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UPDATED:Thu Dec 20 16:30:17 2001

Press Releases 2001
rule.gif (920 bytes)WHO welcomes groundbreaking report (WHO/2001/56) 20 December 2001

WHO to support new national institutes of health research programme (WHO/2001/55) 17 December 2001

U.N. efforts broaden availability of antiretrovirals (WHO/2001/54) 11 December 2001

AIDS Epidemic faster in Eastern Europe than in rest of world:  new figures (WHO/2001/53) 28 November 2001

WHO Director-General Dr Gro Harlem Brundtland calls for US$2.5 Billion in aid for victims of humanitarian crises (WHO/2001/52) 27 November 2001

Success of Afghanistan reconstruction will be measured in lives saved and improved (WHO/2001/51) 26 November 2001

Success of Afghanistan reconstruction will be measured in lives saved and improved (WHO/2001/51) 26 November 2001

WHO Director-General urges investment in DPR Korean health sector (WHO/2001/50) 20 November 2001

Life-saving TB drugs arrive in DPR Korea during WHO Director-General's visit (WHO/2001/49) 20 November 2001

WHO publishes new guidelines to measure health (WHO/2001/48) 15 November 2001

Member States need to take action against Tobacco Advertising (WHO/2001/47) 1 November 2001

New Global Plan to Stop Spread of Tuberculosis (WHO/2001/46) 23 October 2001

West African States on Verge of Eliminating Polio as Massive Immunization Campaign Launched (WHO/2001/45) 19 October 2001

World Health Organization Stresses Need for Continued Public Vigilance in Responding to Deliberate Infections (WHO/2001/44) 18 October 2001

First Shipment of Vital Tuberculosis Drugs Arrives in Moldova (WHO/2001/43) 15 October 2001

The World Health Report 2001: Mental Disorders affect one in four people (WHO/2001/42) 28 September 2001

Content of 2002 "Southern Hemisphere" influenza vaccine decided (WHO/2001/41) 18 September 2001

WHO launches urgent appeal for US$2.9 million to tackle yellow fever epidemic in Abidjan (WHO/2001/40) 5 September 2001

$17 Billion spent researching new drugs in the past five years could be lost just as quickly without global action (WHO/2001/39) 11 September 2001

12 Million euros needed to study venous thrombosis and air travel (WHO/2001/38) 17 August 2001 

Humanitarian logistics systems must improve, experts say (WHO/2001/37) 13 August 2001

WHO Plans New Fight Against Flu (WHO/2001/36) 27 July 2001

Price of Vital TB Drugs Reduced by as much as 94% through WHO Partnership (WHO/2001/35) 19 July 2001

WHO Calls on Private Sector to Provide Affordable Hearing Aids in Developing World (WHO/2001/34) 11 July 2001

Codex Alimentarius Commission discusses safety of discusses safety of genetically modified foods, approves toxin limits and guidelines for organic livestock farming (WHO/2001/33) 6 July 2001

WHO and Top Publishers Announce Breakthrough on Developing Countries' Access to Leading Biomedical Journals (WHO/2001/32) 9 July 2001

World Health Leaders Call for Peace to Immunize 16 Million Children Against Polio (WHO/2001/31) 5 July 2001

FAO/WHO Call for More International Collaboration to Solve Food Safety and Quality Problems (WHO/2001/30) 2 July 2001

Developing Countries to Receive US$17 Million for Tobacco Control Research (WHO/2001/29) 28 June 2001

Joint WHO/OIE/FAO Consultation on BSE/CJD closes (WHO/2001/28) 14 June 2001

WHO Urges Countries to Prevent a Tobacco Epidemic among Women and Girls (WHO/2001/27) 30 May 2001

WHO and Novartis Join Forces to Combat Drug Resistant Malaria (WHO/2001/26) 23 May 2001

World Health Assembly endorses WHO's strategic priorities (WHA/2001/6) 22 May 2001

54 Countries and Five International Organizations Join in a World-Wide Exercise in Nuclear Emergency Management (WHO/2001/25) 21 May 2001

Expert Body Stresses Need for Urgent Polio Eradication and Funding for Global Effort (WHA/2001/5) 18 May 2001

Secretary-General Advances Plans for International Aids and Health Fund (WHA/2001/4) 17 May 2001

$1.5 Billion Needed to Meet TB Control Targets in Highest Burden Countries (WHA/2001/3) 16 May 2001

Leprosy: Global Target Attained.  Remaining Endemic Countries Pose Greatest Challenge (WHA/2001/2) 16 May 2001

Protecting Public Health requires new Tobacco Product Regulation, says WHO (WHA/2001/1) 15 May 2001

Tobacco Poses a Major Obstacle to Children's Rights - Report (WHO/2001/24) 4 May 2001

World Health Organization and Aventis Announce a Major Initiative to Step Up Efforts against Sleeping Sickness (WHO/2001/23) 3 May 2001

WHO makes Recommendations on Depleted Uranium and Health in New Monograph (WHO/2001/22) 26 April 2001

 HIV causing Tuberculosis cases to Double in Africa (WHO/2001/21) 23 April 2001

WHO/WTO Workshop on Pricing and Financing of Essential Drugs (WHO/2001/20)

The United Nations Secretary General to Lead the Fight Against HIV/AIDS (WHO/2001/19)

As Burden of Mental Health Disorders Looms Large, Countries Report Lack of Mental Health Programmes (WHO/2001/18)

Polio Eradication: Final 1% Poses Greatest Challenge (WHO/2001/17)

UN Agencies Launch New Plan to Halve Mortality of Measles, a Major Childhood Killer (WHO/2001/16)

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Awards $10 Million to Develop New Diagnostics for Tuberculosis (WHO/2001/15)

World TB Day 2001: Access to TB Cure a Human Right Imperative (WHO/2001/14)

WHO and Stop TB Launch New Initiative to Increase Access to Free TB Drugs: The Global TB Drug Facility (WHO/2001/13)

World Water Day  - Immediate Solutions for Persistent Problems (WHO/2001/12)

Scientific Experts and Airline Industry Call for Further Study of Venous Thrombosis (WHO/2001/11)

GlaxoSmithKline and World Health Organization Sign Agreement to Develop a new Treatment for Malaria (WHO/2001/10)

Uganda Ebola Outbreak Officially Over (WHO/2001/09)

Alcohol - number-one killer of young men in Europe (EURO 2/01)

Experts decide content of 2001-2002 "Northern Hemisphere" Influenza Vaccine (WHO/2001/08)

China, Argentina, Senegal and Zimbabwe lead in Global Campaign Against Epilepsy (WHO/2001/07)

WHO Opens an Office in Lyon (France) to Help Developing Countries Detect and Control Epidemics and Emerging Diseases (WHO/2001/06)

WHO Appeals for $2 million in "Flash" Funds to Take Forward Work on Depleted Uranium in Balkans, Iraq (WHO/2001/05)

FAO/WHO: Amount of Poor-Quality Pesticides Sold in Developing Countries Alarmingly High (WHO/2001/04)

Global Health Issues; 107th Session of WHO's Executive Board (WHO/2001/03)

Fewer Pills Help the Medicine Go Down for TB Patients - And Combat a Deadly Epidemic (WHO/2001/02)

WHO Launches Mental Health 2001 Campaign (WHO/2001/01)

 
 
 
 

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