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WHO is a specialized agency of the UNITED NATIONS system, and is the leading technical agency on matters relating to public health, worldwide. The World Health Organization (WHO) has been providing technical assistance to the Government of the Peoples? Republic of Bangladesh for the development and strengthening of the country?s public health systems since 1972. WHO defines health "as a state of complete, physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity". To realize the objective of attaining the highest possible level of health by all people, WHO has formulated a corporate strategy comprised of seven strategic directions and six core functions, which provide a broad framework for focusing WHO's collaboration with countries. In addition, a six-year Medium-term Strategic Plan based on thirteen strategic objectives (SOs) has been developed for Bangladesh and other SEAR countries.
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China says: butt out!
- 2008-03-10
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [4] BEIJING -- So long, smokers! The most populous nation in the world just got healthier. China banned smoking in most public places in Beijing, its capital and the site of this summer's Olympic Games. China has an estimated 360 million smokers, according to the World Health...
China rejects bird flu accusations
- 2006-11-10
BEIJING AFP — China has admitted to "misunderstandings" with the World Health Organization but denied it was uncooperative and lacked transparency over bird flu. "In our cooperation, we can have had some misunderstandings, but generally it is very good and normal," Jia Youling, the senior official for veterinary affairs at...
Taiwan condemns China for blocking its WHO bid
- 2006-01-28
TAIPEI AFP — Taiwan has lashed out at China for barring it from joining the World Health Organization WHO at a time when bird flu is an international threat. "The Ministry of Foreign Affairs strongly condemns China for maneuvering its political clout to block a proposal concerning Taiwans observer...
WHO requests more data from China on dead girl in bird-flu area
- 2005-10-29
BEIJING AFP — The World Health Organization WHO said China needed to tell it more about the death of a 12-year-old girl in a rural area hit by bird flu, as scared city dwellers stayed away from poultry markets. The Chinese health ministry was closed for the weekend but...
China and WHO to provide AIDS intervention for homosexuals
- 2005-06-19
BEIJING AFP — China and the World Health Organization WHO will run a joint project to help homosexuals protect themselves against AIDS in the central province of Hunan beginning this year, state media said. Beijing-based WHO expert Zhao Pengfei, quoted by Xinhua news agency, said the program would involve...
Taiwan lashes out at China for shooting down WHO bid
- 2005-05-19
TAIPEI AFP — Taiwan lashed out at China for barring it from joining the World Health Organization WHO, saying Beijing's offer to help the island's health needs was a "shameless lie." "China has always been pressuring the world into blocking Taiwan from participating in international organizations," said Joseph Wu,...
Bill Clinton on low-key visit to China to promote AIDS awareness
- 2005-02-23
BEIJING AFP — Former US president Bill Clinton was in Beijing to promote AIDS awareness on a low-key visit which will also focus on aid to tsunami-hit countries around the Indian Ocean. He is here with the Clinton Foundation and is expected to meet with officials from China's health...
WHO declares Chinese SARS outbreak contained
- 2004-05-18
BEIJING AFP ? The World Health Organization WHO declared the latest SARS outbreak in China contained, saying in a statement the chain of human-to-human transmission appeared to have been broken. "It has been more than three weeks since the last case was placed in isolation in Chinas latest SARS...
WHO chief says China doing its best to check SARS outbreak
- 2004-04-28
SINGAPORE AFP ? Chinese authorities are doing their best to curb the latest SARS outbreak, reducing the chances of a repetition of last year's regional epidemic, the World Health Organization WHO chief insisted. "I have no reason to complain about what they are doing... they are doing their best,"...
WHO SARS expert arrives in Beijing as others head for Guangdong
- 2003-12-29
BEIJING, AFP ? A World Health Organization WHO medical expert has arrived in Beijing to review tests on a new suspected SARS case in Guangzhou city, while a separate WHO team headed for the province where the patient is being treated. "One of our experts arrived in Beijing this...
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