Margaret Chan

Urgent aid needed to restore Indonesia's quake-ravaged health services - UN

Hospitals, clinics and other health services for thousands of Indonesians need urgent aid after two earthquakes ravaged west Sumatra in September, with the goal of enabling them to better withstand future emergencies, the...

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WHO official impressed by Indonesia`s disaster response

World Health Organization (WHO) Director General Margaret Chan admired the Indonesian disaster response in dealing with the 7.9-magnitude earthquake which struck Padang, West Sumatra, recently thanks to effective government...

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WHO calls on quake victims to sprinkle salt on ruins

Padang (ANTARA News) - WHO Director General Dr Margaret Chan reminded quake victims in West Sumatra to sprinkle salt on collapsed houses and buildings because such places provide good breeding locations for mosquitos. The WHO...

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WHO promises to recommend W Sumatra to donor countries

WHO Director General Dr. Margaret Chan has promised he will help West Sumatra province make a recommendation to the donor countries for assistance in the recovery of the healthcare facilities which had been damaged by the 30...

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WHO welcomes announcement of major contribution to global road safety

18 November 2009 -- The five-year contribution from 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...

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How Severe is Influenza Season?

CBN News Science & Medical Reporter Since the April outbreak of swine flu, U.S. officials have declared national health emergencies and bought 200 million vaccines. Southern Hemisphere Since early summer, the Southern...

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Agreement for donation of pandemic H1N1 vaccine signed

GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) is to donate 50 million doses of pandemic H1N1 vaccine to the World Health Organization (WHO) under an agreement signed at WHO headquarters in Geneva by the WHO Director-General, Dr Margaret Chan, and the...

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WARNING…WARNING…WARNING…WARNING

Submitted by: Marie Woods WANTED FOR MASS MURDER: Barack Obama, Dr. Margaret Chan, Dr. Thomas R. Friedman !!Building the case against Barry Soetoro, Novartis, DynCorp, et. al. of CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT GENOCIDE WANTED FOR MASS...

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Swine Flu and the Global Vaccine Shortage

By Dr. Bob Dickson Nov 16, 2009 Heartbreaking hardly begins to describe the emotional torment surrounding the loss of a loved one to diseases such as the current H1N1. While thousands of parents stand in lines to ensure that...

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The Economist: The World in 2010

In 2010, Obama will have a miserable year , NATO may lose in Afghanistan , the UK gets a regime change , China needs to chill , India's factories will overtake its farms , Europe risks becoming an irrelevant museum , the...

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