Young girls using tobacco almost as much as boys in many regions of the world
IARC Monographs Programme finds betel-quid and areca-nut chewing carcinogenic to humans
WHO calls on governments to include smoking cessation in tobacco control strategies
Global Cancer Alliance calls on Cancer Control community to put words into action and save millions of lives
New WHO Director-General urges countries to sign Tobacco Convention
New WHO Director-General steps up global polio eradication effort as Polio threatens other countries
LEE Jong-wook takes office as WHO Director-General
WHO calls for widespread free access to anti-TB drugs for people living with HIV
Codex Alimentarius Commission adopts more than 50 new food standards
SARS outbreak contained worldwide
