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Press releases relating to EPR 1997-

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2007

• Improved meningitis vaccine for Africa could signal eventual end to deadly scourge
  News release issued by WHO, 8 June 2007
• Global health partners mobilize to counter yellow fever
  News release issued by WHO, 16 May 2007
• Global stockpile of H5N1 vaccine 'feasible'
  News release issued by WHO, 26 April 2007
• Indonesia to resume sharing H5N1 avian influenza virus samples following a WHO meeting in Jakarta
  News release issued by WHO, 28 March 2007
• Pandemic influenza vaccine: WHO and international community make progress towards ensuring access of developing countries
  News release issued by WHO, 22 March 2007
• WHO reports some promising results on avian influenza vaccines
  News release issued by WHO, 16 February 2007
• Sharing of avian influenza viruses and pandemic vaccine production
  News release issued by WHO, 16 February 2007

2006

• Immediate and sustained action required to sharply increase pandemic influenza vaccine supply
  News release issued by WHO, 26 October 2006
• WHO Influenza Pandemic Task Force holds first meeting
  News release issued by WHO, 26 September 2006
• World Health Assembly agrees to immediate voluntary implementation of influenza-related provisions of International Health Regulations (2005)
  News release issued by WHO, 26 May 2006
• WHO human influenza pandemic meeting makes progress on containment plan
  Notes for the media issued by WHO, 8 March 2006
• WHO convenes international meeting to discuss influenza pandemic containment strategy
  Notes for the media issued by WHO, 3 March 2006

2005

• Global influenza meeting sets key action steps, agrees on urgent need for financing
  Joint News Release
  WHO/FAO/OIE/World Bank
  9 November 2005
• Global meeting to develop common approach on avian influenza and human pandemic influenza
  Joint News Release
  WHO/FAO/OIE/World Bank
  7 November 2005
• Donation of three million treatments of oseltamivir to WHO will help early response to an emerging influenza pandemic
  News release, 24 August 2005
• WHO statement on modelling papers published in Science and Nature
  4 August 2005
• World Health Assembly adopts new International Health Regulations
  News release, 23 May 2005
• WHO establishing smallpox vaccine reserve
  News release, 20 May 2005
• Marburg outbreak: launch of a flash funding appeal
  8 April 2005
• WHO recommends influenza vaccine composition for Northern Hemisphere 2005-2006 influenza season
  Notes for the press, 10 February 2005

2004

• Commissioner David Byrne to be special envoy for World Health Organization
  PRESS RELEASE ISSUED BY WHO, 22 OCTOBER 2004
• WHO announces end of Ebola outbreak in southern Sudan
  PRESS RELEASE ISSUED BY WHO, 7 AUGUST 2004

• New meningitis threat being contained by web of partnerships
  PRESS RELEASE ISSUED BY WHO, 8 APRIL 2004
• World Health Organization to host influenza pandemic preparedness meeting
  Notes for the press, 12 MARCH 2004
• WHO and UNICEF launch rapid response to contain yellow fever emergency in Liberia
  PRESS RELEASE ISSUED BY WHO/UNICEF, 25 February 2004
• Unprecedented spread of avian influenza requires broad collaboration: FAO/OIE/WHO call for international assistance
  PRESS RELEASE ISSUED BY WHO, 27 January 2004

