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Organizations RSS FeedsHealth services close to collapse in Gaza - 7 January 2009 -- The health services in Gaza, already depleted and fragile, are on the point of collapse if steps to support and protect them are not taken immediately. WHO has called for immediate improvement in the situation to make humanitarian health services accessible by the local people....Feed Source: www.who.int WHO warns of rise in deaths, human suffering in Gaza - 29 December 2008 -- WHO calls for an immediate end to hostilities in the Gaza strip and urges Israel to ensure immediate provision of fuel and critical life-saving/trauma care supplies. ... Health system problems aggravate cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe - 10 December 2008 -- A widespread cholera outbreak, an under-resourced and under-staffed health system, and inadequate access to safe drinking water and hygiene are threatening the wellbeing of thousands of Zimbabweans.... Preventable injuries kill 2000 children every day - 10 December 2008 -- More than 2000 children die every day as a result of unintentional or accidental injuries, according to a new report by WHO and UNICEF.... Experts set tolerable level for melamine intake - 5 December 2008 -- International experts have set a tolerable level for daily intake of melamine, the chemical found recently in contaminated milk products.... Global measles deaths drop by 74% - 4 December 2008 -- Measles deaths worldwide fell by 74% between 2000 and 2007. The Eastern Mediterranean region has achieved the UN goal to reduce measles deaths by 90% by 2010, three years early.... Essential medicines out of reach for most people - 1 December 2008 -- An alarming lack of availability of essential medicines in the public sector drives patients to pay higher prices in the private sector or go without, according to a WHO study reported in today?s online edition of The Lancet.... WHO welcomes the new Executive Director of UNAIDS - 1 December 2008 -- On behalf of WHO, Director-General Dr Margaret Chan has offered warmest congratulations to Michel Sidibé on his appointment as Executive Director of UNAIDS, and expressed WHO's firm commitment and full support to him in his new position. ... Message for World AIDS Day - 1 December 2008 -- The 20th anniversary of World AIDS Day this year also marks a major milestone in the long struggle against this disease. More than 3 million people in low- and middle-income countries are now receiving life-prolonging antiretroviral therapy. The response to AIDS changed the face of public health in profound ways, says WHO Director-General Dr Margaret Chan, reflecting on some of the achievements of the past 20 years. ... Universal voluntary testing, immediate treatment can reduce HIV cases - 26 November 2008 -- Universal voluntary testing followed by immediate antiretroviral therapy treatment can reduce new HIV cases by 95% within 10 years, according to new findings based on a mathematical model developed by HIV specialists in WHO. The computer model raises substantial issues which will be the focus of a meeting next year.... Copyright © 2009, Cool Collection. All Rights Reserved. |