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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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How Much Melamine is Too Much Melamine?
BNET
- 2008-12-08
The World Health Organization has tossed its own melamine opinion into the ring. You really shouldn't have melamine at all, it says -- but if you have to have melamine, don't have more than 0.2 milligrams per kilogram of body weight per day. It gets harder and...
10th Meeting of Federal/Provincial/Territorial Ministers Responsible for Seniors in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
- 2007-11-30
SASKATOON, SASKATCHEWAN, Nov 30, 2007 Marketwire via COMTEX -- Federal, Provincial and Territorial (F/P/T) Ministers Responsible for Seniors met for a day and a half to discuss issues affecting the overall well-being of Canada's seniors, including elder abuse, social isolation and healthy aging. Ministers also endorsed...
Measles Deaths in Africa Plunge by 91%
- 2007-11-29
To: NATIONAL EDITORSContact: Hayatee Hasan of WHO, Geneva, Tel.: +41 22 791 2103, hasanh@who.int; or Jessica Malter of UNICEF, New York, Tel.: +1-212- 326-7412, jmalter@unicef.org; or Michael Oko of American Red Cross, Washington DC, Tel.:+ 1-202-303-6820, okom@usa.redcross.org; or Steven Stewart of CDC, Atlanta, Tel.: +1 404-639-8327, znc4@cdc.gov; or Amy DiElsi...
Tamiflu Effective for Treatment and Prevention of Influenza in Children One Year and Older - New Formulations Provide More Convenient Dosing.
- 2007-11-15
BASEL, Switzerland, November 15 /PRNewswire/ -- - Children Particularly at Risk From Influenza - Severe Season in Australia Claimed 6 Lives Tamiflu oseltamivir significantly reduces illness severity and duration in children one year and older, particularly if given within 24 hours...
UpTick.com Pandemic Influenza Research Sector Alert -- Major Movements Reported for IRBO.
- 2007-05-24
M2 PRESSWIRE-24 May 2007-StoneRidge Capital: UpTick.com Pandemic Influenza Research Sector Alert -- Major Movements Reported for IRBOC1994-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:24052007 The world's supply of influenza vaccine would only protect a quarter of the population if a pandemic occurred, a senior...
UpTick.com Pandemic Influenza Research Sector Alert -- Major Movements Reported for IRBO.
- 2007-04-24
M2 PRESSWIRE-24 April 2007-StoneRidge Capital: UpTick.com Pandemic Influenza Research Sector Alert -- Major Movements Reported for IRBOC1994-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:24042007 A global bird flu pandemic could infect one billion people and kill between two and seven million of them, the...
Aethlon Medical Initiates Dengue Fever Studies with Government of India Researchers
- 2007-03-13
SAN DIEGO -- Aethlon Medical, Inc., (OTCBB:AEMD) announced today that it has manufactured and shipped Hemopurifier[R] treatment cartridges for studies related to the treatment of Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever DHF, an international health issue untreatable with antiviral drug and vaccine therapy. The Hemopurifier[R] studies are being performed by researchers at the...
Global GMP requirements pose difficulties for manufacturers
- 2007-03-01
ATHENS, GA -- Global GMP regulations, guidelines and policy documents are increasing and advancing, but FDA regulators and its EU European Union counterparts are concerned that companies are not aware of the impact these proliferations will have on the industry. Michael Beatrice, Ph.D., vice president of corporate regulatory &...
Counterfeit drug detection: help is at hand
- 2007-02-15
According to the FDA, 10% of drugs in the world are counterfeit. The World Health Organization WHO takes a more nuanced view: according to the organization, less than 1% of drugs in developed nations are counterfeit, but 10% of drugs in developing economies are counterfeit. However, in parts of Latin...
RETRANSMISSION: Global Goal to Reduce Measles Deaths in Children Surpassed; Measles deaths fall by 60 per cent.
- 2007-01-19
TORONTO, ONTARIO, Jan 19, 2007 CCNMatthews via COMTEX -- Measles deaths have fallen by 60 per cent worldwide since 1999 - a major public health success. This exceeds the United Nations goal to halve measles deaths between 1999 and 2005 and is largely due to an unprecedented...
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