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Sign the European Charter for Health Equity Today!

by globalhealth on Aug 8, 2011 in Uncategorized

The European Charter for Health Equity has been opened for signatures until the end of 2011. The European Charter for Health Equity reaffirms the commitment to the values of wellbeing, solidarity, social justice, promotion of fundamental human rights and gender equity. Furthermore, it reaffirms the commitment to the...

World Hepatitis Day 2011 – Get Involved!

by globalhealth on Jul 28, 2011 in News

Today (28 July 2011) is the first official WHO World Hepatitis Day is marked to increase the awareness and understanding of viral hepatitis and the diseases that it causes. It provides an opportunity to focus on specific actions such as: strengthening prevention, screening and control of viral hepatitis and its related...

NEW: CDC Analysis Supports Declaration of Famine and Humanitarian Disaster in Somali

by globalhealth on Jul 22, 2011 in News

The Food Security and Nutrition Analysis Unit in Somalia (FSNAU)* announced on July 20th that a famine exists in two areas of southern Somalia and is expected to spread across the southern zone of the country over the next 1-2 months. CDC assisted in...

GHE Research Papers

by globalhealth on Jun 29, 2011 in Resources

1. How Europe can better support global health governance: a global public goods...

DTALK: Launch of broader programme of services.

by globalhealth on Jun 29, 2011 in News

DTALK's broader range of services to support organisational capacity development, was officially launched at a reception in the Chester Beatty Library, Dublin following the inaugural Master Class on...

NEW: Fact Sheet: CDC in China

by globalhealth on Jun 28, 2011 in News

Since the 1980s, the Chinese government and the U.S. CDC have collaborated on public health priorities that affect China, the U.S., and the global community. Check out this fact sheet to learn more about CDC's work in China on HIV/AIDS, disease...

NEW: New website for CDC Global Disease Detection and Emergency Response

by globalhealth on Jun 24, 2011 in News

The new CDC GDDER website makes it easier to find information about CDC's global disease detection and emergency response activities. Topic areas include disease detection, emergency refugee health, emergency operations, health security, and health...

The AIDS Epidemic: A Doctor’s Persepective

by globalhealth on Jun 18, 2011 in News

New York Times - The Doctor's World 30 Years In, We Are Still Learning From AIDS Published: 30 May, 2011 By Lawrence K. Altman,...