2003

• Global search for SARS vaccine gains momentum
  PRESS RELEASE ISSUSED BY WHO, 5 November 2003
• Inadequate plumbing systems likely contributed to SARS transmission
  PRESS RELEASE ISSUSED BY WHO, 26 September 2003
• New, affordable vaccine stops meningitis now WHO appeals for funds
  PRESS RELEASE ISSUSED BY WHO, 25 September 2003
• Amid SARS concerns, WHO urges influenza vaccinations for high-risk groups
  Note for the Press, 2 September 2003
• Joint mission on SARS animal reservoir and necessary next steps
  PRESS RELEASE ISSUSED BY WHO, 21 August 2003
• Joint WHO, Food and Agriculture Organization and Chinese government mission on SARS animal reservoir and possible transmission to Humans
  PRESS RELEASE ISSUED BY WHO, 20 August 2003
• SARS outbreak contained worldwide
  PRESS RELEASE ISSUED BY WHO, 5 July 2003
• World Health Organization changes Hong Kong, Guangdong travel recommendations
  PRESS RELEASE ISSUED BY WHO, 23 MAY 2003
• World Health Organization announces new public-private initiative on disease surveillance and response
  PRESS RELEASE ISSUED BY WHO, 21 May 2003
• WHO extends its SARS-related travel advice to all of Taiwan province, China
  Note for the Press, 21 May 2003
• WHO extends its SARS-related travel advice to Hebei province in China
  Note for the Press, 17 May 2003
• WHO welcomes African Ministers' call for action against SARS
  PRESS RELEASE ISSUED BY WHO REGIONAL OFFICE FOR AFRICA, 2 May 2003
• World Health 0rganization lifts Toronto travel advisory, maintains advice for areas of China
  Note for the Press, 30 April 2003
• WHO welcomes ASEAN unity against SARS
  PRESS RELEASE ISSUED BY WHO 29 April 2003
• Viet Nam SARS-Free
  PRESS RELEASE ISSUED BY WHO 28 April 2003
• Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome – Virtual Press Briefing
  23 April 2003
• Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome – Teleconference briefing of wire service recognition
  23 April 2003
• Photos the press briefing: SARS etiology and diagnosis: current status and future development
  16 April 2003
• Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome - Press briefing
  16 April 2003
• Coronavirus never before seen in humans is the cause of SARS
  Unprecedented collaboration identifies new pathogen in record time
  PRESS RELEASE ISSUED BY WHO 16 April 2003
• Press briefing on SARS
  United Nations, New York
  15 April 2003
• Photos of the SARS team
  14 April 2003
• Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome - Press briefing
  11 April 2003
• SARS outbreak: WHO investigation team moves to Guangdong China New travel advice announced
  PRESS RELEASE ISSUED BY WHO, 2 April 2003
• Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome - Press briefing
  2 April 2003
• Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome - Press briefing
  1 April 2003
• Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome - Press briefing, Beijing, China
  28 March 2003
• Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome - Press briefing
  27 March 2003
• Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome - Press conference, Hanoi, Viet Nam
  26 March 2003
• Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome - Press briefing
  25 March 2003
• Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome - Press briefing
  21 March 2003
• WHO coordinates international effort to identify and treat SARS
  Note for the Press, 17 March 2003
• World Health Organization issues emergency travel advisory
  Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) Spreads Worldwide
  PRESS RELEASE ISSUED BY WHO, 15 March 2003
• WHO issues a global alert about cases of atypical pneumonia
  Cases Of Severe Respiratory Illness May Spread To Hospital Staff
  PRESS RELEASE ISSUED BY WHO 12 March 2003
• "Ebola confirmed as cause of outbreak in Republic of Congo; WHO and partners send expert teams"
  19 February 2003
• "One case of “bird flu” confirmed in Hong Kong – investigation ongoing"
  19 February 2003
• "Outbreaks in Africa underscore the urgency for increased global influenza surveillance and pandemic planning"
  14 February 2003
• "Partnership moves in record time to provide vaccine against meningitis as epidemic emerges in Africa"
  6 February 2003
• "Eight questions consumers should ask on the threat of mad cow disease"
  30 January 2003

2002

• "WHO-NTI establish a Global Emergency Outbreak Response Fund"
  2 December 2002
• "Urgent call for action on meningitis in Africa:Vaccine price and shortage the major obstacles"
  27 Sept 2002
• "WHO urges an increase in influenza vaccination: Composition for southern hemisphere 2003 season influenza vaccine announced"
  26 Sept 2002
• "WHO prepares to tackle emerging crisis in African meningitis area"
  19 Sept 2002
• "New Formula for Oral Rehydration Salts Will Save Millions of Lives"
  8 May 2002
• "WHO Urges Countries to Act on New Anti-resistance Malaria Medicines"
  25 April 2002
• "WHO Urges Influenza Vaccination for Northern Hemisphere"
  6 Feb 2002

2001

• "World Health Organization Stress Need for Continued Public Vigilance in Responding to Deliberate Infections"
  18 Oct 2001
• "World Health Organization announces updated guidance on smallpox vaccination""
  Statement to the press by the Director-General of the World Health Organization, Dr Gro Harlem Brundtland
  2 Oct 2001
• "Content of 2002 "Southern Hemisphere" Influenza Vaccine Decided"
  18 Sept 2001
• "WHO Launches Urgent Appeal for US $2.9 Million to Tackle Yellow Fever Epidemic in Abidjan"
  5 Sept 2001
• "WHO Plans New Fight Against Flu"
  7 July 2001
• "Joint WHO/FAO/OIE Technical Consultation on BSE: Public health, animal health and trade"
  14 June 2001
• "Experts Decide Content of 2001-2002 "Northern Hemisphere" Influenza Vaccine"
  16 Feb 2001
• "WHO Opens an Office in Lyon (France) to Help Developing Countries Detect and Control Epidemics and Emerging Diseases"
  8 Feb 2001

