New HIV infections reduced by 17% over the past eight years Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0000 24 November 2009 -- An eight-year trend shows new HIV infections down by 17% globally, says a new report AIDS epidemic update. The report, released today by the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and WHO, highlights that beyond the natural course of the epidemic, HIV prevention programmes are making a difference. WHO welcomes announcement of major contribution to global road safety Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:30:00 -0000 18 November 2009 -- Bloomberg Philanthropies announced a five-year contribution to WHO and other agencies to support road safety work. The focus will be on reducing drink-driving, increasing the use of seatbelts, child restraints and motorcycle helmets, limiting speed, and strengthening trauma care. Yellow fever vaccination campaign to start Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:00:00 -0000 17 November 2009 -- The largest-ever yellow fever mass vaccination campaign will kick off next week across three African countries. The week-long event will target 11.9 million people across Benin, Liberia and Sierra Leone, all three of which are at high risk of yellow fever outbreaks. Agreement for donation of pandemic H1N1 vaccine signed Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:30:00 -0000 10 November 2009 -- GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) is to donate 50 million doses of pandemic H1N1 vaccine to WHO under an agreement signed at WHO headquarters in Geneva by the WHO Director-General, Dr Margaret Chan, and the Chief Executive Officer of GlaxoSmithKline, Mr Andrew Witty. WHO calls for action beyond the health sector to improve the health of girls and women Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0000 9 November 2009 -- Despite some progress in the past decades, societies continue to fail to meet the health care needs of women at key moments of their lives, particularly in their adolescent years and in old age, a WHO report has found. Reducing child deaths from pneumonia Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0000 2 November 2009 -- Up to 5.3 million children can be saved from dying of pneumonia by implementing recommendations set out in the joint WHO/UNICEF Global action plan for the prevention and control of pneumonia. "This action plan provides the strategy to prevent and control pneumonia, which today kills more children than any other illness," said Dr Margaret Chan, Director-General of WHO.
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