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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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Indonesian woman tests positive for bird flu
- 2006-09-29
JAKARTA AFP — An Indonesian woman has tested positive for the bird flu virus, officials said, bringing the total number of cases in the world's worst-hit country to 69. The 21-year-old is the elder sister of an 11-year-old boy who died on September 18 after being infected with the H5N1...
China will not be hit hard by bird flu this fall
- 2006-09-05
BEIJING AFP — China does not expect to be hit hard by deadly bird flu in coming months, a top agricultural official said Tuesday, but a WHO expert warned there could be more outbreaks as temperatures fall. The government was stepping up vaccinations and strengthening surveillance of poultry, Li Jinxiang...
Is the price of cheap chicken bird flu?
- 2006-06-01
With all the alarming press coverage, one might think of bird, or avian, flu (influenza A, or H5N1) as a modern mutation. However, if one looks into the history of this disease, one learns that it dates back to the 19th century, when it evolved in commercially...
Bird flu may not yet be human pandemic, but fear is harming world poultry trade.(MARKET TRENDS)
- 2006-04-01
The number of bird flu deaths worldwide is going up. The World Health Organization WHO says the deaths of five people in Azerbaljan and one each in China and Egypt have pushed the overall number of human fatalities to 105, and there could be more in Afghanistan....
Jordan confirms first case of bird flu
- 2006-03-25
AMMAN, Jordan -- Jordan confirmed its first cases of bird flu on Friday in domesticated turkeys north of the capital, finding that up to four of the birds had died of the deadly H5N1 strain of the virus. Turkey, Iraq and Egypt are the only countries in the...
Are fears of a pandemic exaggerated? Read on
- 2006-01-18
The Turkish government Tuesday reported another case of bird flu in a child, the third this week, bringing to 21 the total number of people infected in that country. The World Health Organization says tests on many other suspected cases have begun. The growing number of human cases, along...
Bird Flu Kills Turkish Children on Europe's Doorstep
- 2006-01-10
ANKARA, Turkey ENS — --> Three children are dead in rural eastern Turkey, raising fears across Europe about the emergence of human cases of bird flu on the continent. The three deaths struck the same family in the rural community of Dogubayazit, with three siblings dying in less than...
Preparedness plans, vaccine development, farmer compensation called for, as ecosoc holds special event on 'urgent, global' threat from Avian flu.
- 2005-11-04
M2 PRESSWIRE-4 November 2005-UN: Preparedness plans, vaccine development, farmer compensation called for, as ecosoc holds special event on 'urgent, global' threat from Avian fluC1994-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:03112005 No country was exempt from the spread of Avian flu, and preventing ...
World finally wakes up to threat of bird flu pandemic
- 2005-09-21
SINGAPORE AFP — After treating bird flu as a largely Asian problem, the world is now waking up to the danger that millions of people could die from a pandemic if drastic counter-measures are not put in place. US President George W. Bush has called for an "international partnership"...
Antiviral Drug Donation Eases Fear of Bird Flu Pandemic
- 2005-08-24
GENEVA, Switzerland ENS — --> A dangerous form of avian influenza identified in Russia and Kazakhstan increases the probability that humans could be exposed to the deadly flu strain, the World Health Organization WHO is warning. But a note of hope was introduced today, as WHO officials welcomed a donation...
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