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UPDATED:Tue Jan 23 18:17:38 2001

Press Releases in reverse chronological order

Global Health Issues; 107th Session of WHO's Executive Board (WHO/2001/03)

Fewer Pills Help the Medicine Go Down for TB Patients - And Combat a Deadly Epidemic (WHO/2001/02)

WHO Launches Mental Health 2001 Campaign (WHO/2001/01)

Holiday Travellers to Africa: Extra Precautions Needed in Light of Increased Malaria Risk (WHO/2000/79)

Poorer Half of the World can Expect Better Health and Prosperity within the Next Decade (WHO/2000/78)

European Commission and World Health Organization to Intensify their Cooperation (WHO/2000/77)

"Life-Saving" Scientific Information Boost Via Internet to Health Researchers in Africa, Central Asia and Eastern Europe (WHO/2000/76)

Rain fears as Malaria Epidemic hits Burundi (WHO/2000/75)

Life Support for less than $2 per person (WHO/2000/74)

Almost Half the World's People have no Acceptable Means of Sanitation (WHO/2000/73)

WHO Proposal would Raise Quality of Internet Health Information: Dot Health could soon be as well known as Dot Com (WHO/2000/72)

Senior appointments at WHO (WHO Appointments-6 November 2000)

Major Milestone reached in Global Polio Eradication: Western Pacific Region is certified polio-free (WHO/2000/71)

Technical Experts Recommend Use of Antiretroviral Regimens Beyond Pilot Projects (WHO/2000/70)

Unprecedented Health Initiative Crosses Borders to Vaccinate 70 Million African Children Against Polio (WHO/2000/69)

First Outbreak of Ebola confirmed in Uganda. WHO Coordinates International Response (WHO/2000/68)

Drop in World Child Mortality Reaches Target, New Study Shows but Many Countries Lagging (WHO/2000/67)

Martina Hingis and Rotary Clubs of Switzerland Team Up to Fight Polio in Somalia (WHO/2000/66)

WHO Appeals for International Support for Control and Prevention of Rift Valley Fever (RVF) in Yemen (WHO/2000/65)

European Union Directive Banning Tobacco Advertising Overturned. WHO Urges Concerted Response (WHO/2000/64)

WHO Calls for a Massive Effort against Diseases of Poverty (WHO/2000/63)

Control of First Rift Valley Fever Outbreak Outside of Africa is Underway (WHO/2000/62)

European Commission, WHO and UNAIDS take a united stand against killer diseases (WHO/2000/61)

Racing to Reach the Last Child with Polio Vaccine (WHO/2000/60)

Experts Decide Content of 2001 "Southern Hemisphere" Influenza Vaccine (WHO/2000/59)

Take your Heart for a Walk - World Heart Day 24 Sep 2000 (WHO/2000/58)

Malaria-surviving Olympic Athletes call for increased Action to tackle the Disease (WHO/2000/57)

GAVI: Global Vaccine Fund Commits $150 million in Vaccines and Funding to 13 Developing Countries

Danger in the Air (WHO/2000/56)

Researchers Warn of Impending Disaster from Mass Arsenic Poisoning (WHO/2000/55)

Global Response to Call for Public Hearings on Tobacco Control "Overwhelming" (WHO/2000/54)

Higher taxes key to battle against tobacco, says new WHO/World Bank publication (WHO/2000/53)

"Airport Malaria": Experts Warn of a Deadly Risk Ready to Land in Many Countries (WHO/2000/52)

One in Five School Children Smoke in Developing Countries (WHO/2000/51)

Wealthy Countries Not Responding to the Health Needs of People in Emergencies (WHO/2000/50)

Breaking the silence on violence and HIV (WHO/2000/49)

African Nations urged to end 'Malaria taxes' (WHO/2000/48)

Better out-patient services are the key to health gains for the poor (WHO/2000/47)

Third of African malaria deaths due to conflict or natural disaster (WHO/2000/46)

More information necessary to establish health effects of mobile phones (WHO/2000/45)

World Health Organization : Assesses the World's Health Systems (WHO/2000/44)

WHO issues new recommendations to protect human health from antimicrobial use in food animals (WHO/2000/43)

US$25 million could ward off health catastrophe in drought-stricken horn of Africa (WHO/2000/42)

Drug Resistance Threatens to Reverse Medical Progress (WHO/2000/41)

WHO Issues New Healthy Life Expectancy Rankings (PR2000/Life)

Medical supplies for the internally displaced in Erithrea (WHO/2000/40)

