US Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, left, Mexican Health Minister Jose Angel Cordova Villalobos, center, and Canadian Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq, right, speak together before a high-level consultation during the first day of the 62nd World Health Assembly, WHA, at the European headquarters of the United Nations, UN, in Geneva, Switzerland, Monday, May 18, 2009. Swine flu and the possibility of a vaccine topped the agenda Monday as the World Health Organization opened its annual meeting amid concern that the virus continues to spread and kill around the globe. AP Photo logo AP Photo 6 months ago

US Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, left, Mexican Health Minister Jose Angel Cordova Villalobos, center, and Canadian Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq, right, speak together before a high-level consultation during the first day of the 62nd World Health Assembly, WHA, at the European headquarters of the United Nations, UN, in Geneva, Switzerland, Monday, May 18, 2009. Swine flu and the possibility of a vaccine topped the agenda Monday as the World Health Organization opened its annual meeting amid concern that the virus continues to spread and kill around the globe.

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  2. U.S. President Barack Obama shakes hands with U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius among lawmakers at a signing ceremony where $600 million was awarded to the construction and renovation of 85 community health centers and support the implementation of electronic health records, in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building near the White House in Washington December 9, 2009.
  3. WASHINGTON - DECEMBER 6: Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius (L) and Secretary of the Interior Kenneth L. Salazar (R) walk to a meeting with President Barack Obama and Senate Democrats on Capitol Hill December 6, 2009 in Washington, DC. President Barack Obama traveled to Capitol Hill to speak with Senate Democrats while they consider their version of healthcare reform legislation.
  4. Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius and Agriculture Secretary Ken Salazar, walk into the Senate Democratic caucus on Capitol Hill in Washington Sunday, Dec. 6, 2009. The Senate is meeting in a rare Sunday session to debate health care overhaul.
  5. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 30: Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton (L), Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius (C) and Jeffrey Crowley (R) Director of the Office of National AIDS Policy and Senior Advisor on Disability Policy, participate in a news conference on the AIDS virus at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building On November 30, 2009 in Washington, DC. Members of the Obama administration spoke about HIV/AIDS issues and announced that Washington will be the site for the XIX International AIDS conference in 2012.
  6. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 30: Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton walks away after speaking at a news conference on the AIDS virus with Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building On November 30, 2009 in Washington, DC. Members of the Obama administration spoke about HIV/AIDS issues and announced that Washington will be the site for the XIX International AIDS conference in 2012.
  7. Afghan opposition candidate Abdullah Abdullah (R) shakes hands with United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon (C) as United Nation's special envoy to Afghanistan, Kai Eide (L, background) looks on prior to a meeting in Kabul on November 2, 2009. UN chief Ban Ki-moon flew into Kabul on November 2 to meet President Hamid Karzai over the Afghan election crisis with organisers to announce whether or not to scrap the poll after the only challenger pulled out. The surprise visit from Ban accompanied a diplomatic push to ensure the November 7 one-horse race does not take place, despite the initial insistence from some officials that it is too late to halt the process.
  8. Palestinian and UN vehicles take a flooded street following heavy rains in the al-Shati refugee camp in Gaza City on October 29, 2009. Hamas said it will ban the organisation of elections in its Gaza Strip stronghold after president Mahmud Abbas called for a vote in the Palestinian territories.
  9. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon (C) meets with French senatorial delegation members, Senator of Val-d'Oise Robert Hue (2ndL), Senator of Morbihan Josselin de Rohan (2ndR), Senator of Meurthe-et-Moselle Daniel Renier (R) and Secretary General of the French Delegates for the 64th Session of the General Assembly Philippe Thiebaud (L), at the United Nations headquarters in New York, October 28, 2009.
  10. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon (2ndL) meets with French senatorial delegation members, Senator of Val-d'Oise Robert Hue (L), Senator of Morbihan Josselin de Rohan (2ndR) and Senator of Meurthe-et-Moselle Daniel Renier, at the United Nations headquarters in New York, October 28, 2009.
  11. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon speaks during a press conference at the United Nations headquarters in New York, October 28, 2009. Ban Ki-Moon condemned the 'despicable and brutal' attack on a UN guesthouse in Kabul, which left five UN staff dead, but said the UN remained committed to Afghanistan.
  12. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon speaks during a press conference at the United Nations headquarters in New York, October 28, 2009. Ban Ki-Moon condemned the 'despicable and brutal' attack on a UN guesthouse in Kabul, which left five UN staff dead, but said the UN remained committed to Afghanistan.
  13. Cuba's Health Minister Jose Ramon Balaguer talks to a doctor before a conference held by Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Margaret Chan at Instituto Pedro Kouri in Havana October 26, 2009.
  14. Palestinians wear protective face masks against swine flu during a cultural performance in Gaza City, Monday, Dec. 7, 2009. Gaza health officials on Sunday confirmed the territory's first five cases of swine flu, but the World Health Organization said there is not enough vaccine for health workers.
  15. A hospital worker smokes as he wears a face mask at the at al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City Sunday, Dec. 6, 2009 after the Ministry of Health in Gaza confirmed on Sunday that five residents have been infected with the swine flu. The World Health Organization says it is monitoring the situation in the blockaded territory, where health care is shabby and there are a shortage of vaccines for health workers.
  16. A Palestinian man covers his face with a kaffiyah, a Traditional Arab headdress, at the at al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City Sunday, Dec. 6, 2009 after the Ministry of Health in Gaza confirmed on Sunday that five residents have been infected with the swine flu. The World Health Organization says it is monitoring the situation in the blockaded territory, where health care is shabby and there are a shortage of vaccines for health workers.

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