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VietNam News English 2 day(s) ago
The world is unprepared for a massive virus outbreak, the deputy chief of the World Health Organisation has warned, amid fears that H7N9 bird flu striking China could mutate into a form that spreads easily among people.
Keywords: HumansFearsformbirdevolveMargaret ChanThe World Health Organisation
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Báo Dân Trí English 6 month(s) ago
More than 170 countries Monday adopted what World Health Organisation (WHO) chief Margaret Chan called a "game-changing" global pact to combat the illegal tobacco trade.
Keywords: Margaret ChanWorld Health OrganisationTobacco ControlCigarettesManufacturers
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VietnamNet English 13 month(s) ago
World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Margaret Chan warned on Monday that squeezed funds and rise of chronic non-communicable disease were "two danger zones" for the world public health development.
Keywords: DiseasesPublic HealthHiv AidsThe UnAdultsFinancial TimesWho Director General Margaret Chan
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Báo QĐND English 26 month(s) ago
Vietnam will continue to consider the prevention of non-infectious diseases as one of its top priorities in the 2011-2015 period.
Keywords: Infectious DiseasesMargaret ChanStudiesinvestTrieuThe World Health Organisationchair
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SaiGon GP English 26 month(s) ago
GENEVA, May 4, 2011 (AFP) - The World Health Organisation said Wednesday that independent research on the health impact of radiation must be pursued without being influenced by the nuclear industry.
AFP - A Greenpeace banner reading "Save the children in Fukushima" during a protest in front of Japan's Embassy in Berlin on May 4, 2011 in Berlin, Germany.
Keywords: The HealthleakThe WhoThe UnMargaret ChandecontaminateThe World Health Organisation
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Báo Dân Trí English 30 month(s) ago
World Health Organisation chief Margaret Chan warned Monday that the health community needs to tackle strong and "worrisome" public mistrust of vaccines, following signs of a tail-off in flu vaccination.
Keywords: VaccinesThe WhoMargaret ChanWorld Health Organisationswiftly
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Báo Tuổi Trẻ English 32 month(s) ago 1 duplicate news
Eight out of 183 patients infected with swine flu this year have died, the Ho Chi Minh City-based Pasteur Institute reported at a meeting held in the city Wednesday.
Keywords: InfectedMargaret ChanIn OctobersouthTruongPasteur InstituteVietnam This
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VietnamNet English 32 month(s) ago
VietNamNet Bridge - Eight out of 183 patients infected with swine flu this year have died, the Ho Chi Minh City-based Pasteur Institute reported at a meeting on November 17.
Keywords: InfectedMargaret ChanIn OctobersouthTruongPasteur InstituteVietnam This
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Hanoi Times English 36 month(s) ago
The Hanoitimes - Scientists from the World Health Organisation met on Tuesday over whether to recommend the lifting of the swine flu pandemic alert, an agency spokesman said.
Keywords: ScientistsMargaret ChanGregory HartlThe World Health OrganisationThe Hanoitimes
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SaiGon GP English 36 month(s) ago
GENEVA, Aug 10, 2010 (AFP) - Scientists from the World Health Organisation met on Tuesday over whether to recommend the lifting of the swine flu pandemic alert, an agency spokesman said.
Keywords: ScientistsMargaret ChanGregory HartlThe World Health Organisationrecommend
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Báo QĐND English 42 month(s) ago
Nearly 16,000 people have died worldwide from the new A/H1N1 strain after it spread into 212 countries and overseas territories since it was uncovered in Mexico and the United States in April 2009.
Keywords: The WhostrainMargaret ChanGregory HartlIn AprilThe United Stateshave
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VietnamPlus English 42 month(s) ago
It is too early to say that the A/H1N1 flu pandemic has peaked in all parts of the world, the World Health Organisation’s emergency committee said here.
Keywords: The WhoGregory HartlMargaret ChanMember StatesThe World Health OrganisationThe Committeeconclude
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SaiGon GP English 42 month(s) ago
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A doctor is pictured preparing a vaccine dose against the H1N1 flu.
It is too early to declare that the peak of the global swine flu pandemic is over, the World Health Organisation said Wednesday.
Keywords: declareMargaret ChandoseThe WhoThe World Health OrganisationThe Unearly
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Báo Tuổi Trẻ English 43 month(s) ago
DAVOS - 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.
Keywords: VaccinesDeathsMargaret ChanWorld Economic ForumMerckGovernments