Pregnancy exposes women in poor countries to a 200-fold risk of dying vs, rich countries (WHO/2000/39)

Tobacco kills - Don't be duped, says WHO on World No Tobacco Day (WHO/2000/38)

Martina Hingis teams up with French wheelchair tennis champion to play the match point against polio (WHO/2000/37)

Dr Jorge Jiménez de la Jara of Chile elected Chairman of the WHO Executive Board (WHO/2000/36

"We have rekindled a spirit of global solidarity" - Dr Brundtland at the closure of the World Health Assembly (PR-2000-WHA08)

Improving performance: Health ministers address the major challenges facing health systems (PR-2000-WHA07)

Dutch government announces ten million dollar donation to polio eradication (PR-2000-WHA06)

Health ministers encourage further negotiations on access to HIV/AIDS treatment for developing countries (PR-2000-WHA05)

WHA designates new executive board members (PR-2000-WHA04)

Assembly awards honour contribution to public health (PR-2000-WHA03)

WHO announces the holding of public hearings on the global tobacco control convention. (WHO/2000/35)

Counterfeit drugs : Cottage industry or organized crime ? (PR-2000-WHA02)

The Bill Gates foundation announces new grants to eradicate guinea worm disease (WHO/2000/34)

Health goes international (PR-2000-WHA01)

On track for a world certified Polio-free in 2005 (WHO/2000/33)

WHO warns of alarming health situation in Sri Lanka (WHO/2000/32)

Mental disorders can begin in teenage years and go untreated for life (WHO/2000/31)

Bringing epilepsy out of the shadows in Africa (WHO/2000/30)

Let every person breathe - World Asthma Day (WHO/2000/29

Economic costs of malaria are many times higher than previously estimated (WHO/2000/28)

Vision 2020 launched in English speaking Africa, South Africa set to eliminate cataract blindness within the next five years (OMS/2000/27)

Better quality at lower prices (WHO/2000/26)

Blood safety... for too few (WHO/2000/25)

Scientists debate when and how to stop Polio vaccination after the disease is eradicated (WHO/2000/24)

WHO/UNAIDS hail consensus on use of cotrimoxazole for prevention of HIV-related infections in Africa (WHO/2000/23)

World Health Organization Calls for Public Hearings on Tobacco (WHO/2000/22)

President Clinton Joins Massive Effort to Deliver 1 Billion Doses of Polio Vaccine in India (WHO/2000/21)

World TB Day - President Clinton helps TB patients (WHO/2000/20)

Drug-resistant strains of TB increasing worldwide (WHO/2000/19)

WHO's Goodwill Ambassador for polio eradication - Martina Hingis plays to win the match point against polio (WHO/2000/18)

"Winds of Hope" for noma children (WHO/2000/17)

Mozambique - The fight against disease increases (WHO/2000/16)

Time limited exemptions and financial support are critical to sustainable reductions in the use of DDT (WHO/2000/15)

Unsafe injection practices have serious, large-scale consequences (WHO/2000/14)

New Duties Among WHO Senior Management (WHO/2000/13)

WHO: The Major Impact of Tobacco is on Health, not on Small Tobacco Growers (WHO/2000/12)

Senior WHO official to lead reconstruction of East Timor's health services (WHO/2000/11)

New Global Vaccine Alliance draws overwhelming interest from developing world (WHO/GAVI/2)

Prevention and Treatment - Both Work, Says WHO Study on Heart Disease (WHO/2000/10)

Vision 2020 launched in French speaking Africa (WHO/2000/09)

WHO and UNAIDS Join Forces to Launch HIV Vaccine Initiative (WHO/UNAIDS/1)

Recipe for the Northern hemisphere flu vaccine (WHO/2000/08)

Tuberculosis situation in Ingushetia Critical (WHO/2000/7)

Children's immunization campaign launched at World Economic Forum (WHO/GAVI)

WHO Bulletin spotlights serious inequalities in health (WHO/2000/6)

WHO appoints new Regional Director for Europe and re-appoints Regional Director for Africa
(WHO/2000/05)

WHO responds to new challenges in food safety (WHO/2000/04)

WHO Director-General outlines three-pronged attack against AIDS epidemic (WHO/2000-03)

WHO, internationally-renowned economists launch Commission on macroeconomics and health (WHO/2000-02)

Final push in campaign to eradicate polio - WHO and Unicef issue year 2000 appeal to leaders of 30 affected Nations (WHO/2000-01)

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