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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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Current Efforts to Control Outbreaks of Drug-Resistant TB are Failing, Say Advocates.
- 2007-11-08
CAPE TOWN, South Africa, November 8 /PRNewswire/ -- - Groups Convene in Cape Town to Explore New Approaches to Managing TB in Regions with High HIV Rates Current approaches to diagnosing and treating tuberculosis are ineffective and do not reach the majority...
Conference to examine world obesity epidemic
- 2007-10-19
WASHINGTON AFP — Some 1,800 researchers will gather in New Orleans this weekend to discuss efforts to treat and contain the worldwide obesity epidemic. More than 300 studies will be presented during the annual conference, organized by the Obesity Society, a US scientific association created 25 years ago to...
The challenge of obesity in the WHO European region and the strategies for response; summary
- 2007-09-01
The challenge of obesity in the WHO European region and the strategies for response; summary. Ed. by Francesco Branca et al. World Health Organization 2007 60 pages $18.00 Paperback RC628 Aimed at policymakers, this volume is the first of two publications from...
International Experts to Discuss Strategies to Combat Childhood Obesity.
- 2007-06-14
TORONTO, ONTARIO, Jun 14, 2007 CCNMatthews via COMTEX -- In 2005, the World Health Organization estimated that globally, at least 20 million children under the age of 5 years were overweight. Can physical activity can play a significant role in reducing the epidemic of obesity in...
$1.5 billion sought to fight bird flu in poor nations
- 2005-11-10
GENEVA -- Experts at a World Health Organization conference estimated that they would need about $1.5 billion to develop antiviral drugs and vaccines and to help less-developed countries fight lethal bird flu, which has been found in 15 countries and could spread farther this winter as birds migrate. The...
US to host international conference on bird flu
- 2005-10-05
WASHINGTON AFP — The US government will host an international conference this week, bringing together over 65 countries, on the bird flu virus in a bid to streamline an international response to a possible global pandemic, a government spokesman said. Seven people have died of bird flu, or the...
World Health Organization Asked to Lead Future Disaster Response
- 2005-05-09
PHUKET, Thailand ENS — --> The world needs a network of experts and clear procedures to deal with mass fatalities and psychological trauma to improve the response to disasters such as the December 2004 earthquake and tsunami that claimed more than 200,000 lives in 11 Indian Ocean countries, a international...
WHO calls for better and more open treatment of mental illnesses
- 2005-01-13
HELSINKI AFP — The World Health Organization WHO urged European countries to improve the funding and treatment of mental illnesses, saying people with such ailments are often subjected to unnecessary prejudices and stigmatization. "When you have a cardiovascular disease, nobody would reject you, stigmatize you or marginalize you," WHO...
Rosalynn Carter to Open World Conference on Mental Health.(Promotion of Mental Health and the Prevention of Mental and Behavioural Disorders being)
- 2004-09-13
Byline: The Carter Center ATLANTA, Sept. 13 AScribe Newswire -- Former U.S. First Lady Rosalynn Carter will open the third world conference on the Promotion of Mental Health and the Prevention of Mental and Behavioural Disorders being held Sept. 14-17, 2004, at the Hyatt...
European Youth Focus of Environmental Health Action Plan
- 2004-06-25
WASHINGTON, DC, ENS ? Air pollution affects the unborn, with damaging effects on children's health later in life, says an expert group of public health scientists from Europe and North America convened by the World Health Organization. The panel presented its findings to ministers of health and environment from...
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