeeds Dr Shigeru Omi of Japan, who has stepped down ... More >>
WHO Launches Vital New Book
Friday, 12 December 2008, 1:25 pm | World Health Organisation
KUALA LUMPUR, 11 December 2008— The World Health Organization (WHO) today launched a major new publication designed to give governments in Asia and the Pacific the information they need to strengthen their health systems and to provide better care ... More >>
Spotlighting unintentional injuries to children
Wednesday, 10 December 2008, 4:06 pm | World Health Organisation
HANOI/MANILA, 10 December 2008—More than 2000 children die every day as a result of an unintentional or accidental injury, and every year tens of millions more worldwide are taken to hospitals with injuries that often leave them with lifelong disabilities, ... More >>
Korean Cities Win Awards For Their Public Toilets
Tuesday, 4 November 2008, 2:18 pm | World Health Organisation
When it comes to the provision of good public toilets, two cities in the Republic of Korea have flushed away the opposition. Seongbuk & Jinju won an international competition to find the best public sanitary facilities in the region. More >>
World Health Care Report 2008 Released
Wednesday, 15 October 2008, 9:49 am | World Health Organisation
The World Health Report 2008, which is being launched today, critically assesses the way that health care is organized, financed, and delivered in rich and poor countries around the world. More >>
Integrate mental health better into primary care
Friday, 3 October 2008, 3:33 pm | World Health Organisation
The World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Organization of Family Doctors (Wonca) today released a joint report that aims to offer help to hundreds of millions of people who are affected by mental disorders but cannot receive the care and treatment ... More >>
WHO Urges Improved Ability To Combat New Diseases
Friday, 26 September 2008, 9:48 am | World Health Organisation
The World Health Organization (WHO) has urged countries to accelerate implementation of the Asia Pacific Strategy for Emerging Diseases to achieve the basic capacities required to deal with new infections. More >>
Unaware Carriers Jeopardize Fight Against HIV/AIDS
Friday, 26 September 2008, 9:45 am | World Health Organisation
The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that, despite good progress, the fight against HIV/AIDS may be jeopardized as the majority of people with HIV are unaware of their condition. More >>
