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• Dr Margaret Chan nominated for a second term to be WHO Director-General
  18 January 2012 -- Dr Margaret Chan was nominated today by the WHOs Executive Board for a second term as Director-General of the Organization. If confirmed by the World Health Assembly, Dr Chan's new term will begin on 1 July 2012 and continue until 30 June 2017.
• India records one year without polio cases
  12 January 2012 -- India appears to have completed one year without polio since its last case on 13 January 2011. This is a momentous achievement because India was once recognized as the world’s epicentre of polio. However, there remains no room for complacency. India must maintain surveillance and high childhood immunity against wild poliovirus until eradication is achieved globally.

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Statements

• WHO to issue guidance on hormonal contraceptives and HIV
  3 February 2012
• WHO recognizes progress of Gulf States for adopting regional strategy to address noncommunicable diseases
  6 January 2012

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Notes for the media

• Executive Board appoints the Regional Director for the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region
  17 January 2012
• Election of the WHO Director-General
  21 November 2011

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