2000

• "First Outbreak of Ebola Confirmed in Uganda- WHO coordinates international response"
  16 Oct 2000
• "WHO Appeals for International Support for Control and Prevention of Rift Valley Fever (RFV) in Yemen"
  9 Oct 2000
• "Control of First Rift Valley Fever Outbreak Outside of Africa is Underway"
  29 Sept 2000
• "Experts Decide Content of 2001 "Southern Hemisphere" Influenza Vaccine"
  26 Sept 2000
• "Drug Resistance Threatens to Reverse Medical Progress"
  12 June 2000
• "Drug- Resistant Strains of TB Increasing Worldwide"
  24 Mar 2000
• "Mozambique - The Fight Against Disease Increases"
  17 Mar 2000
• "Unsafe Injection Practices have Serious, Large-Scale Consequences"
  14 Mar 2000
• "Recipe for the Northern Hemisphere Flu Vaccine"
  16 Feb 2000

1999

• "Future research on smallpox virus recommended"
  10 Dec 1999
• "To combat meningitis epidemics and prevent deaths: be prepared"
  9 Dec 1999
• "Turkey: water and sanitation, surveillace systems now key to disease control"
  27 Aug 1999
• "Vigilance needed as first cases of epidemic-prone diseases registered in Kosovo"
  18 Aug 1999
• "Influenza-Like" Acute Respiratory Infection Behind Deadly Afghan Outbreak"
  2 Mar 1999
• "50 Years of Influenza Surveillance: Much Still to Do to Stop a Killer"
  17 Feb 1999
• "Experts Decide Content of 1999-2000 "Nothern Hemisphere" Influenza Vaccine"
  17 Feb 1999

1998

• No Scientific Justification to Suspend Hepatitis B Immunization
  2 Oct 1998
• Experts Decide Content of 1999 "Southern Hemisphere" Influenza Vaccine
  2 Oct 1998
• Major Gaps in Research on Antibiotic Resistance Need Filling
  9 June 1998
• Hepatitis C: 170 million infected worldwide and still no vaccine
  1 May 1998
• Influenza Vaccine Formula for 1998-1999
  18 Feb 1998
• New Diagnostic Criteria for Creutzfeldt-Jacob Disease
  13 Feb 1998
• International Investigation of Rift Valley Fever Outbreak Reinforced
  6 Feb 1998
  
• Executive Board Calls for Work Against Antimicrobial Resistance to be Stepped Up
  30 Jan 1998
• Increased Surveillance for Influenza Should Be Continued
  28 Jan 1998
• Rift Valley Fever Widely Distributed in Kenya and Somalia
  28 Jan 1998
• Rift Valley Fever Outbreak Widespread in Kenya
  17 Jan 1998
• H5N1 Virus Found in Ducks and Geese
  16 Jan 1998
• Second Team Departs for Kenya: Rift Valley Fever Outbreak
  16 Jan 1998
• Mission Set to Review Influenza Surveillance in Southern China
  13 Jan 1998
• Kenya: Rift Valley Fever Virus Detected in Disease Outbreak
  6 Jan 1998
• Investigation of Origins of H5N1 Stepped Up in Hong Kong
  6 Jan 1998

1997

• Disease Outbreak in Kenya: WHO does not Recommend Travel Restrictions
  30 Dec 1997
• Low Levels of Exposure to H5N1 Unlikely to Result in Infection
  29 Dec 1997
• H5N1 Influenza Virus in Hong Kong: No New Measures Warranted
  23 Dec 1997
• Cholera in the Horn of Africa
  23 Dec 1997
• Influenza A (H5N1) in Hong Kong: Update
  19 Dec 1997
• Antimicrobial Resistance in Europe
  18 Dec 1997
• Influenza A (H5N1) in Hong Kong: 2 New Suspect Cases
  17 Dec 1997
• International Effort to Combat New Flu Strain
  15 Dec 1997
• 7 Million doses of Vaccine to Combat Meningitis
  9 Dec 1997
• Largest Outbreak of Suspected Monkeypox
  2 Dec 1997
• WHO Confirms Second Case of New Flu Virus Strain
  2 Dec 1997
• Xenotransplantation Offers Opportunities but Must Be Carefully Monitored
  30 Oct 1997
• Meningitis reported in Democratic Republic of Congo
  29 Aug 1997
• New Influenza Virus Strain in Humans
  21 Aug 1997
• Training Course on Creutzfeld-Jacob in Senegal
  4 July 1997
• Meningitis Control in Africa in 1997
  24 Jun 1997
• E-Coli Infections Increasing
  21 may 1997
• World Health Day 1997
  4 Apr 1997
• Spongiform Encephalopathies : New Recommendations on Medical Products
  27 Mar 1997
• Spongiform Encephalopathies : Experts Reconvene
  24 mar 1997
• Typhoid Fever : Alert in Tajikistan
  14 Mar 1997
• WHO Condemns Human Cloning
  11 Mar 1997
• Influenza Vaccine Formula for 1997/1998
  20 Feb 1997
• Interagency Appeal to Control Epidemic Meningitis in Africa
  5 Feb 1997