First ever Global Report on Violence and Health released

Decoding of malaria genomes opens new era public health

Timor-Leste joins WHO

Active ageing: Moving Hearts for Health

Urgent call for action on meningitis in Africa

WHO urges an increase in influenza vaccination

WHO prepares to tackle emerging crisis in African meningitis area

WHO releases first global reference guide on safe and effective use of essential medicines

Support rolls in for WHO's new "Healthy Environments for Children" Initiative

Brundtland starts new movement to address environmental crisis affecting children's health

Election in 2003 of WHO Director-General

WTO agreements and Public Health – a joint study by the WHO and the WTO secretariat

Health conditions aggravate Southern Africa famine

Illicit tobacco trade contributes to global disease burden

Helping people reduce their risks of skin cancer and cataract

World Health Organization releases draft tobacco treaty text ahead of October negotiations

3 million HIV/AIDS sufferers could receive anti-retroviral therapy by 2005

Scaling up interventions could prevent 29 million new hiv infections among adults by 2010

Major UN Study Finds Alarming Lack of Knowledge About HIV/AIDS Among Young People

Beginning of Construction work on new WHO/UNAIDS building