1 December 2008 -- An alarming lack of availability of essential medicines in the public sector drives patients to pay higher prices in the private sector or go without, according to a WHO study reported in today’s online edition of The Lancet.

1 December 2008 -- The 20th anniversary of World AIDS Day this year also marks a major milestone in the long struggle against this disease. More than 3 million people in low- and middle-income countries are now receiving life-prolonging antiretroviral therapy. The response to AIDS changed the face of public health in profound ways, says WHO Director-General Dr Margaret Chan, reflecting on some of the achievements of the past 20 years.

1 December 2008 -- On behalf of WHO, Director-General Dr Margaret Chan has offered warmest congratulations to Michel Sidibé on his appointment as Executive Director of UNAIDS, and expressed WHO s firm commitment and full support to him in his new position.

29 December 2008 -- WHO calls for an immediate end to hostilities in the Gaza strip and urges Israel to ensure immediate provision of fuel and critical life-saving/trauma care supplies.

14 November 2008 -- A massive logistic effort is under way to ensure continuous supply of life-saving medicines to hundreds of thousands in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

5 December 2008 -- International experts have set a tolerable level for daily intake of melamine, the chemical found recently in contaminated milk products.

4 December 2008 -- Measles deaths worldwide fell by 74% between 2000 and 2007. The Eastern Mediterranean region has achieved the UN goal to reduce measles deaths by 90% by 2010, three years early.

26 November 2008 -- Universal voluntary testing followed by immediate antiretroviral therapy treatment can reduce new HIV cases by 95% within 10 years, according to new findings based on a mathematical model developed by HIV specialists in WHO. The computer model raises substantial issues which will be the focus of a meeting next year.

10 December 2008 -- A widespread cholera outbreak, an under-resourced and under-staffed health system, and inadequate access to safe drinking water and hygiene are threatening the wellbeing of thousands of Zimbabweans.

10 December 2008 -- More than 2000 children die every day as a result of unintentional or accidental injuries, according to a new report by WHO and UNICEF.

1 December 2008 -- An alarming lack of availability of essential medicines in the public sector drives patients to pay higher prices in the private sector or go without, according to a WHO study reported in today’s online edition of The Lancet.

1 December 2008 -- The 20th anniversary of World AIDS Day this year also marks a major milestone in the long struggle against this disease. More than 3 million people in low- and middle-income countries are now receiving life-prolonging antiretroviral therapy. The response to AIDS changed the face of public health in profound ways, says WHO Director-General Dr Margaret Chan, reflecting on some of the achievements of the past 20 years.

1 December 2008 -- On behalf of WHO, Director-General Dr Margaret Chan has offered warmest congratulations to Michel Sidibé on his appointment as Executive Director of UNAIDS, and expressed WHO s firm commitment and full support to him in his new position.

29 December 2008 -- WHO calls for an immediate end to hostilities in the Gaza strip and urges Israel to ensure immediate provision of fuel and critical life-saving/trauma care supplies.

14 November 2008 -- Political, research, industry and civil society leaders will meet in Bamako, Mali from Monday, 17 November in an attempt to direct research to better meet the health needs of poor countries.

14 November 2008 -- A massive logistic effort is under way to ensure continuous supply of life-saving medicines to hundreds of thousands in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

5 December 2008 -- International experts have set a tolerable level for daily intake of melamine, the chemical found recently in contaminated milk products.

4 December 2008 -- Measles deaths worldwide fell by 74% between 2000 and 2007. The Eastern Mediterranean region has achieved the UN goal to reduce measles deaths by 90% by 2010, three years early.

26 November 2008 -- Universal voluntary testing followed by immediate antiretroviral therapy treatment can reduce new HIV cases by 95% within 10 years, according to new findings based on a mathematical model developed by HIV specialists in WHO. The computer model raises substantial issues which will be the focus of a meeting next year.

10 December 2008 -- A widespread cholera outbreak, an under-resourced and under-staffed health system, and inadequate access to safe drinking water and hygiene are threatening the wellbeing of thousands of Zimbabweans.