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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?
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- 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...
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...
Americans living longer than ever before: report
- 2007-09-12
WASHINGTON AFP — Americans are living longer than ever, with the average life expectancy reaching 78 years in 2005, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC said Wednesday. But despite the steady upward climb of longevity, the United States was still far behind Japan, Andorra and Italy, where...
Correction
- 2007-09-01
CORRECTIONS: In the Your Health story "Calling the Shots" (July/August 2007), we incorrectly stated that "each year, 300,000 kids die of measles in the U.S." According to the World Health Organization, 345,000 people worldwide died of measles in 2005. The latest figures from the Center for Disease Control show that...
Men's Health Reveals Healthiest Countries for Men
- 2007-08-13
-- First-Ever International Health Survey to Run in 20 Editions Worldwide -- NEW YORK -- Men's Health magazine reveals the healthiest countries for men in the upcoming September '07 issue, hitting newsstands on August 14. The first-ever international health survey polled over 20,000 men worldwide and utilized data from...
Water for Everyone - The Time Has Come
- 2007-07-01
The average American uses 160 gallons of water [Paul Ehrlich and the Population Bomh/VBS] and discharges an average of two-tenths of a pound of pollution back to the environment every day. In that same twenty-four-hour period, nearly five thousand people globally die from causes traceable to a lack of access...
Flu season
- 2006-12-01
According to the latest World Health Organization data, there have been less than 300 reported cases of avian flu in humans worldwide, resulting in approximately 150 deaths. Considering the estimated 36,000 deaths linked to the traditional, seasonal flu in the United States alone each year, it is understandable that many...
Endnotes
- 2006-04-01
(1) See, e.g., William New, "UN Researcher Envisions Framework for IP, Innovation and Development", Intellectual Property Watch (9/6/06), at: (intp://www.ipwatch.org/weblog/index.php?p=392&res=1280&print=0). This article proudly reports about a new survey conducted by "Padmashree Gehl Sampath, a researcher at the United Nations University--MERIT in the Netherlands. Basing her findings largely on the controversial...
International dimensions of obesity and overweight related problems: an economics perspective
- 2005-12-01
Obesity is a growing concern. New World Health Organization WHO figures indicate that obesity is spreading around the world as a "global epidemic." According to the WHO, there are more people suffering from overweight-related problems than malnutrition. Globally, there are more than 1 billion adults who are overweight and at...
United States congratulates World Health Organization on focus of World Health Day.
- 2005-04-07
M2 PRESSWIRE-7 April 2005-US DEPT OF STATE: United States congratulates World Health Organization on focus of World Health DayC1994-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:06042005 The United States congratulates the World Health Organization on the focus of World Health Day, April 7, 2005....
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