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World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Margaret Chan gestures while being recognized by the Speaker in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa November 21, 2011. View Photo »
WHO Director-General Margaret Chan (R ) shakes hands with Rahhal El Makkaoui, Chairman of the Executive Board before a World Health Organization (WHO) Executive Board meeting at the WHO headquarters in Geneva, November 1, 2011. View Photo »
WHO Director-General Margaret Chan delivers a speech during a World Health Organization (WHO) Executive Board meeting at the WHO headquarters in Geneva, November 1, 2011. View Photo »
Chinese Margaret Chan, Director General of the World Health Organization, WHO, listens to a speech during a special session of the World Health Organization's, WHO, Executive Board on the review proposals on the Organization's reform at the WHO headquarters,... View Photo »
China's Margaret Chan, right, Director General of the World Health Organization, WHO, shakes hands with Rahhal El Makkaoui, Chairman of the Executive Board of WHO, prior to a special session of the World Health Organization's, WHO, Executive Board on the... View Photo »
World Health Organization Director-General Margaret Chan (R) and Brazil's Minister of Health Alexandre Padilha (C) attend a news conference at the World Conference on Social Determinants of Health in Rio de Janeiro, October 19, 2011. View Photo »
World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Margaret Chan speaks during the opening ceremony of the World Conference on Social Determinants of Health in Rio de Janeiro, October 19, 2011. View Photo »
Margaret Chan, director general of the World Health Organization (WHO), speaks at the World Conference on Social Determinants of Health in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday Oct. 19, 2011. View Photo »
From left to right, Margaret Chan, director general of the World Health Organization (WHO), Brazil's Vice President Michel Temer, Rio de Janeiro's Governor Sergio Cabral, and Brazil's Health Minister Alexandre Padilha, attend the World Conference on... View Photo »
World Health Organisation (WHO) director general Margaret Chan (2nd L), WHO assistant director-general for Health Security and Environment, Keiji Fukuda (L), Singapore Health Minister Gan Kim Yong (2nd R) and Indonesia's Senior Advisor for... View Photo »
World Health Organisation (WHO) director general Margaret Chan delivers her opening address during the World Health Organisation conference in Singapore on October 13, 2011. The world has become more vulnerable to outreaks caused by food-borne diseases... View Photo »
Officials of the World Health Organization gather as they attend the 62nd session of the WHO Regional Committee for the Western Pacific in Manila, Philippines on Monday, Oct. 10, 2011. WHO Director General Margaret Chan has urged Western Pacific... View Photo »
World Health Organization Director General Margaret Chan, bottom, gestures beside new WHO chairperson Pehin Dato Adanan Yusof, Brunei's Minister of Health, during a group picture taking at the 62nd session of the WHO Regional Committee for the Western... View Photo »
World Health Organization Director General Margaret Chan answers a question during a news conference to mark the launch of a campaign to combat guinea worm disease, in central London, Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2011. Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter appealed... View Photo »
(L-R) Margaret Chan, Director-General of the World Health Organization, India's Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Ghulam Nabi Azad, Brazilian Health Minister Alexandre Padilha, China's Minister for Health, Chen Zhu, Russian Health and Social... View Photo »
Margaret Chan, director-general of the World Health Organization (R) speaks to India's Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Ghulam Nabi Azad before a press conference after the first BRICS health minister's meeting at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse... View Photo »
Margaret Chan, director-general of the World Health Organization (L) speaks to a reporter after the first BRICS health minister's meeting at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on July 11, 2011. The BRICS group of emerging countries which account... View Photo »
Bill Gates (R), co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is welcomed by WHO Director-General Margaret Chan before his address to the 64th World Health Assembly at the United Nations European headquarters in Geneva May 17, 2011. The World Health... View Photo »
WHO Director-General Dr Margaret Chan, speaks during the 64th World Health Assembly (WHA) of the World Health Organization (WHO) at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, Monday, May 16, 2011. View Photo »
Swiss Interior Minister Didier Burkhalter walks back to his seat after his address to the 64th World Health Assembly next to WHO Director General Margaret Chan at the United Nations European headquarters in Geneva May 16, 2011. The World Health Assembly... View Photo »
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WHO Director-General Margaret Chan delivers a speech during a World Health Organization (WHO) Executive Board meeting at the WHO headquarters in Geneva, November 1, 2011.
View Photo »Chinese Margaret Chan, Director General of the World Health Organization, WHO, listens to a speech during a special session of the World Health Organization's, WHO, Executive Board on the review proposals on the Organization's reform at the WHO headquarters, in Geneva, Switzerland, Tuesday,...
View Photo »China's Margaret Chan, right, Director General of the World Health Organization, WHO, shakes hands with Rahhal El Makkaoui, Chairman of the Executive Board of WHO, prior to a special session of the World Health Organization's, WHO, Executive Board on the review proposals on the Organization's...
View Photo »World Health Organization Director-General Margaret Chan (R) and Brazil's Minister of Health Alexandre Padilha (C) attend a news conference at the World Conference on Social Determinants of Health in Rio de Janeiro, October 19, 2011.
View Photo »Margaret Chan, director general of the World Health Organization (WHO), speaks at the World Conference on Social Determinants of Health in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday Oct. 19, 2011.
View Photo »From left to right, Margaret Chan, director general of the World Health Organization (WHO), Brazil's Vice President Michel Temer, Rio de Janeiro's Governor Sergio Cabral, and Brazil's Health Minister Alexandre Padilha, attend the World Conference on Social Determinants of Health in Rio...
