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World Health Assembly

by globalhealth on Dec 13, 2012 in Events, Past Events
From the 20th to the 25th of May the World Health Assembly will meet in Geneva. It is attended by delegations from all WHO Member States and focuses on a specific health agenda prepared by the Executive...

How Infections Can Trigger Cancer

by globalhealth on Dec 13, 2012 in News
Veronica Alebo, a young Burkitt's lymphoma patient, has a large tumor in her abdomen. She receives treatment at the Uganda Cancer Institute in Kampala. Photo by Jacqueline Koch. This story is part of a series, Cancer's New Battleground: the...

Fighting Cholera, A Dose at a Time

by globalhealth on Dec 12, 2012 in News
Photo by Jon Lascher/Partners in Health. The United Nations announced a $2.2 billion initiative Tuesday aimed at curbing the spread of cholera in Haiti over the next 10 years through improved water and sanitation projects. The plan put forward by...

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