Action Against Infection - A newsletter for WHO and its partners

Volume 4(4)

Volume 4(3)

Volume 4(2)

Volume 4(1)

Volume 3(3)

Volume 3(2)

Volume 3(1)

Volume 2(7)

Volume 2(6)

Volume 2(5)

Volume 2(4)

Volume 2(3)

Volume 2(2)

Volume 2(1)

Issue no.3

Issue no.2

Issue no.1

Volume 4(5) - 2nd Sem. 2004
Main Articles: Darfur humanitarian crisis: reflections from the field Social mobilization to fight Ebola in Yambio, southern Sudan Egypt completes fifth campaign to interrupt transmission of lymphatic filariasis WHO Buruli ulcer documentary wins award New reports from the WHO programmes on communicable diseases Appointments Revising the International Health Regulations WHO consultation on risk communication, Singapore, 21-23 September 2004	*Only available in pdf format English (166k) Français (260k) Espagnol (822k)** * PDF files can be read using Adobe Acrobat Reader Back to top
Volume 4(4) - 1st Sem. 2004
Main Articles: International workshop: intensified control of neglected diseases The 57th World Health Assembly raises global public health to a new level Infectious diseases highlights Rabies re-emerges in Indonesia Country assessment missions drive "3 by 5" momentum New department of Strategic Planning and Innovation (SPI) New reports from the WHO programmes on communicable diseases Global Alliance to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis Highlights of the Second Stop TB Partners' Forum: "Every Breath Counts"	*Only available in pdf format English (802k) Français (330k) Espagnol (620k)** * PDF files can be read using Adobe Acrobat Reader Back to top
Volume 4(3) - 2nd Sem. 2003
Main Articles: Lead article: WHO's daring new AIDS initiative responds to global health emergency 56th World Health Assembly WHO and ILO launch guidelines for workplace TB control New reports from the WHO programmes on communicable diseases Extending essential care through integrated case management (IMAI) Cholera in Iraq	*Only available in pdf format English (361k) Français (435k) Espagnol (445k)** * PDF files can be read using Adobe Acrobat Reader Back to top
Volume 4(2) - 1st Sem. 2003
Main Articles: Lead article: Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS): a puzzling and difficult new disease Roll Back Malaria, Protect women and children! Global resources mobilized to help Congo - combating Ebola epidemic in Congo New reports from the WHO Programme on Communicable Diseases World TB Day Dr Carlo Urbani of the World Health Organization gives his life to SARS	*Only available in pdf format English (693k) Français (275k) Espagnol (280k)** * PDF files can be read using Adobe Acrobat Reader Back to top
Volume 4(1) - January-February 2003
Main Articles: Lead article: Executive Board nominates new Director-General Other Executive Board action: influenza Global resources avert explosive yellow fever epidemic in Senegal New reports from the WHO Programme on Communicable Diseases A new chief for a new Roll Back Malaria Partnership Secretariat Calendar of CDS upcoming meetings 2003	*Only available in pdf format English (222k) Français (217k) Espagnol (215k)** * PDF files can be read using Adobe Acrobat Reader Back to top
Volume 3(3) - November-December 2002
Main Articles: Lead article: Communicable diseases launches emergency appeal: 10 million euros needed now to prepare for deadly new strain of meningitis in Africa Tunisian Government expands unique CDS centre First WHO journalism fellows tutored on communicable diseases Do public-private partnerships help or hinder health systems? New reports from the WHO Programme on Communicable Diseases Iraq preparations	*Only available in pdf format English (219k) Français (183k) Espagnol (176k)** * PDF files can be read using Adobe Acrobat Reader Back to top
Volume 3(2) - September-October 2002
Main Articles: Lead article: by Máire Connolly, Programme on Communicable Diseases in Complex Emergencies WHO journalism fellows are selected Afghanistan: WHO appeals for US$1.2 million to tackle largest single epidemic of disfiguring disease Elimination update: lymphatic filariasis New reports for the WHO Programme on Communicable Diseases Calendar of CDS upcoming meetings	*Only available in pdf format English (459k) Français (340k) Espagnol (334k)** * PDF files can be read using Adobe Acrobat Reader Back to top
Volume 3(1) - January-February 2002
Main Articles: Lead article: by Dr Boakye A. Boatin, Director, WHO Onchocerciasis Control Programme in West Africa Onchocerciasis in Africa Onchocerciasis elimination in the Americas Filariasis elimination in Zanzibar WHO Executive Board, 14-21 January 2002: Communicable disease highlights International travel and health 2002	*Only available in pdf format** English (551k) Français (492) Español (567k) * PDF files can be read using Adobe Acrobat Reader Back to top
Volume 2(7) - November/December 2001
