Taiwan asks WHO to help close disease control 'gap'
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Taiwan on Friday asked the World Health Organization to help close a "gap" in disease control, citing poor monitoring of health risks in the self-ruled island.
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The federal government still has limited capacity to detect a disease outbreak and track its progress across the country.
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The World Health Organization (WHO) called on here Tuesday African governments to provide more resources and show political commitment in the fight against maternal and neonatal mortality.
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Asia-Pacific risks an AIDS crisis similar in scale to Africa's unless governments across the region step up efforts to combat the spread of the disease, the United Nations is warning.
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Efforts to combat diseases such as malaria, Aids, tuberculosis and polio in the developing world are being thwarted by a critical shortage of four million health care workers, a new report has found.
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Taiwanese Health Minister Chen Chien-Jen (é³å»ºä») warned Friday of the dangers of a new epidemic of bird flu, mostly in Asia but capable of reaching the US and Europe.
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SHANGHAI: The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned of a global outbreak of avian influenza unless greater efforts are made to fight the disease in countries already affected
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The World Health Organization is urging Southeast Asian nations to strengthen curbs on tobacco trade. Shigeru Omi, the WHO regional director for the Western Pacific, told a conference of the Association of
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Less than two weeks ago, Dr. Duane Gubler was walking the streets of Galle in Sri Lanka, heading a World Health Organization team assessing the country&#39;s response to dengue hemorrhagic fever.
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The World Health Organization (WHO) Friday called for measures to prevent a flu pandemic in humans after China said a deadly strain of bird flu was found in pigs, adding to signs that an outbreak among people was likely.
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A congressional investigation into officials' inability to stop a tuberculosis patient from leaving the country found significant security gaps, heightening concern about vulnerability to potential cases of pandemic flu or smallpox.
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WUXI: Premier Wen Jiabao has demanded a thorough investigation of the Taihu Lake crisis, which has affected the drinking water supply of about 2 million people.  Efforts to protect the lake from further pollution are also to be scrutinized.
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Blog: A U.N. official charged with battling the spread of AIDS thinks that some developed countries fail to recognize the impact of a disease that's more than 25 years old.
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Officials call on international community to open crossing points for trade.
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Pakistan is in a state of denial about the extent of its HIV/AIDS problem, and political leaders need to understand the reality or it will be very difficult to contain the epidemic, a U.N. AIDS official said.
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Chinese Vice-Premier Wu Yi said on November 25 that the country has entered a crucial time for AIDS prevention and urged everyone to work to stop the spread of the disease.
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The government called an emergency meeting of health officials to try to control an outbreak that has left 14 dead.