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Organizations RSS FeedsAfrican countries to introduce new meningitis vaccine - 4 September 2008 -- Health ministers from the African meningitis belt today committed themselves to introduce a highly promising candidate meningitis vaccine. The vaccine is designed to prevent periodic epidemics of the deadly disease in these countries....Feed Source: www.who.int African ministers to defend health from environmental harm - 29 August 2008 -- Health and environment ministers in Africa have resolved to build a strategic alliance to reduce environmental threats to human health and well-being.... Inequities are killing people on a "grand scale" reports WHO's Commission - 28 August 2008 -- A girl in Lesotho is likely to live 42 years less than another in Japan. In Sweden, the risk of a woman dying during pregnancy and childbirth is 1 in 17 400; in Afghanistan the odds are 1 in 8. These "social determinants of health" have been the focus of a three-year investigation by an eminent group of policy makers, academics, former heads of state and former ministers of health which has presented its findings to the WHO Director-General Dr Margaret Chan. ... The face of cancer is changing - 27 August 2008 -- For public health, the complexity of cancer control has increased enormously following the shift of the disease burden from wealthy to less affluent countries. Cancer causes around 7.9 million deaths worldwide each year. ... Floods in West Africa raise major health risks - 19 August 2008 -- Rising flood waters across West Africa are intensifying health risks for millions of people, and adding to the impact of the food price crisis. International aid is needed since heavy rains could exacerbate health threats for conditions including malaria, diarrhoea and other potentially fatal communicable diseases.... WHO launches new HIV/AIDS guide to help countries reach universal access - 5 August 2008 -- At the XVII International AIDS Conference in Mexico City, WHO launched a package of priority interventions designed to help low- and middle-income countries move towards universal access to HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment, care and support. ... WHO and World Bank join forces for better results from global health investments - 5 August 2008 -- As delegates gather at the International AIDS Conference (3-8 August), WHO and the World Bank address the pressing global debate around health systems and initiatives in specific aspects of health, nutrition and population. ... Targeted action on HIV and tuberculosis needed to reach drug users - 4 August 2008 -- Health and criminal justice authorities need to provide targeted services to drug users, especially those who inject drugs, to prevent and treat tuberculosis (TB) and HIV. TB is a major cause of death for people living with HIV, but drug users who are HIV-positive face stigma, discrimination and barriers to accessing life-saving treatments.... World breastfeeding week 2008: going for the gold by supporting mothers to breastfeed - 1 August 2008 -- WHO is pleased to join the World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action in celebrating World Breastfeeding Week from 1 to 7 August 2008. This year's theme is "going for the gold by supporting mothers to breastfeed".... UNITAID, UNICEF and WHO announce massive scale-up in fight against HIV in mothers and children - 31 July 2008 -- As the world's leaders and AIDS community gather in Mexico for the biennial global conference on HIV and AIDS, UNITAID, UNICEF and the World Health Organization (WHO) today announced an infusion of $50 million aimed at halting mother-to-child transmission of HIV. ... Press Conference: Edouard Balladur "The Urgency of a Union of Europe with America" - The Streit Council (www.streitcouncil.org) invites you to a National Press Club "Afternoon Newsmaker" News Conference, T ... 45th Annual Conference of the Society for Latin American Studies - 45th Annual Conference of the Society for Latin American Studies
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University of Leeds. 26 March 2009 - 27 Ma ... Change of date for conference - The Politics of Epidemics in Africa
Location: College of Physicians and Surgeons, Accra, Ghana
Date: June 11-12, 2009 ... Cybermuseology, AVICOM Fiamp conference october 16 - 17 2008, Ottawa-Gatineau, Canada, Universite du Quebec en Outaouais - GATINEAU, QUEBEC August 18, 2008 Come and celebrate new technologies and innovation from the worlds museum industry. ... Rethinking Human Zoos Conference - FINAL CALL FOR PAPERS
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Human zoos, forgotten symbols of the colonial era, have been largely repressed in col ... II INTERNATIONAL ONLINE CONFERENCE ON RELIGIOUS STUDIES "COMPARATIVE RELIGION: FROM SUBJECT TO PROBLEM" (WWW.E-RELIGIONS.NET) - Keynote speakers:
Prof. Michael Pye (Marburg University, Germany / Ōtani University, Kyōto, Ja-pan) ... *WEB* - Institute of Caribbean Studies, of the University of Puerto Rico-Río Piedras - The Institute of Caribbean Studies, of the Univ. of Puerto Rico-Río Piedras, is pleased to announce the conference ent ... Contention, Change, and Explanation: A Conference in Honor of Charles Tilly - Charles Tilly was one of the giants of social science and remains through his teaching, writing, and leadership a format ... Conference Announcement - "Aboriginal Government", Nov. 7, 8, 2008 - The Native Law Centre and the University of Saskatchewan are pleased to invite you to attend "Aboriginal Government: Giv ... Conference--Active Global Citizenship Conference - Active Global Citizenship Conference
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Lock Haven University, Lock Haven PA<br>
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Trenton Marriott Hotel ... Heritage: Past, Present, and Future - Heritage: Past, Present, and Future
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Cooperstown, New York<br>
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October 3-4, 2008<br> ... *WEB* -Conference-United Kingdom - The quantitative data supporting the idea of climate change is beyond doubt. Natural scientists, climatologists and mete ... John F. Kennedy: History, Memory, Legacy - To commemorate the 45th anniversary of the President's Grand Forks visit, the University of North Dakota is organizing a ... Call for Papers - 10th Mediterranean Research Meeting, Florence, March 2009 - Call for Papers
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The Mediterranean Programme of the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies at the Europe ... Conference on Global Film - The University of North Alabama Conference on Global Film invites proposals on any aspect of world cinema. Proposals sh ... STOP PRESS: Stephen Frears Confirmed & Registration Extended: Continuity & Innovation Film Conference, University of Reading, UK. - Continuity and Innovation:
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5th 7th September 2008, U ... Update: Academic Autobiography Conference (Pamplona, March 26-28, 2009) - Academic Autobiography, Intellectual History, and Cultural Memory in the 20th Century: An Interdisciplinary Conference
... Chineseness Unbound: Boundaries, Burdens and Belongings of Chineseness outside China - Chineseness Unbound:
Boundaries, Burdens and Belongings of Chineseness outside China (11 September 2008, Sheraton Towe ... MARAC Workshop: Demystifying the Archives, Promoting Primary Resources to Enhance Learning, November 6, 2008 - The following workshop is being offered as part of the Fall 2008 meeting of the Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conferenc ... Copyright © 2008, Marketershandbook.com. All Rights Reserved. |