View Photo »World Health Organisation (WHO) director general Margaret Chan (2nd L), WHO assistant director-general for Health Security and Environment, Keiji Fukuda (L), Singapore Health Minister Gan Kim Yong (2nd R) and Indonesia's Senior Advisor for International Relations and Organisation...
View Photo »World Health Organisation (WHO) director general Margaret Chan delivers her opening address during the World Health Organisation conference in Singapore on October 13, 2011. The world has become more vulnerable to outreaks caused by food-borne diseases because of growing global trade,...
View Photo »World Health Organization Director General Margaret Chan, bottom, gestures beside new WHO chairperson Pehin Dato Adanan Yusof, Brunei's Minister of Health, during a group picture taking at the 62nd session of the WHO Regional Committee for the Western Pacific in Manila, Philippines on...
View Photo »(L-R) Margaret Chan, Director-General of the World Health Organization, India's Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Ghulam Nabi Azad, Brazilian Health Minister Alexandre Padilha, China's Minister for Health, Chen Zhu, Russian Health and Social Development Minister Tatyana Golikova,...
View Photo »Margaret Chan, director-general of the World Health Organization (R) speaks to India's Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Ghulam Nabi Azad before a press conference after the first BRICS health minister's meeting at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on July 11, 2011. The...
View Photo »Margaret Chan, director-general of the World Health Organization (L) speaks to a reporter after the first BRICS health minister's meeting at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on July 11, 2011. The BRICS group of emerging countries which account for more than 40 percent of the...
View Photo »World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Margaret Chan gestures while being recognized by the Speaker in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa November 21, 2011.
View Photo »WHO Director-General Dr Margaret Chan, speaks during the 64th World Health Assembly (WHA) of the World Health Organization (WHO) at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, Monday, May 16, 2011.
View Photo »WHO Director-General Margaret Chan (R) gestures while talking to Shri K Chandramouli Indian Secretary of the Department of Health and Family Welfare before the 64th World Health Assembly at the United Nations European headquarters in Geneva May 16, 2011. The World Health Assembly is the...
View Photo »WHO Director-General Margaret Chan arrives at the 64th World Health Assembly at the United Nations European headquarters in Geneva May 16, 2011. The World Health Assembly is the annual meeting of the World Health Organization's (WHO) 193 Member States and it is the supreme...
View Photo »World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Margaret Chan speaks during the opening ceremony of the World Conference on Social Determinants of Health in Rio de Janeiro, October 19, 2011.
View Photo »Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (R) and the World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Margaret Chan (L) take part in the first global ministerial conference on healthy lifestyles and noncommunicable disease (NCD) control in Moscow, on April 28, 2011.
View Photo »World Health Organization Director General Margaret Chan answers a question during a news conference to mark the launch of a campaign to combat guinea worm disease, in central London, Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2011. Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter appealed on Wednesday for other donors to...
View Photo »World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Margaret Chan (L) speaks next to Mexican President Felipe Calderon (C) and Mexico's Health Minister Jose Angel Cordoba Villalobos (R) during the closing ceremony of a regional conference to combat chronic illness and obesity, in a hotel in...
View Photo »World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Margaret Chan (L) speaks next to Mexican President Felipe Calderon during the closing ceremony of a regional conference to combat chronic illness and obesity, in a hotel in Mexico City, February 25, 2011.
View Photo »World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Margaret Chan (L) sits next to Mexico's Health Minister Jose Angel Cordoba Villalobos during a news conference after a regional conference held to combat chronic illness and obesity, in a hotel in Mexico City, February 25, 2011.
View Photo »Bill Gates (R), co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is welcomed by WHO Director-General Margaret Chan before his address to the 64th World Health Assembly at the United Nations European headquarters in Geneva May 17, 2011. The World Health Assembly is the annual meeting of...
View Photo »Swiss Interior Minister Didier Burkhalter walks back to his seat after his address to the 64th World Health Assembly next to WHO Director General Margaret Chan at the United Nations European headquarters in Geneva May 16, 2011. The World Health Assembly is the annual meeting of the...
View Photo »World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Margaret Chan addresses a meeting of Commission for Information and Accountability for Women's and Children Health in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, May 1, 2011.
View Photo »WHO Director-General Margaret Chan delivers a speech during a World Health Organization (WHO) Executive Board meeting at the WHO headquarters in Geneva, November 1, 2011.
View Photo »In other words, money alone does not buy better health. Good policies that promote equity have a better chance
WHO and its member states have long been concerned about equity, fairness, and social justice, and the interplay between social conditions and health outcomes
That report further concluded that societies with the least inequality had the best health outcomes, regardless of the levels of spending on health ... money alone does not buy better health.
The figure now standing at 7.6 million deaths worldwide.
During the previous decade, the number of under-five deaths dropped well below 10 million (per year) for the first time in almost six decades and kept on dropping
This country has well functioning immunization campaign with excellent and sensitive surveillance. This is the absolutely critical asset when protecting the health of children
In many countries, strong leadership and domestic financing, with robust donor support, has started to make a real difference in the fight against TB. The challenge now is to build on that commitment, to increase the global effort - and to pay particular attention to the growing threat of multidrug-resi...
Tobacco is the only industry that produces products to make huge profits and at the same time damage the health and kill their consumers
