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18 September 2008
News release

Progress made in malaria control, yet burden is enormous

12 September 2008
News release

US dollar 4.2-million health response launched for Haiti

4 September 2008
News release

African countries to introduce new meningitis vaccine

29 August 2008
News release

African ministers to defend health from environmental harm

19 August 2008
News release

Floods in West Africa raise major health risks

5 August 2008
News release

New HIV/AIDS guide to help countries reach universal access

5 August 2008
News release

WHO and World Bank join forces for better results from global health investments

4 August 2008
Departmental update

Targeted action on HIV and tuberculosis needed to reach drug users

31 July 2008
News release

Massive scale-up in fight against HIV in mothers and children

27 July 2008
Departmental update

The return of yaws. An interview with Kingsley Asiedu

17 July 2008
News release

2.5 billion live with poor sanitation facilities

11 July 2008
News release

Health risks add to crisis in Ethiopia

7 July 2008
Departmental update

Yaws eradication: past efforts and future perspectives

30 June 2008
News release

New rapid tests for drug-resistant TB for developing countries

30 June 2008
Departmental update

Rapid tests for drug-resistant TB to be available in developing countries

24 June 2008
News release

New checklist to help make surgery safer

15 June 2008
Departmental update

Monitoring of drug efficacy in large scale treatment programmes for Human helminthiasis

13 June 2008
News release

China, UAE make big progress in ensuring safe blood donation

12 June 2008
News release

WHO, partners to visit Sudanese town for restoring health services

9 June 2008
Departmental update

HIV/TB Global Leaders' Forum

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17 August 2015
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Sierra Leone down to the last chain of Ebola virus transmission

16 August 2015
News release

The Ebola virus vaccine is effective. But the fight goes on

7 August 2015
News release

An emergency within an emergency: caring for Ebola survivors

30 July 2015
News release

World on the verge of an effective Ebola vaccine

27 July 2015
News release

Africa risks large meningitis outbreak

23 July 2015
News release

WHO calls for urgent action to curb hepatitis

10 July 2015
News release

WHO lays out plans for financing new global health goal: to ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages

7 July 2015
News release

WHO: Stepped up government tax action needed to curb tobacco epidemic

30 June 2015
News release

Lack of sanitation for 2.4 billion people is undermining health improvements

30 June 2015
News release

WHO validates elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV and syphilis in Cuba

12 June 2015
News release

New report shows that 400 million do not have access to essential health services

10 June 2015
News release

WHO calls for increase in voluntary blood donors to save millions of lives

9 June 2015
News release

WHO and partners align on new way forward to measure impact of country health programs

5 June 2015
News release

WHO and the Republic of Korea to carry out joint mission for the MERS-CoV outbreak

28 May 2015
News release

WHO calls for action against illicit tobacco trade on World No Tobacco Day

26 May 2015
News release

World Health Assembly closes, passing resolutions on air pollution and epilepsy

25 May 2015
News release

World Health Assembly addresses antimicrobial resistance, immunization gaps and malnutrition

23 May 2015
News release

World Health Assembly gives WHO green light to reform emergency and response programme

22 May 2015
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WHA reaches agreement on polio, International Health Regulations and strengthening surgical care

21 May 2015
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WHO Director-General and WHA President present annual public health awards

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17 August 2015
News release

Sierra Leone down to the last chain of Ebola virus transmission

16 August 2015
News release

The Ebola virus vaccine is effective. But the fight goes on

7 August 2015
News release

An emergency within an emergency: caring for Ebola survivors

30 July 2015
News release

World on the verge of an effective Ebola vaccine

27 July 2015
News release

Africa risks large meningitis outbreak

23 July 2015
News release

WHO calls for urgent action to curb hepatitis

10 July 2015
News release

WHO lays out plans for financing new global health goal: to ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages

7 July 2015
News release

WHO: Stepped up government tax action needed to curb tobacco epidemic

30 June 2015
News release

Lack of sanitation for 2.4 billion people is undermining health improvements

30 June 2015
News release

WHO validates elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV and syphilis in Cuba

12 June 2015
News release

New report shows that 400 million do not have access to essential health services

10 June 2015
News release

WHO calls for increase in voluntary blood donors to save millions of lives

9 June 2015
News release

WHO and partners align on new way forward to measure impact of country health programs

5 June 2015
News release

WHO and the Republic of Korea to carry out joint mission for the MERS-CoV outbreak

28 May 2015
News release

WHO calls for action against illicit tobacco trade on World No Tobacco Day

26 May 2015
News release

World Health Assembly closes, passing resolutions on air pollution and epilepsy

25 May 2015
News release

World Health Assembly addresses antimicrobial resistance, immunization gaps and malnutrition

23 May 2015
News release

World Health Assembly gives WHO green light to reform emergency and response programme

22 May 2015
News release

WHA reaches agreement on polio, International Health Regulations and strengthening surgical care

21 May 2015
News release

WHO Director-General and WHA President present annual public health awards

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