Notes for the media 2012

• World AIDS Day 2012: Closing in on global HIV targets
  29 November 2012
• WHO Member States make progress on noncommunicable diseases
  9 November 2012
• Polio eradication efforts not reaching most vulnerable
  1 November 2012
• WHO: Routine vaccination reaching four in five children but 22 million still miss out
  1 November 2012
• Depression is a common illness and people suffering from depression need support and treatment
  9 October 2012
• Better eye care for all can bring economic benefits
  4 October 2012
• Megacity Kolkata joins WHO Global Network of Age-friendly Cities and Communities
  1 October 2012
• Expanding prepayment is key to universal health coverage
  3 September 2012
• How to increase condom use
  1 August 2012
• Hepatitis: “It’s closer than you think”
  25 July 2012
• WHO: Four ways to reduce hepatitis infections in people who inject drugs
  21 July 2012
• WHO issues first guidance on use of antiretrovirals by HIV-negative people at high risk to prevent infection
  20 July 2012
• WHO: HIV drug resistance is present but can be managed
  18 July 2012
• Children with disabilities more likely to experience violence
  12 July 2012
• WHO joins call for renewed focus on family planning
  11 July 2012
• People with drug dependence need better access to health care
  26 June 2012
• WHO gives countries tools to help stop abuse of people with mental health conditions
  15 June 2012
• WHO: Urgent action needed to prevent the spread of untreatable gonorrhoea
  6 June 2012
• WHO highlights importance of good hand hygiene for patient safety
  4 May 2012
• World Immunization Week rolls out in more than 180 countries
  23 April 2012
• New incentives needed to encourage health research and development for developing countries
  5 April 2012
• New protocol proposed to address illicit trade in tobacco products
  4 April 2012
• More evidence and better diagnostics needed before redefining severe forms of drug-resistant TB says WHO
  23 March 2012
• New WHO book showcases ways to safeguard medications
  8 March 2012
• More than 900 000 lives saved by protecting people living with HIV from TB
  2 March 2012
• WHO upholds guidance on hormonal contraceptive use and HIV
  16 February 2012
• Executive Board appoints the Regional Director for the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region
  17 January 2012