The World Health Organisation issued a report Wednesday warning that a funding crisis would impede the significant progress the international community made in the past decade in the fight against AIDS.
Cambodia is home to the most drug-resistant form of malaria in the world. The World Health Organisation has implemented a vast prevention programme to help eradicate this fatal disease. With the help of local NGOs, they are trying to change people’s mentality and habits.
The Swine Flu pandemic – the world was put on alert and almost 14,000 people died. Now the experts are asking was the response to strong? Did governments do the right thing? In France vast amounts of vaccine are unused – the French even sold off excess stocks of the drugs. Was this money wasted or was it a precaution that had to be taken?
The Swine Flu pandemic – the world was put on alert and almost 13,000 people died. Now the experts are asking was the response to strong? Did governments do the right thing? In France vast amounts of vaccine are unused – the French even sold off excess stocks of the drugs. Was this money wasted or was it a precaution that had to be taken?
The World Health Organisation denied on Tuesday that it was pushed to exaggerate the dangers of the H1N1 flu virus by drugs companies, which received millions in vaccination deals when the WHO declared the flu a "pandemic" last June.
The French President was interviewed by a panel of 11 French citizens last night on the TF1 channel. The papers agree that Nicolas Sarkozy sought to rebrand himself as a calmer President who is very aware of the problems of ordinary people.
The influenza A (H1N1) virus, also known as swine flu, has killed more than 1,000 people in the last week, the World Health Organisation (WHO) reports. A significant spike in fatalities has been reported in North America.
The World Health Organisation said on Friday that a mutation has been found in samples of Influenza H1N1 taken after the first two deaths from the virus in Norway.
Nine rich countries have agreed to donate approximately 10% of their swine flu vaccine supply to less-developed nations. The USA has joined Australia, Brazil, France, Italy, New Zealand, Norway, Switzerland, and the UK in the scheme.
