World Health Organization
hideThe World Health Organization (WHO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) that acts as a coordinating authority on international public health. Established on 7 April 1948, and headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, the agency inherited the mandate and resources of its predecessor, the Health Organization, which had been an agency of the League of Nations.
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Six bad reactions to swine flu vaccine in Canada: official (Update)
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Nov 24, 2009 |
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Six severe allergic reactions to swine flu vaccinations have been observed in Canada, health authorities said Tuesday, adding that all of the individuals are feeling better.
Mutation found in swine flu virus: WHO
Nov 20, 2009 |
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The World Health Organisation said Friday that a mutation had been found in samples of the swine flu virus taken following the first two deaths from the pandemic in Norway.
AIDS: Vaccine shows positive results in small trial - researchers
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Oct 19, 2009 |
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An HIV vaccine tested in Tanzania has shown positive results in preliminary trials and may provide better protection than a promising Thai vaccine unveiled on September 24, Swedish researchers said Monday.
Research ensures 50 million vaccinated against deadly brain infection
Oct 06, 2009 |
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Research at the University of Liverpool has supported the vaccination of more than 50 million people against a zoonotic brain infection that affects thousands of children across Asia every year.
Dangers of lead pollution have not gone away -- particularly for children
Sep 17, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The campaign for car drivers to make the switch from leaded to unleaded petrol has been hailed as a major environmental success story in recent years. But despite the dramatic change in our ...
Swine flu virus now most prevalent strain of flu: WHO
Aug 28, 2009 |
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The World Health Organisation said Friday that the swine flu virus has overtaken other viruses to become the most prevalent flu strain.
Drug-resistant malaria has emerged in Cambodia
Jul 29, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Malaria parasites in western Cambodia have become resistant to artemisinin-based therapies, the first-line treatment for malaria, according to a study published in the New England Journal of ...
Swine flu 'unstoppable', all countries will need vaccine: WHO (Update 2)
Jul 13, 2009 |
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The swine flu pandemic has grown "unstoppable" and all nations will need access to vaccines, a WHO official said Monday, as seven new deaths were reported and a study raised fresh concerns.
Continued vigilance against drug-resistance malaria is needed
Jul 08, 2009 |
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Current combination malaria therapies recommended by the World Health Organisation (WHO) provide adequate treatment for mild malaria, according to a Cochrane Systematic Review of the evidence. However, selected trials had ...
Nearly 90,000 swine flu cases reported worldwide: WHO
Jul 03, 2009 |
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Some 89,921 people in 125 countries and territories have caught swine flu, with 382 having died since the outbreak was uncovered in April, World Health Organisation data released Friday showed.
Swine flu cases reach over 77,000 worldwide: WHO
Jul 01, 2009 |
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Some 77,201 people worldwide have caught swine flu, with 332 having died from it, latest statistics posted Wednesday by the World Health Organisation showed.
Global swine flu cases leap past 70,000: WHO
Jun 29, 2009 |
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The number of recorded swine flu cases has reached 70,893 worldwide, with 311 deaths, since the virus was first discovered in late March, data released by the World Health Organisation Monday showed.
Swine flu tolls leaps past 52,000, 231 dead: WHO
Jun 22, 2009 |
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The World Health Organisation on Monday reported a huge leap in the swine flu pandemic toll to more than 52,000 people infected and 231 dead.
Swine flu spreads to 73 countries with over 25,000 infected
Jun 08, 2009 |
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Swine flu has now spread to 73 countries with 25,288 people known to have been infected since the disease was first uncovered in April, data from the World Health Organisation showed Monday.
World 'getting closer' to swine flu pandemic: WHO
Jun 02, 2009 |
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The world is "getting closer" to a swine flu pandemic as the virus shows early signs of spreading locally in countries outside the Americas, a senior World Health Organisation official said Tuesday.
