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WHO expected to declare polio global health emergency

Paula Dupraz — Thu, 24 May 2012 14:16:40 +0000

GenevaLunch.com GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The World Health Organization is expected to declare polio a global health emergency as the World Health Assembly convenes in Geneva this week. Bruce Aylward, director of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative at the WHO, said Thursday 24 May that “Over the last 24 months on three continents – in Europe, in [...]

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World Health Assembly meets in Geneva

Ellen Wallace — Mon, 21 May 2012 17:26:10 +0000

GenevaLunch.com Dr Margaret Chan up for election to head WHO for second term GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The World Health Organization’s 192 members are meeting for five days in Geneva starting Monday 21 May. The assembly will elect a director general and current head Dr Margaret Chan, with solid backing from the board, looks set for re-election. [...]

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US could make big savings by slowing growth in obesity

Paula Dupraz — Tue, 08 May 2012 14:09:46 +0000

GenevaLunch.com GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Slowing the expected increase in growing obesity rates in the United States can drastically reduce health care costs, according to an analysis presented at a Washington health conference, National Public Radio reports. According to the evaluation presented at the Weight of the Nation conference in Washington and published in the American Journal [...]

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Polio in India “no longer endemic” says WHO

Ellen Wallace — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 13:27:45 +0000

GenevaLunch.com GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The World Health Organization in Delhi announced 29 February that India is no longer on the list of “endemic” polio nations, with that list now reduced to an all-time low of three countries. Polio-endemic nations are those that have never stopped indigenous wild poliovirus transmission. The three remaining polio-endemic countries are Afghanistan, [...]

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Malaria cases down 25% but funding shortfall threats could slow progress

Ellen Wallace — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 16:25:42 +0000

GenevaLunch.com GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Malaria cases worldwide fell by 25 percent in the past decade and by 33 percent worldwide thanks to better prevention but threatened shortfalls in funding from governments could slow the fight against the disease, the World Health Organization (WHO) reports. Its World malaria report 2011, published 13 December, shows malaria rates falling [...]

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World Aids Day focuses on “Getting to Zero” by 2015

Ellen Wallace — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 15:20:39 +0000

GenevaLunch.com Landmarks get red lights as Aids Day Global prevention, treatment and funding at a turning point GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Red lights are shining today on several world landmarks, including the Empire State Building and Stock Exchange in New York and the Sydney Opera House in Australia, to mark World Aids Day. The day has been [...]

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Swiss are salting away, but not money, just sodium

Ellen Wallace — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 20:48:19 +0000

GenevaLunch.com BERN, SWITZERLAND – The Swiss are known for their conservative approach to money, but one area where they are too liberal, it appears, is in adding sodium, or table salt, to their food. A study released Monday by the Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH) shows that people consume nearly double the amount of salt [...]

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WHO reforms voted in

Ellen Wallace — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 12:55:48 +0000

GenevaLunch.com GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The World Health Organization, based in Geneva, late Friday 4 November, approved a number of resolutions to reform the health body at the most basic levels. The crucial question of how to improve funding was set aside for two months until the next general meeting of the executive board. The WHO, in [...]

WHO to consider reforms – false alarm over new staff cuts, moves

Ellen Wallace — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 15:57:07 +0000

GenevaLunch.com GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The World Health Organization in Geneva confirmed Friday 28 October that staff cuts of some 300 posts, announced in May, will go ahead: 167 of these are fixed posts and the rest mainly short-term contracts at this point. But more job cuts and rumours spread by Swiss-based media of staff being shifted [...]

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TB numbers down for first time ever

Ellen Wallace — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 10:30:18 +0000

GenevaLunch.com Underfunding is a growing concern, though, says WHO GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Sustained efforts by a number of large countries are responsible for much of the dramatic improvement in the global picture for tuberculosis, the World Health Organization said late Tuesday 11 October. China has halved the prevalence of the disease and seen the number of [...]