Stopping tobacco industry interference
30 May 2012 -- Tobacco kills almost 6 million people every year and is one of the leading preventable causes of illness and death around the world. On World No Tobacco Day (31 May), WHO is calling on national leaders to be vigilant against the increasingly aggressive attacks by the industry which undermine policies that protect people from the harms of tobacco.
Endorsement of the Global Vaccine Action Plan and World Immunization Week
28 May 2012 - - Delegates at the Sixty-fifth World Health Assembly endorsed the Global Vaccine Action Plan. The Action Plan aims to prevent millions of deaths by 2020 through more equitable access to vaccines for people in all communities. Member States also designated the last week of April as World Immunization Week.
World Health Assembly closes with new global health measures
26 May 2012 -- The Sixty-fifth World Health Assembly concluded Saturday after adopting 21 resolutions and three decisions on a broad range of health issues. The six days of discussions involved nearly 3000 delegates, including health ministers and senior health officials from amongst the 194 WHO Member States, as well as representatives from civil society and other stakeholders.
New data highlight increases in hypertension, diabetes incidence
16 May 2012 -- One in three adults worldwide has high blood pressure – a condition that causes around half of all deaths from stroke and heart disease. One in 10 adults has diabetes. The growing problem of the noncommunicable diseases burden is the focus of the World health statistics 2012 report released today.
Health financing for universal health coverage
WHO highlights
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May 2012
HIV country profiles: situation across Europe
WHO/Europe has produced profiles on the HIV situation in all countries in the WHO European Region. They include general statistics (where available), such as the total number of HIV cases reported, the number of deaths, the infection rate per 100 000 in 2010, and the common routes of virus transmission.
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May 2012
Fukushima nuclear accident: preliminary estimate of radiation doses
The earthquake and tsunami in Japan on 11 March 2011 led to releases of radioactive material into the environment from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. This report describes a preliminary estimate of radiation doses to the public resulting from this accident.
Events
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World Blood Donor Day
14 June 2012 -
Rio+20 – United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development
20–22 June 2012 -
The XIXth International AIDS Conference
22–27 July 2012
Corporate resources
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The world health report
Report on global public health and key statistics -
World health statistics report
WHO's annual compilation of data from its Member States -
International travel and health
Publication on travel risks, precautions and vaccination requirements -
International Health Regulations (IHR)
Global rules to enhance national, regional and global public health security