Main Articles: Editorial Sanitation and diarrhoea Water, sanitation and health road-show posters Sanitation Connection Sulabh Global Sanitation Award Shipping and health Global water supply and sanitation assessment 2000 Developing water resources Just published Dealing with polluted water: a new approach WHO water sanitation and health electronic library	*Only available in pdf format English (218k)** Français (405) Español (413k) * PDF files can be read using Adobe Acrobat Reader Back to top
Volume 2(6) - September/October 2001
Main Articles: Editorial WHO Lyon Office: Strengthening laboratory capacity for public health Biosafety and transport Towards a TB-free future School deworming campaign in Viet Nam WHO Global Strategy for Containment of Antimicrobial Resistance Yellow fever in Côte d'Ivoire: First epidemic of urban yellow fever in Africa in 10 years Coming soon: Health aspects of biological and chemical weapons HIV/AIDS and sexually transmitted infections	*Only available in pdf format English (199k)** Français (180k) Español (196k) * PDF files can be read using Adobe Acrobat Reader Back to top
Volume 2(5) - July/August 2001
Main Articles: Editorial Sleeping sickness (African trypanosomiasis) Economic and social impact of sleeping sickness All the partners against sleeping sickness function as part of a tight network Programme Against African Trypanosomiasis (PAAT) International Scientific Council for Trypanosomiasis Research and Control (ISCTRC) Pan African Tsetse and Trypanosomiasis Eradication Campaign (PATTEC) Getting drugs to Africa WHO's role A special WHO Office to support sleeping sickness surveillance and control in central Africa	*Only available in pdf format English (326k)** Français (337k) Español (340k) * PDF files can be read using Adobe Acrobat Reader Back to top
Volume 2(4) - June 2001
Main Articles: Editorial WHO and Novartis join forces to combat drug-resistant malaria Why roll back malaria? Success in rolling back malaria Multilateral Initiative on Malaria (MIM) Pregnant women are one of the groups most at risk from malaria Just published: Malaria vector control - insecticides for indoor residual spraying Parasites, HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis Special session of the UN General Assembly on HIV/AIDS (UNGASS), New York, 25-27 June 2001 WHO Meeting of Interested Parties (MIP), Geneva, Communicable disease sessions, 21-22 June 2001	*Only available in pdf format English (191k)** Français (179k) Español (186k) * PDF files can be read using Adobe Acrobat Reader Back to top
Volume 2(3) - May 2001
Main Articles: Editorial HIV causes TB cases to double in Africa Statement of Bellagio Bridging the digital divide WHO and Aventis: Partners against sleeping sickness Peru: Success in TB control Meeting of the Global Working Group on TB/HIV, 9-11 April 2001 Just published: Global DOTS Expansion Plan Meningococcal disease, serogroup W135 Meeting of Interested Parties, 18-29 June 2001 54th World Health Assembly, 14-22 May 2001	*Only available in pdf format English (248k)** Français (255k) Español (241k) * PDF files can be read using Adobe Acrobat Reader Back to top
Volume 2(2) - April 2001
Main Articles: Editorial Leprosy elimination - The final push The Global Alliance for Leprosy Elimination Eliminating leprosy as a public health problem Leprosy is one of the few infectious diseases that meeting the demanding criteria for elimination Just published: Leprosy - Learning from success Multidrug therapy (MDT) The role of WHO in leprosy elimination Main obstacles to leprosy elimination	*Only available in pdf format English (1030k)** Français (1042k) Español (1053k) * PDF files can be read using Adobe Acrobat Reader Back to top
Volume 2(1) - March 2001
Main Articles: Editorial Poliomyelitis eradicated from the WHO Western Pacific Region Surveillance and monitoring of epidemic-prone and vaccine-preventable diseases WHO opens a new Office in Lyon, France STOP TB Partnership Secretariat Roll Back Malaria Water and Health: World Water Day, 22 March 2001 Schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminth infections	*Only available in pdf format English (172k)** Français (163k) Español (171k) * PDF files can be read using Adobe Acrobat Reader Back to top
Issue No3 - December 2000
Main Articles: Editorial Ebola strikes Uganda Massive effort against diseases of poverty Vector control Rift Valley fever Communicable disease surveillance and response Global Salm-Surv News from partners	*Only available in pdf format English (156k)** Français (167k) Español (163k) * PDF files can be read using Adobe Acrobat Reader Back to top
Issue No2 - June 2000
Main Articles: Editorial Global outbreak alert and response Roll Back Malaria partnership Chagas disease Stop TB Parasitic worm infections New drug for severe malaria Notes...	*Only available in pdf format English (191k)** Français (158k) Español (155k) * PDF files can be read using Adobe Acrobat Reader Back to top
Issue No1 - December 1999
Main Articles: River blindness Lymphatic filariasis Sleeping sickness Leprosy Medicines for Malaria Venture Dengue and TB Progress, Challenges, Notes...	*Also available in pdf format English (150k)** Français (99k) Español (164k) * PDF files can be read using Adobe Acrobat Reader Back to top


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