Topic: Margaret Chan

Reuters US Online Report Health News | 2010-02-26 20:19:58

GENEVA (Reuters) - Governments must do more to protect workers in bars, restaurants and the entertainment sector from harmful smoke, and curb tobacco advertising and sponsorship, the World Health Organization said on Friday. Developing countries are the new frontier for tobacco companies, which often target women and girls, and smoking rates remain high among poor people in affluent countries, it said ...

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AFP Global Edition | 2010-02-26 17:10:31

World Health Organisation chief Margaret Chan on Friday accused "ruthless, devious" tobacco companies of bullying as she battled attempts to stimulate smoking in poor nations. In a speech marking the fifth anniversary of an international convention on tobacco control, Chan said she would not allow the tobacco industry to take part in talks on expanding the world's first public ...

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Reuters US Online Report Health News | 2010-01-29 13:18:20
<div><p>DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) - Bill and Melinda Gates said on Friday they would spend $10 billion over the next decade to develop and deliver vaccines, an increased commitment that reflects progress in the pipeline of products for immunizing children in the developing world.</p><p>Over the past 10 years, the ...
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Reuters US Online Report Top News | 2010-01-19 11:45:46
<div><p>GENEVA (Reuters) - The H1N1 flu pandemic appears to be easing, but a third wave of infections could yet strike, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday.</p><p>"Pandemic infections are occurring in many countries but overall the pattern is decreasing," Keiji Fukuda, the WHO's top flu expert ...
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Health Care Reform, Swine Flu Top Health News for 2009

HealthCentral.com | 2010-01-03 07:03:34

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