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2.4 Billion People Will Lack Improved Sanitation in 2015

Some 2.4 billion people – one-third of the world’s population – will remain without access to improved sanitation in 2015, according to a joint WHO/UNICEF report issued today. The report, "Progress on sanitation and drinking-water 2013 update," warns that, at the current ...More

2 weeks ago

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WHO Statistics Show Narrowing Health Gap Between Countries with Best and Worst Health Status

The world has made dramatic progress in improving health in the poorest countries and narrowing the gaps between countries with the best and worst health status in the past two decades, according to the World Health Statistics 2013 report. The WHO annual statistics report ...More

2 weeks ago

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WHO Issues Update, Statement About the Novel Coronavirus Situation

The World Health Organization (WHO) has released a statement regarding the currrent novel coronavirus situation in the Middle East. ...More

2 weeks ago

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WHO Encourages Patient Participation in Hand Hygiene

On Hand Hygiene Day, May 5, the World Health Organization (WHO) is encouraging patients and their family members to join healthcare workers in their efforts to practice good hand hygiene. Every year, hundreds of millions of patients around the world are affected by ...More

3 weeks ago

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WHO Promotes the Evidence for Clean Hands

Each year, hundreds of millions of patients around the world are affected by healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). Although HAI is the most frequent adverse event in healthcare, its true global burden remains unknown because of the difficulty in gathering reliable data. ...More

3 weeks ago

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International H7N9 Assessment Team Completes Mission to China

A team of international and Chinese experts has completed its mission to visit Shanghai and Beijing and assess the avian influenza A(H7N9) situation, and to make recommendations to the National Health and Family Planning Commission (NHFPC). "China's response has been ...More

4 weeks ago

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WHO, UNICEF Say New Plan to Address Pneumonia, Diarrhea Could Save 2 Million Children Annually

A new Global Action Plan launched by the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF has the potential to save up to 2 million children every year from deaths caused by pneumonia and diarrhea, some of the leading killers of children under age 5 globally. The Integrated ...More

April 22, 2013

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New Cases of Human Infection with Avian Influenza A (H7N9) Virus are Reported to the WHO

As of April 19, 2013, the National Health and Family Planning Commission of China notified the World Health Organization (WHO) of an additional four laboratory-confirmed cases of human infection with avian influenza A(H7N9) virus from Jiangsu (one case) and Zhejiang (three ...More

April 22, 2013

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WHO Update on Human Infection with Influenza A (H7N9) Virus in China

As of April 14, 2013, the National Health and Family Planning Commission notified the World Health Organization (WHO) of an additional two laboratory-confirmed cases of human infection with influenza A(H7N9) virus from Henan in China. The first patient is a 34-year-old man ...More

April 15, 2013

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WHO Offers FAQs on Human Infection with Influenza A (H7N9) Virus

The World Health Organization (WHO) provides the following frequently asked questions and answers about the influenza A(H7N9) virus that has now killed six people and infected 14 in China. ...More

April 5, 2013

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