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66th World Health Assembly
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The 66th World Health Assembly is taking place this week, from May 20-28, in Geneva. It is the senior decision-making body of the World Health Organization (WHO).
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eForum, May 17th: World Health Statistics 2013
Posted by Irish Forum for Global Health | News
The World Health Organization's (WHO) annual report indicates that substantial progress has been made in the past decade toward reducing child and maternal mortality, improving nutrition, and reducing morbidity and mortality due to HIV infection, tuberculosis, and malaria.
World Health Statistics 2013 highlights that the health gap between countries is narrowing but there are continuing inequalities in health care. According to the report, many people in low- and middle-income countries have insufficient access to medicines in the public sector, meaning they rely on the private sector, where prices can be up to 16 times higher.
World Health Statistics 2013 highlights that the health gap between countries is narrowing but there are continuing inequalities in health care. According to the report, many people in low- and middle-income countries have insufficient access to medicines in the public sector, meaning they rely on the private sector, where prices can be up to 16 times higher.
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eForum, May 14th: Summer school & conferences
Posted by Irish Forum for Global Health | News
May 14th: Berlin one-week summer school course in global health challenges & the role of pharmaceutical industries; 'Big Pharma: Good Pharma - Bad Pharma' conference; THET primary care & public health July Conference.
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eForum, May 7th: State of the World's Mothers
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May 7th, 2013: The worst place in the world to give birth is the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where a woman has a one in 30 chance of dying as a result, according to a new report. Ireland has been ranked 20th, where the risk of death is one in 8,100, while the best is Finland, where the risk is one in 12,200.
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Launch of 'One World, One Future'
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May 2, 2013: One World, One Future: Ireland’s Policy on International Development was launched today (May 2nd), setting out the vision, goals and priorities for the Irish government's overseas aid programme over the next four years.
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Beating Hunger Will Need More Nutrition Aid, says report
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Guardian, May 1, 2013: Nutrition spending falling short as new report highlights role that empowering female farmers can play in tackling hunger...
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Health NGO Pushes for More Transparency in Clinical Trials
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The European Commission's proposed revision on the Clinical Trials Directive is an important step forward, but does not go far enough, says the Cochrane Collaboration, a healthcare NGO which advocates more transparency in clinical trials.
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