News releases 2006
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New vaccines against cervical cancer major opportunity for developing world
12 December 2006 -
In Chad, refugees and residents face health and security crisis
8 December 2006 -
Opportunities for Africa's newborns
22 November 2006 -
WHO and UNICEF call for safe access of polio vaccinators in Afghanistan's Southern Region
22 November 2006 -
Global AIDS epidemic continues to grow
21 November 2006 -
The African Regional Health Report
20 November 2006 -
WHO and partners accelerate fight against counterfeit medicines
15 November 2006 -
Clean hands leading to safer health care for half the world’s population
10 November 2006 -
Dr Margaret Chan to be WHO's next Director-General
9 November 2006 -
Dr Margaret Chan nominated to be WHO Director-General
8 November 2006 -
WHO Executive Board shortlists candidates for Director-General
6 November 2006 -
Pioneers in TB control from Africa and India receive awards for outstanding achievements
1 November 2006 -
Future of sexual and reproductive health at tipping point according to global study
1 November 2006 -
World Health Organization and partners unveil new coordinated approach to treat millions suffering from neglected tropical diseases
26 October 2006 -
A large, untapped global market exists for improved TB tests
25 October 2006 -
Immediate and sustained action required to sharply increase pandemic influenza vaccine supply
23 October 2006 -
World Health Organization says violence against children can and must be prevented
16 October 2006 -
UN Secretary-General’s study reveals full range and scale of violence against children
12 October 2006 -
Global polio eradication now hinges on four countries
12 October 2006 -
Sight test and glasses could dramatically improve the lives of 150 million people with poor vision
11 October 2006 -
WHO and sanofi-aventis expand programme to fight neglected tropical diseases
10 October 2006 -
World Mental Health Day 2006: 'Building Awareness - Reducing Risks: Suicide and Mental Illness'
9 October 2006 -
WHO challenges world to improve air quality
5 October 2006 -
Reducing the health risks for children from ozone layer depletion
15 September 2006 -
WHO gives indoor use of DDT a clean bill of health for controlling malaria
15 September 2006 -
Horn of Africa countries jointly bolster drive to eradicate polio
8 September 2006 -
Lebanon health facilities have suffered considerable damage
6 September 2006 -
World in danger of missing sanitation target; drinking-water target also at risk, new report shows
5 September 2006 -
Palestinian Health Ministry in financial crisis, WHO warns
1 September 2006 -
WHO Goodwill Ambassador highlights devastating impact of obstetric fistula on women and girls
1 September 2006 -
Helmet use saves lives
25 August 2006 -
Medicines, money and motivated health workers are key to universal access to HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment care and support
18 August 2006 -
Young people and HIV: the evidence is clear - act now!
16 August 2006 -
Treatment for sexually transmitted infections has a role in HIV prevention
16 August 2006 -
WHO: Intensified action needed to halt a quarter of a million TB/HIV deaths a year of people living with AIDS
16 August 2006 -
HIV treatment access reaches over 1 million in sub-Saharan Africa, WHO reports
16 August 2006 -
WHO launches new plan to confront HIV-related health worker shortages
15 August 2006 -
WHO and UNICEF tackle problem of lack of essential medicines for children
14 August 2006 -
Fuel shortages in Lebanon a grave threat to people's health
7 August 2006 -
Codex Alimentarius Commission adopts new standards to protect consumers and ease trade
10 July 2006 -
Top level push to tackle priorities in sexual and reproductive health
20 June 2006 -
Almost a quarter of all disease caused by environmental exposure
16 June 2006 -
World Blood Donor Day 2006
12 June 2006 -
New study shows female genital mutilation exposes women and babies to significant risk at childbirth
2 June 2006 -
WHO urges the right kind of medical donations to Indonesia
1 June 2006 -
New Director-General of the World Health Organization to be chosen in November, 2006
30 May 2006 -
Regulation urgently needed to control growing list of deadly tobacco products
30 May 2006 -
Earthquake survivors need medical care, safe water, vaccination
29 May 2006 -
World Health Assembly concludes; makes key decisions affecting global public health
27 May 2006 -
World Health Assembly agrees to immediate voluntary implementation of influenza-related provisions of International Health Regulations (2005)
26 May 2006 -
New global alliance seeks to address worldwide shortage of doctors, nurses and other health workers
25 May 2006 -
Reminder: funeral arrangements for Dr LEE Jong-wook, Director-General of the World Health Organization
24 May 2006 -
World Health Assembly opens, mourns death of WHO Director-General
22 May 2006 -
The World Health Organization announces new standards for registration of all human medical research
19 May 2006 -
WHO announces pharmaceutical companies agree to stop marketing single-drug artemisinin malaria pills
11 May 2006 -
Countries provide successful model for massive tuberculosis treatment scale-up
10 May 2006 -
Investment in cleaner household energy yields major health and economic benefits
4 May 2006 -
WHO calls for "special approach" to address needs of children affected by HIV/AIDS, TB, Malaria
3 May 2006 -
World Health Organization releases new Child Growth Standards
27 April 2006 -
World Health Organization report explains the health impacts of the world's worst-ever civil nuclear accident
13 April 2006 -
World Health Day 2006
7 April 2006 -
Intellectual property rights and innovation: high-level commission calls for action to ensure developing country access to existing and new medicines and vaccines
3 April 2006 -
African and international health experts step-up efforts to curb violence and injuries
31 March 2006 -
Health deteriorating in Sudan
30 March 2006 -
Global access to HIV therapy tripled in past two years, but significant challenges remain
28 March 2006 -
Improved formula for oral rehydration salts to save children’s lives
23 March 2006 -
Americas, South-East Asia and Western Pacific regions on track to reach tuberculosis control targets
22 March 2006 -
WHO launches new stop TB strategy to fight the global tuberculosis epidemic
17 March 2006 -
Global measles deaths plunge by 48% over past six years
10 March 2006 -
Viet Nam eliminates maternal and neonatal tetanus
28 February 2006 -
Counterfeit medicines: the silent epidemic
15 February 2006 -
Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics and WHO collaborate to improve diagnosis of sleeping sickness with a Gates Foundation grant
6 February 2006 -
Tobacco control efforts growing worldwide as countries build on momentum of global tobacco convention
6 February 2006 -
World Cancer Day: Global action to avert 8 million cancer-related deaths by 2015
3 February 2006 -
Polio endemic countries hit all-time low of four
1 February 2006 -
North American report on children’s health and environment indicators a global first
26 January 2006 -
New HIV data show growing AIDS epidemic in China
25 January 2006 -
WHO Executive Board discusses pandemic
23 January 2006 -
WHO calls for an immediate halt to provision of single-drug artemisinin malaria pills
19 January 2006 -
Tram 13 puts on a healthy colour
9 January 2006
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