Madagascar’s plague epidemic is slowing, but we must sustain the response
WHO announces new TB Supranational Reference Laboratory in the African Region
WHO launches new manual to strengthen health systems to better respond to women survivors of violence
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New global commitment to end tuberculosis
Action to avert an 18 million health worker shortfall announced at the 4th Human Resources for Health Forum in Dublin
Tuberculosis makes it onto the international political agenda for health...finally
WHO prequalifies key treatment for children with TB
WHO welcomes new funding to accelerate demise of neglected tropical diseases
UN leaders appeal for immediate lifting of humanitarian blockade in Yemen – lives of millions are at risk
USAID honours Dr Mario Raviglione with Global Leader Award
Less than one week to go - First WHO Global Ministerial Conference on Ending TB
Statement of the 15th IHR Emergency Committee regarding the international spread of poliovirus
Fourth Global Forum on Human Resources For Health Opens in Ireland
WHO welcomes appointment of new Executive Director of the Global Fund
UN Climate Change and WHO Team Up to Protect Health from Climate Change at COP23
River blindness: shifting from prevention to surveillance and elimination
Launch of special initiative to address climate change impact on health in Small Island Developing States
New publications show injuries kill more than five million people a year
Codex Alimentarius Commission discusses safety of discusses safety of genetically modified foods, approves toxin limits and guidelines for organic livestock farming
Changing epidemiology of Polio prompts tactical shift in world’s largest public health initiative
New WHO surveillance tool captures key country risk factors to bring global chronic disease epidemic under control
WHO Calls on Private Sector to Provide Affordable Hearing Aids in Developing World
World Health Assembly adopts historic Tobacco Control Pact
Dr Jong-Wook Lee elected as Director-General of the World Health Organization
Price of Vital TB Drugs Reduced by as much as 94% through WHO Partnership
WHO Plans New Fight Against Flu
US$30 million research effort to develop new tests for deadly infectious diseases
Humanitarian logistics systems must improve, experts say
12 Million euros needed to study venous thrombosis and air travel
Schistosomiasis elimination: refocusing on snail control to sustain progress
17 Billion dollar spent researching new drugs in the past five years could be lost just as quickly without global action
WHO launches urgent appeal for US dollar 2.9 million to tackle yellow fever epidemic in Abidjan
Content of 2002 "Southern Hemisphere" influenza vaccine decided
The World Health Report 2001: Mental Disorders affect one in four people
First Shipment of Vital Tuberculosis Drugs Arrives in Moldova
World Health Organization Stresses Need for Continued Public Vigilance in Responding to Deliberate Infections
West African States on Verge of Eliminating Polio as Massive Immunization Campaign Launched
