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14 November 2006

Virtual public hearing
Public Health, Innovation and Intellectual Property

Fact file
10 facts about diabetes

Online Q&A;
What is chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)?

Dr Nordstrom, Dr Chan and Professor Garrido of Mozambique at the World Health Assembly

WHO/Peter Williams

Dr Margaret Chan to be next Director-General
9 November 2006 -- Dr Margaret Chan of China will be the next Director-General of the World Health Organization. Following her appointment, she told the World Health Assembly she wanted to be judged by the impact WHO's work has on the people of Africa and on women across the globe: "I want us to be judged by the impact we have on the health of the people of Africa, and the health of women. … Improvements in the health of the people of Africa and the health of women are key indicators of the performance of WHO."
News release | Director-General election | Director-General Elect

Diabetes
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10 November 2006
Clean hands leading to safer health care for half the world’s population
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9 November 2006
Dr Margaret Chan to be WHO's next Director-General
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14 November 2006
World Diabetes Day
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15 November 2006
World Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease Day
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2006
Various scam e-mails purporting or implying to be from or associated with WHO, have been circulating on the Internet.
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Engaging for health
Eleventh General Programme of Work 2006-2015

The world health report 2006
Working together for health: a major report on the health workforce crisis

Millennium Development Goals
Health and the Millennium Development Goals

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