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21 March 2002
Departmental update

The Bangkok Statement: A pledge to promote the protection of Children's Environmental Health

28 November 2001
News release

AIDS epidemic faster in eastern Europe than in rest of world: New figures

27 November 2001
News release

WHO Director-General Dr Gro Harlem Harlem Brundtland calls for US dollar 2.5 billion in aid for victims of humanitarian crises

26 November 2001
News release

Success of Afghanistan reconstruction will be measured in lives saved and improved

20 November 2001
News release

WHO Director-General urges investment in DRP Korean health sector

15 November 2001
News release

WHO publishes new guidelines to measure health

15 November 2001
News release

Life-Saving TB Drugs arrive in DPR Korea during WHO Director-General's visit

1 November 2001
News release

Member states need to take action against tobacco advertising

23 October 2001
News release

New Global Plan to Stop Spread of Tuberculosis

19 October 2001
News release

West African States on Verge of Eliminating Polio as Massive Immunization Campaign Launched

18 October 2001
News release

World Health Organization Stresses Need for Continued Public Vigilance in Responding to Deliberate Infections

15 October 2001
News release

First Shipment of Vital Tuberculosis Drugs Arrives in Moldova

28 September 2001
News release

The World Health Report 2001: Mental Disorders affect one in four people

18 September 2001
News release

Content of 2002 "Southern Hemisphere" influenza vaccine decided

11 September 2001
News release

17 Billion dollar spent researching new drugs in the past five years could be lost just as quickly without global action

5 September 2001
News release

WHO launches urgent appeal for US dollar 2.9 million to tackle yellow fever epidemic in Abidjan

17 August 2001
News release

12 Million euros needed to study venous thrombosis and air travel

13 August 2001
News release

Humanitarian logistics systems must improve, experts say

27 July 2001
News release

WHO Plans New Fight Against Flu

19 July 2001
News release

Price of Vital TB Drugs Reduced by as much as 94% through WHO Partnership

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2 May 2017
Statement

Statement of the 13th IHR Emergency Committee regarding the international spread of poliovirus

25 April 2017
Statement

WHO Director-General’s statement to high-level pledging event for the humanitarian crisis in Yemen

5 April 2017
Statement

WHO alarmed by use of highly toxic chemicals as weapons in Syria

19 March 2017
Statement

WHO rejects false reporting regarding counterfeit medications to Iraq

13 February 2017
Statement

Twelfth meeting of the Emergency Committee under the International Health Regulations (2015) regarding the international spread of poliovirus

16 January 2017
Statement

Joint Statement on Syria

15 February 2018
News release

Individualized, supportive care key to positive childbirth experience, says WHO

29 January 2018
News release

High levels of antibiotic resistance found worldwide, new data shows

8 January 2018
Note for Media

Dr Carissa Etienne elected for a second term as WHO Regional Director for the Americas

16 February 2018
News release

World leaders join new drive to beat noncommunicable diseases

13 February 2018
Statement

Statement of the Sixteenth IHR Emergency Committee Regarding the International Spread of Poliovirus

27 February 2018
Statement

Statement for Rare Disease Day

8 March 2018
Statement

61st session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs

14 March 2018
News release

Seven years of Syria’s health tragedy

21 March 2018
Statement

Promote health, keep the world safe, serve the vulnerable

5 April 2018
News release

WHO at 70 - working for better health for everyone, everywhere

27 March 2018
News release

Donors pledge over US$ 15 million to WHO’s Contingency Fund for Emergencies

10 April 2018
News release

Nearly one billion people in Africa to be protected against Yellow fever by 2026

11 April 2018
Statement

WHO concerned about suspected chemical attacks in Syria

11 April 2018
News release

WHO and UNICEF issue new guidance to promote breastfeeding in health facilities globally

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2 May 2017
Statement

Statement of the 13th IHR Emergency Committee regarding the international spread of poliovirus

25 April 2017
Statement

WHO Director-General’s statement to high-level pledging event for the humanitarian crisis in Yemen

5 April 2017
Statement

WHO alarmed by use of highly toxic chemicals as weapons in Syria

19 March 2017
Statement

WHO rejects false reporting regarding counterfeit medications to Iraq

13 February 2017
Statement

Twelfth meeting of the Emergency Committee under the International Health Regulations (2015) regarding the international spread of poliovirus

16 January 2017
Statement

Joint Statement on Syria

15 February 2018
News release

Individualized, supportive care key to positive childbirth experience, says WHO

29 January 2018
News release

High levels of antibiotic resistance found worldwide, new data shows

8 January 2018
Note for Media

Dr Carissa Etienne elected for a second term as WHO Regional Director for the Americas

16 February 2018
News release

World leaders join new drive to beat noncommunicable diseases

13 February 2018
Statement

Statement of the Sixteenth IHR Emergency Committee Regarding the International Spread of Poliovirus

27 February 2018
Statement

Statement for Rare Disease Day

8 March 2018
Statement

61st session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs

14 March 2018
News release

Seven years of Syria’s health tragedy

21 March 2018
Statement

Promote health, keep the world safe, serve the vulnerable

5 April 2018
News release

WHO at 70 - working for better health for everyone, everywhere

27 March 2018
News release

Donors pledge over US$ 15 million to WHO’s Contingency Fund for Emergencies

10 April 2018
News release

Nearly one billion people in Africa to be protected against Yellow fever by 2026

11 April 2018
Statement

WHO concerned about suspected chemical attacks in Syria

11 April 2018
News release

WHO and UNICEF issue new guidance to promote breastfeeding in health facilities globally

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