WHO podcast episodes 2008

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• Estimating the number of violent deaths in Iraq
  16 January 2008 -- New research by WHO and the Iraqi government estimates that 151 000 Iraqis died from violence in the three years following the March 2003 invasion of their country.
• New report on tobacco use and control efforts; the consequences of female genital mutilation
  11 February 2008 -- WHO releases the first comprehensive analysis of global tobacco use and control efforts; and WHO marks 6 February as International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation.
• Highest rates of multidrug-resistant TB recorded; yellow fever vaccines on their way to Paraguay
  27 February 2008 -- Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis has been recorded at the highest rate ever.
• New report on global TB control
  20 March 2008 -- New report on global TB control; emergency vaccination in Iraq; new edition of medical guide for ships.
• Somalia is again polio-free
  28 March 2008 -- Somalia is again polio-free; role of history in public health today.
• Transcript of WHO podcast - 8 April 2008
  World Health Day 2008 - a focus on how climate change affects human health
• Transcript of WHO podcast - 18 April 2008
  Experts assess progress in tackling XDR-TB; steps to further reduce maternal and child deaths
• Transcript of WHO podcast - 08 May 2008
  Relief to cyclone-affected people in Myanmar; ensuring rights of disabled persons; volunteers' role in providing treatments in Africa
• Transcript of WHO podcast - 20 May 2008
  WHO's priorities 60 years ago and now: two founding pioneers reflect
• Transcript of WHO podcast - 6 June 2008
  3 million now receiving life-saving HIV drugs; what WHO is doing on health impacts of climate change; campaign asks for total ban on tobacco ads
• Transcript of WHO podcast - 9 July 2008
  European health ministers make commitments to improve health systems
• Transcript of WHO podcast - 19 June 2008
  Polio eradication top operational priority; update on Myanmar situation; importance of volunteer blood donors
• Transcript of WHO podcast - 27 June 2008
  Call for action to reduce TB deaths among people living with HIV; impact of safe water on global health; ensuring baby-friendly hospitals
• Transcript of WHO podcast - 23 July 2008
  WHO international staff return to work in Iraq; 2.5 billion people do not have access to clean water, sanitation and hygiene
• Transcript of WHO podcast - 28 July 2008
  New funding to fight against tobacco use in the developing world, and WHO supports survivors of the Myanmar cyclone.
• Transcript of WHO podcast - 4 August 2008
  The International AIDS Conference opens today in Mexico City. One focus of the conference will be the status of the pandemic in the Americas. World Breastfeeding Week raises awareness of the importance of breastfeeding for both mothers and babies. This year, the focus is particularly on supporting mothers to breastfeed successfully.
• Transcript of WHO podcast - 15 August 2008
  The role of ethics in global public health and the key ethical questions that arise during demographic and health surveillance discussed, in the context of this month's Bulletin of the World Health Organization.
• Transcript of WHO podcast - 27 August 2008
  The XVII International AIDS Conference which was held in Mexico City in early August was truly an international event with participants from every corner of the world. With over 20 000 participants, this meeting was the second largest International AIDS Conference, and the largest health-related summit ever held in the southern hemisphere.
• Transcript of WHO podcast - 02 September 2008
  The WHO Commission on Social Determinants of Health submits its final report to the WHO Director-General.
• Transcript of WHO podcast - 08 September 2008
  A new meningitis vaccine is being introduced to prevent epidemics in sub-Saharan Africa. We find out how big a problem meningitis is and how the vaccine will help.
• Transcript of WHO podcast - 17 September 2008
  Heavy rains and flooding have made thousands of people in Pakistan and Haiti homeless and cut off their access to health care. In this episode, we find out what WHO is doing to provide emergency health care in these two countries.
• Transcript of WHO podcast - 22 September 2008
  The World malaria report 2008 - published recently - finds that progress in malaria control has accelerated since 2006. In this episode, we look at the main findings of the report and their implications.
• Transcript of WHO podcast - 26 September 2008
  WHO says there is no evidence that the electronic cigarette helps smokers to quit smoking. WHO this week asked manufacturers and marketers to stop their unproved therapy claims.
• Transcript of WHO podcast - 9 October 2008
  WHO update on the situation of melamine in baby food in China.
• Transcript of WHO podcast - 15 October 2008
  World Health Report launched, calls for return to primary health care approach
• Transcript of WHO podcast - 23 October 2008
  WHO launches a new programme to help millions with mental disorders in the developing world. We look at the aim of this programme and how it will be implemented.
• A new WHO study presents the state of the world's health
  5 November 2008 -- WHO publishes a new a study on the global burden of disease, with comparisons between deaths, diseases and injuries by region, age, sex and country income.
• WHO coordinates health relief to people displaced in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
  21 November 2008 -- In the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, renewed hostilities are putting health facilities under extreme pressure. We find out what is being done to provide essential health services for the people pushed out of their homes and forced to abandon their communities.
• The spread of Cholera continues in Zimbabwe
  8 December 2008 -- The spread of Cholera continues in Zimbabwe with more than 12 000 cases reported, out of which 560 have died. WHO is helping the country to manage the emergency and improve its overall health system.
• New report on prevention of injuries caused to children
  12 December 2008 -- More than 2000 children die every day as a result of unintentional or accidental injuries. In this episode, we look at how these deaths and many more lifelong disabilities can be prevented.