WHO head optimistic on G-8 focus on health
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The upcoming Group of Eight summit is a prime opportunity for world leaders to show they are seriously committed to fighting the spread of infectious diseases, the acting head of the World Health Organization said Tuesday.
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HEILIGENDAMM, Germany  - World powers on Friday pledged $60 billion to fight AIDS and other diseases ravaging Africa but development campaigners complained the Group of Eight had offered little fresh cash for the poor.
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World leaders expressed confidence Sunday they would emerge from an economic summit overshadowed by violence in the Middle East with a consensus position calling for peace &amp;#151; despite differing views on who shares the blame.
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LONDON, Nov 18  - The leaders of France and Britain pledged Thursday to make reducing global warming a priority when London presides over the Group of Eight nations and the European Union next year.
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New Minister of Health Gundars Berzins (People's Party) pledges to vigorously bring order to the health care sector, setting work on a human resources development program and normalizing the financial system as ...
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The world&#39;s wealthier nations must contribute more money and intellectual power to fighting bird flu or risk a worldwide epidemic that spreads to people, a Vietnam-based official from the World Health Organization (WHO) warned Wednesday.
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Foreign ministers of the Group of Eight nations met Wednesday to lay the groundwork for next week&#39;s summit in Germany as discord over climate change and Kosovo cast a shadow over the talks.
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GENEVA -- Bird flu and SARS battler Margaret Chan was elected Thursday to head the World Health Organization, the highest U.N. post ever won by a Chinese national, and she immediately pledged to give highest priority to the health of women and Africans.
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The leaders of the Group of Eight met with African leaders on their summit's concluding day Friday, agreeing on a $60 billion package to fight disease in Africa as diplomats worked behind the scenes on a possible deal with Russia over Kosovo's future.
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Leaders from the world&#39;s major  industrialized nations will try to paper over deep divisions on  global warming and a range of foreign policy issues when they  meet on the Baltic coast this week for a G8 summit.
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Britain is on course to surpass the United States and could have the best health system in the world, an American health strategist said on Thursday.
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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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The head of the International Monetary Fund on Tuesday predicted a "continued smooth ride" for the global economy, but cautioned there are signs of potential trouble ahead after several years of brisk growth.
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Investors urge G8 governments for more clarity on climate change policies, to better manage risks.
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New York, Dec. 16 (VNA) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday urged governments across the world to prepare for future fights against influenza.
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Keeping old people in good shape is one of the biggest challenges facing the health sector with the number of people aged 60 and above expected to top one billion by 2025, the World Health Organisation warned.
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WASHINGTON - The World Health Organization is about to hold a summit to prepare for what it says it the growing threat of a flu pandemic.