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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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A fowl flu: killer disease could spread around the world
- 2005-09-23
Get Talking Ask students: What is influenza? How does it spread? How might humans catch a form of flu from birds? Why might influenza's transmission from birds to humans alarm scientists? Notes Behind the News * There are at least 15 different types of avian influenza that...
Vietnam aims to be rid of blindness from trachoma by 2010
- 2005-07-07
HANOI AFP — Vietnam is aiming to eradicate trachoma, which causes blindness, within five years, a decade before the global elimination target date of 2020 set by the World Health Organization WHO, officials said. "We are proud to have reduced the incidence of trachoma so dramatically as a result...
Bird flu picks genetic lock.
- 2005-05-25
May 25, 2005 (Time Australia - ABIX via COMTEX) People who contracted avian flu in Vietnam in 2004 had an 80 per cent likelihood of dying. In May 2005, the mortality rate in northern Vietnam has fallen to 34 per cent. The death rate has...
Hundreds of Millions of Dollars Needed to Control Bird Flu
- 2005-02-28
HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam ENS — --> The avian influenza virus (H5N1) circulating among poultry, ducks and wildlife in Southeast Asia continues to pose a serious threat to human and animal health, veterinary officers from 28 countries said Friday. The health experts concluded a three day meeting by warning...
Flu virus 'entrenched' in Southeast Asia.
- 2004-09-06
The avian influenza outbreak that affected much of Southeast Asia last spring is causing renewed concern as the virus appeared in Malaysia and reappeared in parts of Thailand and Vietnam in recent weeks. The World Health Organization WHO said Aug. 20 it was troubled that the highly pathogenic...
Research on bird-flu under-funded, says WHO official in Vietnam
- 2004-08-25
HANOI AFP ? Research on bird flu, which has ravaged many parts of East Asia, is under-funded and should be developed to help understand the transmission of the disease, the World Health Organization WHO representative in Vietnam said Wednesday. "Transmission routes are not completely clear and research is going...
WHO bird flu experts arrive in Vietnam
- 2004-08-22
HANOI AFP ? Two experts from the World Health Organization WHO arrived in Vietnam to help tackle the latest outbreak of deadly bird flu in the country. The experts will assess the situation and help Vietnam prepare for other potential outbreaks during their two-week visit. "The team will...
WHO bird flu experts due in Vietnam over weekend
- 2004-08-18
GENEVA AFP ? The World Health Organization WHO said that a team of experts will travel to Vietnam this weekend to help tackle the latest deadly outbreaks of bird flu there, as tests were underway to see if the virus has mutated into a deadlier form. "The team will...
Deadly spectre of bird flu returns with three deaths in Vietnam
- 2004-08-13
HANOI AFP ? The deadly spectre of bird flu has returned to Asia, with Vietnam confirming that three people have become the latest victims of the disease that claimed 24 lives across the region earlier this year. The World Health Organization WHO said further tests were needed to see...
Bird Flu Resurfaces in Asia, Threatens Human Health
- 2004-07-12
ROME, Italy ENS ? New outbreaks of the avian influenza virus H5N1 in China, Thailand and Vietnam confirm that the virus is still spreading in the region, the United Nations agency responsible for food and agriculture said Friday. This viral strain caused the deaths of more than 100 million chickens...
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