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• WHO hails new Gates Foundation support for decade of vaccines
  29 January 2010 -- WHO welcomes the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation pledge of US$ 10 billion over the next ten years to accelerate global vaccine efforts. […]
• Statement of the World Health Organization on allegations of conflict of interest and 'fake' pandemic
  22 January 2010 -- Providing independent advice to Member States is a very important function of the World Health Organization (WHO). We take this work seriously and guard against the influence of any improper interests. The WHO influenza pandemic policies and response have not been improperly influenced by the pharmaceutical industry. […]
• WHO Executive Board appoints Regional Directors
  19 January 2010 -- The World Health Organization (WHO) Executive Board, currently holding its 126th session in Geneva, has appointed Mrs. Zsuzsanna Jakab as the new WHO Regional Director for Europe and re-appointed Dr Luis Gomes Sambo as the WHO Regional Director for Africa. […]
• WHO spearheads health response to earthquake in Haiti
  13 January 2010 -- The severe earthquake that has struck Haiti and the Dominican Republic has inflicted large-scale damage, including on hospitals and health facilities, and large numbers of casualties are feared. Immediate health priorities include search and rescue of survivors, treatment of injuries and preventing the infection of wounds. […]
• Afghanistan first in world to use new vaccine against polio
  15 December -- Using a new vaccine for the first time, a sub-national polio immunization campaign will take place from 15-17 December in Afghanistan. About 2.8 million children under five in the Southern, South-Eastern and Eastern Regions of Afghanistan will receive the vaccine. […]
• Malaria progress shows development aid for health works
  15 December 2009 -- Significant progress has been made in delivering life-saving malaria nets and treatments over the last few years, but the coverage of malaria programmes needs to be stepped up drastically in order to meet the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), according to a report released today by WHO. […]
• Only 5.4% of world's population covered by comprehensive smoke-free laws
  9 December 2009 -- About 5.4% of the world's population was covered by comprehensive smoke-free laws in 2008, up from 3.1% in 2007, WHO stated today in its second report on the global tobacco epidemic. This means that 154 million more people are no longer exposed to the harms of tobacco smoke in work places, restaurants, bars and other indoor public pla […]
• 36 million people with TB cured
  8 December 2009 -- Some 36 million people have been cured of tuberculosis (TB) over the past 15 years through a rigorous approach to treatment endorsed by WHO. New data, released today by WHO, also indicate that up to 8 million TB deaths have been averted. […]
• WHO launches new tobacco control effort in Africa
  4 December 2009 -- The World Health Organization (WHO) is increasing its attention to tobacco control in Africa with the overall goal of preventing tobacco use from becoming as prevalent there as it is in other parts of the world. […]
• Global measles deaths drop by 78%, but resurgence likely
  3 December 2009 -- Vaccinating nearly 700 million children against measles, through large-scale immunization campaigns and increased routine immunization coverage, has prevented an estimated 4.3 million measles deaths in less than a decade. However, global immunization experts warn of a resurgence in measles deaths if vaccination efforts are not sustained. […]