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WHO to Issue Guidance on Hormonal Contraceptives and HIV

Current World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines call on health service providers to remind patients, that neither hormonal contraceptives nor intrauterine devices known as IUDs offer protection against HIV or other sexually transmitted infections. Later this month WHO ...More

3 days ago

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WHO Announces Global Progress in HIV Response but Sustained Investment is Vital

Global progress in both preventing and treating HIV emphasizes the benefits of sustaining investment in HIV/AIDS over the longer term. The latest report by the World Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF and UNAIDS Report on the global HIV/AIDS response indicates that increased ...More

November 30, 2011

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WHO Warns of Consequences of Underfunding TB Prevention Efforts

The World Health Organization (WHO) reports for the first time that the number of people falling ill with tuberculosis (TB) each year is declining. New data, published today in the WHO 2011 global tuberculosis control report, also show that the number of people dying from ...More

October 11, 2011

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Based on Data, WHO Advises Against Use of Blood Antibody Test for Active TB

Commercial blood serum antibody tests—widely used in India and other developing countries to diagnose active tuberculosis—are not accurate or cost-effective, according to an analysis by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, the University of ...More

August 10, 2011

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WHO Warns Against Use of Inaccurate Blood Tests for Active Tuberculosis

The use of currently available commercial blood (serological) tests to diagnose active tuberculosis (TB) often leads to misdiagnosis, mistreatment and potential harm to public health, says the World Health Organization (WHO) in a policy recommendation issued today. WHO is ...More

July 20, 2011

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WHO Update: E. coli Cases Declining

The World Health Organization (WHO) announced today that the number of reported cases of hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS)/enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) has declined significantly. In Germany, the daily numbers of reported cases have steadily decreased since they ...More

June 21, 2011

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WHO Issues E. coli Outbreak Update

Background: On June 10, German authorities stated that mounting epidemiological and food-chain evidence indicated that bean and seed sprouts (including fenugreek, mung beans, lentils, adzuki beans and alfalfa) are the vehicle of the outbreak in Germany. Also on June 10, ...More

June 14, 2011

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Healthcare Workers Disregarding Key Step in Hand Hygiene Protocol

Medscape Medical News is reporting on a survey from the World Health Organization (WHO) showing that almost 50 percent of healthcare workers around the globe are not washing their hands before providing care to a patient. This critical step is Moment 1 in the WHO's "My 5 ...More

May 26, 2011

Posted in News, Hand Hygiene

WHO Assembly Passes Numerous Public Health-Related Resolutions

The 64th World Health Assembly, with more than 2,700 delegates, including health ministers and senior health officials from 192 World Health Organization (WHO) member states, nongovernment organizations, civil society groups and other observers concluded business on Tuesday ...More

May 25, 2011

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Many Countries Hit by Health Threats From Infectious and Chronic Diseases

An increasing number of countries are facing a double burden of disease as the prevalence of risk factors for chronic diseases such as diabetes, heart diseases and cancers increase and many countries still struggle to reduce maternal and child deaths caused by infectious ...More

May 17, 2011

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