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2001
Survivors of Bam earthquake urgently require public health supplies and medicines
31 December 2003
Half a million patients suffering from tuberculosis to get free life-saving medicines
19 December 2003
Urgent work needed to rebuild health care systems
18 December 2003
SARS case in laboratory worker in Taiwan, China
17 December 2003
The Health Academy
11 December 2003
New book demonstrates how climate change impacts on health
11 December 2003
World Health Organization and UNAIDS unveil plan to get 3 million AIDS patients on treatment by 2005
1 December 2003
WHO adds new fixed dose combinations to its list of quality products for AIDS treatment
1 December 2003
Global AIDS epidemic shows no sign of abating; highest number of HIV infections and deaths ever
25 November 2003
Thiamine deficient infant formula
21 November 2003
US$ 341 million needed for health of 45 million people in crises
19 November 2003
Diabetes cases could double in developing countries in next 30 years
14 November 2003
World Health Organization steps up action against substandard and counterfeit medicines
11 November 2003
WHO and FAO announce global initiative to promote consumption of fruit and vegetables
11 November 2003
Global search for SARS vaccine gains momentum
5 November 2003
Health and Finance Ministers to address need for worldwide increase in health investment
29 October 2003
Musculoskeletal conditions affect millions
27 October 2003
The price of better health in Iraq: an extra US$ 14 per person per year
23 October 2003
Mass immunization campaign launched to protect 15 million children from polio, as outbreak in Nigeria spreads across West Africa
22 October 2003
Global Polio Eradication Initiative welcomes the Organization of the Islamic Conference decision to step up effort to eradicate polio
20 October 2003
Maternal deaths disproportionately high in developing countries
20 October 2003
Global leaders intensify commitment to prevent leading childhood killer - measles
17 October 2003
Drownings and injury could be spared through new WHO risk protection plan
16 October 2003
TB workforce crisis a major obstacle to treatment success
10 October 2003
Up to 45 million blind people globally - and growing
9 October 2003
WHO publishes results of largest-ever global collaboration on heart disease
26 September 2003
UNICEF, WHO, and Acumen Fund announce introduction in Africa of new technology to fight malaria
26 September 2003
Inadequate plumbing systems likely contributed to SARS transmission
26 September 2003
New, affordable vaccine stops meningitis now
WHO appeals for funds
25 September 2003
Leading global institutions come together to address rising death toll on the world's roads
24 September 2003
World Health Organization says failure to deliver AIDS medicines is a global health emergency
22 September 2003
Children suffer most from the effects of ozone depletion
16 September 2003
WHO Director-General calls for “urgent treatment” for people with AIDS in Africa
1 September 2003
Access to health services should be possible right across Angola
29 August 2003
Joint mission on SARS animal reservoir and necessary next steps
21 August 2003
Joint WHO, Food and Agriculture Organization and Chinese government mission on SARS animal reservoir and possible transmission to Humans
20 August 2003
IARC Monographs Programme finds betel-quid and areca-nut chewing carcinogenic to humans
7 August 2003
Young girls using tobacco almost as much as boys in many regions of the world
7 August 2003
WHO calls on governments to include smoking cessation in tobacco control strategies
6 August 2003
New WHO Director-General urges countries to sign Tobacco Convention
4 August 2003
Global Cancer Alliance calls on Cancer Control community to put words into action and save millions of lives
4 August 2003
New WHO Director-General steps up global polio eradication effort as Polio threatens other countries
31 July 2003
New WHO Director-General steps up global polio eradication effort as Polio threatens other countries
29 July 2003
LEE Jong-wook Takes Office as WHO Director-General
21 July 2003
WHO calls for widespread free access to anti-TB drugs for people living with HIV
15 July 2003
Codex Alimentarius Commission adopts more than 50 new food standards
9 July 2003
SARS outbreak contained worldwide
5 July 2003
WHO calls for urgent injection of supplies and funds to combat mounting health crisis in Liberia
4 July 2003
Failure to take prescribed medicine for chronic diseases is a massive, world-wide problem
1 July 2003
UN Food and Trade Standards Commission opens meeting to adopt new standards for some foods and revise others
30 June 2003
Urgent call to improve survival of millions of children
27 June 2003
New initiative to research and develop drugs for the world’s most neglected diseases
25 June 2003
WHO meets with food, beverage and producer Associations on diet and chronic diseases
17 June 2003
Twenty-eight countries and the European Community sign tobacco treaty at first opportunity
16 June 2003
