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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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Sierra Leone launches vaccination campaign
- 2006-11-20
FREETOWN AFP — Sierra Leone, the country with the world's highest infant mortality rate, launched a week-long vaccination program targeting some 800,000 children, the health ministry said. "The launching is specifically designed to reduce measles, malaria and worms," deputy health minister Ibrahim Sesay told AFP. The campaign, carried out by...
Hooray for DDT's Life-Saving Comeback
- 2006-10-09
Nightmare for Millions Finally Ending Who says there's never any good news? After more than 30 years and tens of millions dead-mostly children-the World Health Organization WHO has ended its ban on DDT. DDT is the most effective anti-mosquito, anti-malaria pesticide known. But thanks to the worldwide environmental...
World Health Organization Backs DDT to Fight Malaria
- 2006-09-15
WASHINGTON, DC ENS — --> The World Health Organization has recommended wider use of the controversial pesticide DDT to battle malaria. WHO officials announced the plan Friday as part of its bid to strengthen efforts to combat the infectious disease, which kills more one million people each year. The new...
Controlling Infectious Diseases
- 2006-06-01
The 20th century was a triumph for human health and longevity. An Indian born in 1900 had a life expectancy of 22 years; an American baby born that year could expect to live about 49 years. By century's end life expectancy had soared to unprecedented levels even in many poor...
Shot in the arm for tired malaria drug.
- 2005-10-03
Byline: Emma Young Oct 03, 2005 (New Scientist - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Research at Melbourne's La Trobe University may help treat malaria in third-world countries. The World Health Organization is...
Niger launches malaria program amid food crisis
- 2005-09-20
NIAMEY AFP — Niger will launch a four-day campaign Sunday to treat mosquito nets against malaria, in an attempt to protect children already at risk of death from severe malnutrition, health officials said. The announcement came as the World Health Organization WHO said it would send 100,000 malaria treatments...
UN agencies bring aid to Central African flood victims
- 2005-08-21
BANGUI AFP — UN agencies have brought emergency relief and medical aid to some 22,500 people left homeless from flooding caused by heavy rains that have battered the Central African capital for the past few weeks. The World Health Organization WTO has provided treatment for about 1,000 cases of...
AU calls on WHO to make sickle-cell disease a public health priority
- 2005-07-03
SIRTE, Libya AFP — The African Union called on the World Health Organization WHO to recognize sickle-cell disease, or drepanocytosis, the most common hereditary blood disease worldwide, as a public health priority. "The links established between drepanocytosis (...) and malaria as well as HIV infection, argue in favour of...
World health officials pin anti-malaria hopes on plant-based therapy
- 2005-06-08
ARUSHA, Tanzania AFP — World health advocates are increasingly looking to Artemisia annua, a plant traditionally used to fight fever, as a key weapon in the fight against malaria, experts said this week. Up to a million lives could be saved each year through wider use of so-called artemisinin-based...
New report says half billion people affected by malaria.
- 2005-03-11
M2 PRESSWIRE-11 March 2005-Axcess News: New report says half billion people affected by malariaC1994-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:11032005 Washington - A new global malaria estimate dramatically increases the number of cases worldwide, especially in Southeast Asia. An international team...
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