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World Health OrganizationThe World Health Organization is the United Nations specialized agency for health. It was established on 7 April 1948. WHO's objective, as set out in its Constitution, is the attainment by all peoples of the highest possible level of health. Health is defined in WHO's Constitution as a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.WHO is governed by 192 Member States through the World Health Assembly. The Health Assembly is composed of representatives from WHO's Member States. The main tasks of the World Health Assembly are to approve the WHO programme and the budget for the following biennium and to decide major policy questions.
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Estimation of the cost of large-scale school deworming programmes with benzimidazoles.
This study estimates the cost of distributing benzimidazole tablets in the... | 21st November, 2009
| Department of Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases, World Health
| Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2009 Nov 17.
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Global Burden and Epidemiology of Tuberculosis.
Tuberculosis (TB) ranks second only to human immunodeficiency virus as a... | 21st November, 2009
| Stop TB Department, World Health Organization, 1211 Geneva 27,
| Clin Chest Med. 2009 Dec;30(4):621-636.
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Hepatitis A and E: Update on prevention and epidemiology.
In March 2009 the Viral Hepatitis Prevention Board (VHPB) organized a... | 21st November, 2009
| World Health Organization, Via Appia 20, CH-1211 Geneva, Switzerland.
| Vaccine. 2009 Nov 16.
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The critical challenge in tuberculosis programmes: are we thinking critically?
In March 2009 the Viral Hepatitis Prevention Board (VHPB) organized a... | 19th November, 2009
| Division of Communicable Diseases, World Health Organization Eastern
| Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2009 Dec;13(12):1444-1446.
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Mortality attributable to diabetes: Estimates for the year 2010.
Country and global health statistics underestimate the number of excess... | 17th November, 2009
| Department of Chronic Diseases and Health Promotion, World Health
| Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 2009 Nov 13.
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Press Releases on World Health Organization:
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| China Sky One Medical, Inc. Achieved Progress in the Development of Two New Biological Testing Kits |
25th November, 2009 |
China Sky One Medical, Inc. |
HARBIN, China, Nov. 25 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- China Sky One
Medical, Inc. ("China Sky One Medical" or "the Company") (Nasdaq: CSKI), a
leading fully integrated
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| A Call to Copenhagen - Health Effects of Climate Change |
24th November, 2009 |
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences |
Major Study Unveiled, Evaluates Strategies to Reduce Green House Gas Emissions
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Members of the press are invited to the unveiling and policy discussion of a major international study on the Public
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| Susan G. Komen for the Cure Founder to Speak at Press Club on Cancer Screening Guidelines |
23rd November, 2009 |
National Press Club |
WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Nancy G. Brinker, founding chair of the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation, will address the controversy over new federal breast cancer screening
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| River Blindness (Onchocerciasis) Reduced By Nearly One-Third In At-Risk Populations In Six Countries |
21st November, 2009 |
American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene |
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A regional initiative launched in the 1990s to eliminate onchocerciasis (river blindness) in the Americas has substantially reduced the prevalence of the
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| Cardio Vascular Medical Device to Apply for Additional Patents in Europe, Canada and Far East |
20th November, 2009 |
Cardio Vascular Medicine Device Corp. |
HAIFA, Israel, November 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cardio Vascular
Medical Device Corp. (CVSL.OB), http://www.CVSLMEDICAL.COM, a leading
developer of advanced cardiovascular surgery technology,
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