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UPDATED:Wed Jan 27 09:50:42 1999

1998 Press Releases in reverse chronological order

WHO Guidelines Address Risk of Tuberculosis Transmission During Air Travel	WHO/96
WHO welcomes british tobacco white paper	WHO/94
Director-General Sets Out WHO Stance on Health and Human Rights	WHO/93
Help our children breathe : First world asthma day lauched	WHO/92
Schistosomiasis - Development's Silent Scourge	WHO/91
WORLD AIDS DAY 1998 - AIDS epidemic: Director-General urges health services to be more responsive to youth	WHO/90
Primary Health Care in the 21st Century is Everybody's Business	WHO/89
WHO launches an initiative to harmonize electromagnetic field standards worldwide	WHO/88
Asia is "epicentre" of world's tuberculosis emergency	WHO/87
First-ever analysis of global disease burden of sexual activity and reproduction published	WHO/86
Diabetes and Human Rights 14 November 1998 - World Diabetes Day	WHO/85
The children's vaccine initiative announces the winners of its1998 awards	WHO/84
Global financial crisis increases risk of deadly child infections	WHO/83
Director-General unveils comprehensive changes at WHO	WHO/82
Elton John gives donation to WHO to fight Hepatitis B	WHO/81
WHO, Affected Countries Call For International Response to Hurricane Mitch	WHO/80
Top-Level Tuberculosis Meeting at White House	WHO/79
D-G visits France and United States	WHO/78
Four International Organizations Unite to Roll Back Malaria	WHO/77
Major Private Sector Partner, Merck, Welcomed to Lymphatic Filariasis Control Effort	WHO/76
WHO and pharmaceutical industry to set up joint working group	WHO/75
Director-General to Meet Pharmaceutical Industry Leaders	WHO/74
Heads of Tobacco Free Initaitive, Roll Back Malaria and Public Relations Named	WHO/73
Cancer toll can be reduced dramatically	WHO/72
Parkinson's Disease - a unique survey launched	WHO/71
Regional Meeting in Harare for Africa 2000 Initiative on Water Supply and Sanitation	WHO/70
Multinational Operation Launched to Eliminate Europe's Remaining Poliovirus Reservoir	WHO/69
Renewed Commitment Needed to Eradicate Polio	WHO/68
No Justification To Suspend Hepatitis B Vaccine	WHO/67
1999 Southern Hemisphere flue vaccine announced	WHO/66
International Year of older Persons Launched	WHO/65
WHO/Private sector talks	WHO/64
Global Burden of diabetes	WHO/63
Familial Hypercholesteroleamia Must be Treated	WHO/62
Health Care Reform in Moldova	WHO/61
Heart disease : good and bad news	WHO/60
Paediatricians Enlisted in fight Against Childhood Killers	WHO/59
Levonorgestrel for emergency contraception is more effective and has fewer side-effects than the Yuzpe Regimen	WHO/58
Averting the Risks of Road Accidents, Air and Noise Pollution	WHO/57
Special Fund Created to Support Reforms at WHO	WHO/56
Director-General implements new code of conduct for financial disclosure	WHO/55
Dr G. H. Brundtland takes up office and confirms her intention to "make a difference"	WHO/54
Global Solar UV Index - WHO Warns about Possible Confusion	WHO/53
Polio Eradication - Home Stretch is around the Corner	WHO/52
Preparation of Emergency Aid Workers Inadequate	WHO/51
Presidents Join Battle to Fight Buruli Ulcer	WHO/50
WHO calls First International Consultation on Incontinence	WHO/49
As Polio Retreats, Viruses in Labs pose Biggest Risk	WHO/48
Health Promotion in the 21st Century: An Era for Partners	WHO/47
Major Gaps in Antibiotic Resistance Research Need Filling	WHO/46
WHO Experts Re-evaluate Health Risks From Dioxins	WHO/45
Pharmaceutical Ingredients Must Comply with Standards	WHO/44
Over Ten Million People Cured of Leprosy	WHO/43
World No Tobacco Day: Growing Up Without Tobacco	WHO/42
Dr Brundtland Seeks Increase in Executive Board Input	WHO/41
TB is Single Biggest Killer of Young Women	WHO/40
WHA says Non-Communicable Diseases a Global Priority	WHO/39
Adverse Health Effects of Electromagnetic Fields	WHO/38
51st World Health Assembly closes	WHA/8
Twelve New Executive Board Members Designated	WHA/7
Hillary Clinton receives health award	WHA/6
Fidel Castro at the World Health Assembly	WHA/5
World Health Report 1998	WHA/4
Dr. Gro Harlem Brundtland Elected Director General	WHA/3
51st World Health Assembly Opens in Geneva	WHA/2
WHO Welcomes G8 Support for Disease Surveillance	WHO/37
Who turns 50 51st World Health Assembly opens in Geneva	WHA/1
Hepatitis C: 170 Million Affected Worldwide	WHO/36
Collaboration on Health Issues in Asia	WHO/35
Control of River Blindness	WHO/34
World Health Day - 600,000 maternal deaths each year	WHO/33
World TB Day marked by hundreds of organizations	WHO/32
Assessment of chemicals which disrupt hormonal activity	WHO/31
Progress Against TB Stalled in Key Countries	WHO/30
Passive Smoking Does Cause Lung Cancer	WHO/29
109 Countries Now Dracunculiasis Free	WHO/28
New Electronic Reproductive Health Journal	WHO/27
WHO Did not Bow to Political Pressure in Publishing Report on Cannabis	WHO/26
Influenza Vaccine Formula for 1998-1999	WHO/25
Food Import Bans Inappropriate for Fighting Cholera	WHO/24
Upsurge in Visceral Leishmaniasis Cases in Horn of Africa	WHO/23
New Diagnostic Criteria for Creutzfeldt-Jacob Disease	WHO/22
International Investigation of Rift Valley Fever Outbreak Reinforced	WHO/21
Executive Board Calls for Work Against Antimicrobial Resistance to be Stepped Up	WHO/20
Towards Concerted Public Health Action on Anti-Personnel Mines	WHO/19
3 Billion People Worldwide lack Sanitation Facilities	WHO/18
Increased Surveillance for Influenza Should Be Continued	WHO/17
101st Session of the Executive Board Closes	WHO/16
New Director-General of the World Health Organization	WHO/15
Rift Valley Fever Widely Distributed in Kenya and Somalia	WHO/14
EB Reinforces Chagas Disease, Leprosy Elimination Efforts	WHO/13
WHO and Smithkline Beecham to Cooperate on Elephantiasis Elimination	WHO/12
Shortlist of Candidates for the Post of Director-General	WHO/11
101st Session of the Executive Board Opens	WHO/10
Rift Valley Fever Outbreak Widespread in Kenya	WHO/9
H5N1 Virus Found in Ducks and Geese	WHO/8
Second Team Departs for Kenya: Rift Valley Fever Outbreak	WHO/7
101st Session of the Executive Board: Scene Setter	WHO/6
Mission Set to Review Influenza Surveillance in Southern China	WHO/5
Carotenoid Pills Should not be Promoted for Cancer Prevention	WHO/4
Vaccines can Save up to 12 Million Lives Yearly	WHO/3
Kenya: Rift Valley Fever Virus Detected in Disease Outbreak	WHO/2
Investigation of Origins of H5N1 Stepped Up in Hong Kong	WHO/1

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