New global alliance brings food fortification to world’s poor
12 June 2003
WHO and ILO launch "guidelines for workplace TB control activities", bringing new hope to millions in the workforce
12 June 2003
WHO recommends close disease surveillance in flood affected areas in Sri Lanka
4 June 2003
Concerted global action is the only answer to rising cancer deaths
3 June 2003
Global Polio Eradication partners applaud Rotary’s new
US$ 88 557 000 pledge to world’s largest public health initiative
3 June 2003
WHO honors Brazilian Foreign Minister for leadership in Tobacco Control
3 June 2003
No place for tobacco on the big screen nor on the catwalk
29 May 2003
Key step forward on International Health Rules
28 May 2003
Global move to scale up response to violence
28 May 2003
Hope for 11 million children facing death from illnesses
26 May 2003
World Health Organization changes Hong Kong, Guangdong travel recommendations
23 May 2003
World Health Organization announces new public-private initiative on disease surveillance and response
22 May 2003
US$30 million research effort to develop new tests for deadly infectious diseases
22 May 2003
Dr Jong-Wook Lee elected as Director-General of the World Health Organization
21 May 2003
World Health Assembly adopts historic Tobacco Control Pact
21 May 2003
New WHO surveillance tool captures key country risk factors to bring global chronic disease epidemic under control
14 May 2003
Changing epidemiology of Polio prompts tactical shift in world’s largest public health initiative
13 May 2003
New publications show injuries kill more than five million people a year
12 May 2003
WHO DG Brundtland begins dialogue with Food Industry on Diet and Chronic Diseases
9 May 2003
European Commission and WHO - a healthy partnership continues and strengthens collaboration
6 May 2003
A simple but ambitious plan: $20 million to jump start the Iraqi Health System
2 May 2003
WHO launches partnership of European, Israeli and Palestinian cities
30 April 2003
WHO welcomes ASEAN unity against SARS
29 April 2003
Viet Nam SARS-Free
28 April 2003
Malaria is alive and well and killing more than 3000 African children every day
25 April 2003
FAO/WHO launch expert report on diet, nutrition and prevention of chronic diseases
23 April 2003
Coronavirus never before seen in humans is the cause of SARS
16 April 2003
WHO Director-General calls India ‘number 1’ polio eradication priority
7 April 2003
WHO calls for urgent and concerted international action to prevent 5 million children’s deaths annually from environmental hazards
7 April 2003
Global cancer rates could increase by 50% to 15 million by 2020
3 April 2003
SARS outbreak
WHO investigation team moves to Guangdong China
New travel advice announced
2 April 2003
Iraq needs $325 million for emergency health care, says World Health Organization
29 March 2003
WHO reports 10 million TB patients successfully treated under “DOTS” 10 years after declaring TB a Global Emergency
24 March 2003
WHO releases new tool to boost access to quality medicines and detect counterfeits
19 March 2003
World Health Organization issues emergency travel advisory
15 March 2003
WHO issues a global alert about cases of atypical pneumonia
12 March 2003
WHO/FAO release independent Expert Report on diet and chronic disease
3 March 2003
Agreement reached on global Framework Convention on Tobacco Control
1 March 2003
Feeding hope: nutrition plays key role in HIV/AIDS care
25 February 2003
HIV vaccine trial results are an important step forward in developing an effective vaccine, say WHO and UNAIDS
24 February 2003
One case of “bird flu” confirmed in Hong Kong – investigation ongoing
19 February 2003
WHO launches annual Move for Health day as global initiative to promote benefits of physical activity
17 February 2003
Countries meet to finalize landmark agreement on International Tobacco Control
14 February 2003
Outbreaks in Africa underscore the urgency for increased global influenza surveillance and pandemic planning
14 February 2003
FAO, WHO launch $40 million trust fund to help poor countries participate in Codex Alimentarius
14 February 2003
WHO and FIA join efforts for road safety
11 February 2003
WHO releases action plan to safeguard health in war-stricken West Africa
7 February 2003
Leprosy: urgent need to end stigma and isolation
6 February 2003
Partnership moves in record time to provide vaccine against meningitis as epidemic emerges in Africa
6 February 2003
India launches largest ever campaign to tackle polio epidemic
5 February 2003
WHO to meet beverage company representatives to discuss health-related alcohol issues
31 January 2003
Eight questions consumers should ask on the threat of mad cow disease
30 January 2003
Dr Jong-Wook Lee nominated to be WHO Director-General
28 January 2003
Forty new countries given low cost access to health journals
17 January 2003
WHO presents draft text ahead of final round of Negotiations on the Tobacco Convention
15 January 2003
Symposium aims to expand 5 a day initiative to boost fruit and vegetable consumption
10 January 2003
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