Global swine flu deaths nudge towards 5,000
Geneva - The global death toll from swine flu has hit at least 4,999, the World Health Organization said Friday. In a situation update, the WHO said that, in North America, the United States was reporting nationwide rates of influenza-like illness (I...
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UN: Life expectancy shortened by failure to tackle health risks
Geneva - The global life expectancy average could be nearly five years higher if key health risk factors were addressed, the World Health Organization said in study published Tuesday. Childhood underweight, unsafe sex, alcohol use, lack of clean wate...
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Head of WHO praises Cuba's efforts against H1N1 flu
Havana - Margaret Chan, director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO), praised the work that Cuba is doing to fight the H1N1 influenza pandemic, said a statement published in Cuban state media Wednesday. Chan met with historic Cuban leade...
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World needs billions of dollars to stop child killer pneumonia
New York - The World Health Organization launched on Monday a programme to save 5.3 million children from dying of pneumonia by 2015, but the cumulative bill amounts to a whopping 39 billion dollars for a five-year period beginning next year. Pneumon...
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UN's expert group on vaccines starts meeting in Geneva
Geneva - The World Health Organization's group of expert advisers on immunizations started Tuesday their three-day meeting in Geneva. The meeting would focus on all types of vaccine and immunization issues, said spokesman Gregory Hartl. The group wou...
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WHO downgrades forecast for swine flu vaccine production - Update
Geneva - The World Health Organization on Thursday revised downwards to 3 billion doses its estimate for the amount of vaccine doses manufacturers will be able to produce for the A(H1N1) pandemic virus. Previously, the WHO had estimated some 5 billio...
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EXTRA: WHO: H1N1 vaccine production 'on track'
Geneva - Production for vaccines against the pandemic A(H1N1) virus were on track, a senior World Health Organization official said Thursday. Clearly vaccine development is on track, said Marie-Paule Kieny, the head of vaccine research at WHO, ad...
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Viral pneumonia common in severe H1N1 cases
Washington - The World Health Organization (WHO) said Friday patients with severe cases of swine flu may develop viral pneumonia and place a strain on hospital emergency rooms and intensive care units. Speaking at the end of a three-day meeting of th...
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US says China to end ban on pork imports
Washington - China has agreed to end its ban on US pork products, which has been in place since the swine flu outbreak began earlier this year, US officials said Thursday. The World Health Organization has said the swine flu virus, known scientifical...
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