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ON Thursday, Dr. David Patrick, director of the School of Population and Public Health at UBC, had a cold. He was working from home. "I'm practising what I preach," he said over the phone. What he preaches is a cautious approach to the use of antibiotics
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The reason many leaders across the globe are seeking to move away from the Doha Round is because no new and acceptable ideas have been advocated to move the Round forward for the past few years. Negotiations have remained stuck on the same issues with co
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Partners pledge innovative, coordinated action aimed at new World Health Organisation goals LONDON, Jan. 30, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Today, 13 pharmaceutical companies, the U.S. , U.K. and U.A.E governments, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the
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Los socios solicitan acciones innovadoras y coordinadas en los nuevos objetivos de la Organización Mundial de la Salud Trece compañías farmacéuticas, los gobiernos de Estados Unidos, Reino Unido y los EAU, la Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, el Banco Mun
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Public-private push against neglected diseases unveiled Yojana Sharma 31 January 2012 | EN | ES The declaration aims to eliminate lymphatic filariasis Flickr/Armed Forces Pest Management Board [LONDON] A major public-private initiative to control or elim
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LONDRES, 30 de enero de 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Hoy, 13 compañías farmacéuticas, los gobiernos de Estados Unidos, el Reino Unido y los Emiratos Árabes Unidos, la Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, el Banco Mundial y otras organizaciones mundiales de la salud
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View a recorded webcast featuring Bill Gates, Margaret Chan, nine pharmaceutical company CEOs, senior government officials, and others on the topic of Ending the Neglect and Reaching 2020 Goals. On January 30, 2012, 13 pharmaceutical companies; the U.S. ,
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30 January 2012 Last updated at 11:55 ET It is hoped to cut the number of cases of river blindness substantially Politicians, health experts and drug companies have agreed a plan to combat 10 neglected tropical diseases over the next decade. They aim to
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LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, 13 pharmaceutical companies, the U.S. , U.K. and U.A.E governments, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the World Bank and other global health organisations announced a new, coordinated push to accelerate progress toward e
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A moment like this doesn't come around often. In London today, global health leaders -- the CEOs of major pharmaceutical companies, Bill Gates, WHO Director General Margaret Chan, senior government officials from endemic and donor countries, and others -
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Aujourd'hui, 13 sociétés pharmaceutiques, les gouvernements des États-Unis, de Grande-Bretagne et des E.A.U. , la Fondati
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LONDRES, 30 de janeiro de 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Hoje, 13 companhias farmacêuticas, os governos dos Estados Unidos, Reino Unido e Emirados Árabes Unidos, a Fundação Bill & Melinda Gates, o Banco Mundial e outras organizações mundiais de saúde anunciaram um
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Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani met WHO Director-General Margaret Chan in Davos, Switzerland, on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum, and told her dengue was a serious threat for his countrymen. According to a UN report, more than 12,00
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Islamabad, Jan 29 (IANS) The World Health Organisation (WHO) has assured Pakistan of its full support in eradicating diseases like polio, hepatitis and dengue. Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani met WHO Director-General Margaret Chan in Davos, S
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The agency responsible for ensuring that animal drugs are used in ways that are safe for humans has been derelict in its duties for decades. By allowing big food to self-regulate when it comes to using antibiotics as a growth promoter in animals, the FDA
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20 January 2012 Last updated at 04:03 ET IMF head Christine Lagarde signed the letter warning on the growth outlook The heads of the IMF and World Bank have joined other influential figures in calling on countries to implement free trade, reform their ec
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The leaders of the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank and the World Trade Organisation on Friday issued a warning about the economic and social risks of austerity programmes in a "call to action" designed to boost growth and fight protectionism.
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WHO's Executive Board officially nominated Dr. Chan as the only candidate put forward during a meeting in Geneva on Wednesday. The nomination should be approved at the 65th World Health Assembly, set to be held in Geneva in May 2012. “If approved by the
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HONG KONG - Margaret Chan was nominated by the World Health Organization's Executive Board for a second term as WHO Director-General. Chan was the former Director of Health Department of the Hong Kong government. Chief Executive of the Hong Kong governme
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Dr. Margaret Chan, the director-general of the World Health Organization since 2006, has been nominated for a second term by the WHO’s executive board. She was the only candidate for the job. Her election at the World Health Assembly in Geneva in May is
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