Events

Dr Margaret Chan takes office as WHO Director-General

4 January 2007

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Director-General election

6-9 November 2006

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118th WHO Executive Board Session

29 May–1 June

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Fifty-ninth World Health Assembly

22–27 May 2006

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117th WHO Executive Board Session

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23-28 January 2006 -- WHO Executive Board discusses pandemic South Asia earthquake, universal access to HIV/AIDS prevention and other health issues.

Fifty-eighth World Health Assembly

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This year, the Assembly will review the Proposed Programme Budget for 2006-2007. Other issues to be discussed include the revision of the International Health Regulations and a draft global immunization strategy.

World Health Day 2005

7 April 2005 -- The slogan for World Health Day 2005 is "Make every mother and child count", which reflects the reality that today, the health of women and children is not a high enough priority for many governments and the international community.

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1-12 November 2004 -- WHO Member States gathered in Geneva to review and recommend a draft revision of the International Health Regulations for consideration by the World Health Assembly next May.

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24-27 May 2004 -- Some issues on this year's agenda include cancer control, human resources in health, and avian influenza.

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17-22 May 2004 -- HIV/AIDS, road safety, and the Global Strategy on Diet, Physical Activity and Health are just some of the highlights of this year's World Health Assembly agenda.

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7 April 2004 -- Around the globe, hundreds of organizations hosted events to help raise awareness about road traffic injuries, their grave consequences and enormous costs to society.

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19 January 2004 -- WHO's 3 by 5 strategy and the revision of the International Health Regulations will be on the agenda of this session of the Executive Board. Road safety, SARS and WHO's global strategy on diet, physical activity and health will also be discussed.