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13 May 2003
Departmental update

Changing epidemiology of Polio prompts tactical shift in world’s largest public health initiative

12 May 2003
Departmental update

New publications show injuries kill more than five million people a year

9 May 2003
Departmental update

WHO DG Brundtland begins dialogue with Food Industry on Diet and Chronic Diseases

6 May 2003
Departmental update

European Commission and WHO - a healthy partnership continues and strengthens collaboration

2 May 2003
Departmental update

A simple but ambitious plan: $20 million to jump start the Iraqi Health System

30 April 2003
Departmental update

WHO launches partnership of European, Israeli and Palestinian cities

29 April 2003
Departmental update

WHO welcomes ASEAN unity against SARS

28 April 2003
Departmental update

Viet Nam SARS-Free

25 April 2003
Departmental update

Malaria is alive and well and killing more than 3000 African children every day

23 April 2003
News release

FAO/WHO launch expert report on diet, nutrition and prevention of chronic diseases

16 April 2003
News release

Update 31 - Coronavirus never before seen in humans is the cause of SARS

7 April 2003
Departmental update

WHO Director-General calls India ‘number 1’ polio eradication priority

7 April 2003
Departmental update

WHO calls for urgent and concerted international action to prevent 5 million children’s deaths annually from environmental hazards

3 April 2003
Departmental update

Global cancer rates could increase by 50% to 15 million by 2020

3 April 2003
Departmental update

Information to Member States regarding goods and animals arriving from SARS-affected areas

2 April 2003
Departmental update

SARS outbreak WHO investigation team moves to Guangdong China New travel advice announced

29 March 2003
Departmental update

Iraq needs $325 million for emergency health care, says World Health Organization

25 March 2003
Departmental update

ATLAS on Substance Use (ATLAS-SU): resources for the prevention and treatment of substance use disorders

25 March 2003
Departmental update

Media communication on ATLAS 2010

24 March 2003
Departmental update

WHO reports 10 million TB patients successfully treated under “DOTS” 10 years after declaring TB a Global Emergency

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18 July 2014
Statement

WHO Statement on Mr Glenn Thomas, WHO Media Officer who died in the MH17 plane

16 July 2014
Note for Media

Stop TB Partnership Board to move secretariat

17 June 2014
Statement

WHO statement on the Sixth Meeting of the IHR Emergency Committee concerning MERS-CoV

20 May 2014
Statement

Statement on the United States Government’s announcement on vaccination campaigns

5 May 2014
Statement

WHO statement on the meeting of the International Health Regulations Emergency Committee concerning the international spread of wild poliovirus

7 March 2014
Statement

Message from WHO Director-General on International Women’s Day

18 December 2015
Statement

Statement on the 8th meeting of the IHR Emergency Committee regarding the Ebola outbreak in West Africa

30 November 2015
Statement

Accelerate expansion of antiretroviral therapy to all people living with HIV: WHO

26 November 2015
Statement

Statement on the Seventh IHR Emergency Committee meeting regarding the international spread of poliovirus

17 November 2015
Statement

WHO calls on countries to protect health from climate change

4 November 2015
Statement

Stop the violence. Protect health care

29 October 2015
Statement

Links between processed meat and colorectal cancer

28 October 2015
Statement

WHO condemns attack on MSF hospital in Yemen

3 October 2015
Statement

WHO deplores bombing of MSF clinic in Kunduz

5 October 2015
Statement

Statement on the 7th meeting of the IHR Emergency Committee regarding the Ebola outbreak in West Africa

25 September 2015
Statement

Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages

22 September 2015
Statement

WHO welcomes appointment of Chair-elect of Gavi Board Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala

3 September 2015
Statement

WHO statement on the tenth meeting of the IHR Emergency Committee regarding MERS

3 September 2015
Statement

Ebola transmission in Liberia over. Nation enters 90-day intensive surveillance period

19 August 2015
Statement

WHO thanks health workers on World Humanitarian Day 2015

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18 July 2014
Statement

WHO Statement on Mr Glenn Thomas, WHO Media Officer who died in the MH17 plane

16 July 2014
Note for Media

Stop TB Partnership Board to move secretariat

17 June 2014
Statement

WHO statement on the Sixth Meeting of the IHR Emergency Committee concerning MERS-CoV

20 May 2014
Statement

Statement on the United States Government’s announcement on vaccination campaigns

5 May 2014
Statement

WHO statement on the meeting of the International Health Regulations Emergency Committee concerning the international spread of wild poliovirus

7 March 2014
Statement

Message from WHO Director-General on International Women’s Day

18 December 2015
Statement

Statement on the 8th meeting of the IHR Emergency Committee regarding the Ebola outbreak in West Africa

30 November 2015
Statement

Accelerate expansion of antiretroviral therapy to all people living with HIV: WHO

26 November 2015
Statement

Statement on the Seventh IHR Emergency Committee meeting regarding the international spread of poliovirus

17 November 2015
Statement

WHO calls on countries to protect health from climate change

4 November 2015
Statement

Stop the violence. Protect health care

29 October 2015
Statement

Links between processed meat and colorectal cancer

28 October 2015
Statement

WHO condemns attack on MSF hospital in Yemen

3 October 2015
Statement

WHO deplores bombing of MSF clinic in Kunduz

5 October 2015
Statement

Statement on the 7th meeting of the IHR Emergency Committee regarding the Ebola outbreak in West Africa

25 September 2015
Statement

Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages

22 September 2015
Statement

WHO welcomes appointment of Chair-elect of Gavi Board Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala

3 September 2015
Statement

WHO statement on the tenth meeting of the IHR Emergency Committee regarding MERS

3 September 2015
Statement

Ebola transmission in Liberia over. Nation enters 90-day intensive surveillance period

19 August 2015
Statement

WHO thanks health workers on World Humanitarian Day 2015

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