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Ny vaccine mod børnesygdom
GlaxoSmithKlines vaccine against rotavirus, a disease which kills one child a minute in the developing world, has been endorsed by…
15. februar 2007 -
Amerikaner ny politisk chef for FN
Den ny FN-generalsekretær, Ban Ki-moon, udnævnte fredag B. Lynn Pascoe til leder af FNs afdeling for politiske anliggender som den…
10. februar 2007 -
5 lande og Bill Gates bag nyt milliardindskud for at fremme nye billige vacciner til brug i u-landene
Five nations and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation launch Advance Market Commitment for vaccines to combat deadly disease in…
10. februar 2007 -
Frygtede Rift Valley Fever nu også i Tanzania
Rift Valley Fever (RVF), a deadly viral disease that broke out in Kenya in late 2006, has spread to neighbouring…
7. februar 2007 -
WHO standser forsøg med anti-hiv creme
Microbicide trial to prevent HIV transmission to women stopped due to higher risk – UN GENEVA, 1 February: A trial…
1. februar 2007 -
GAVI vil træne sundhedsarbejdere
A multinational health group announced Friday that it would commit 500 million US dollar over three years to strengthen healthcare…
29. januar 2007 -
Sejr i kamp mod mæslinger
In a major public health effort, children’s measles deaths have fallen by 60 per cent since 1999, exceeding the goals…
19. januar 2007 -
Ny WHO-chefs 2 topprioriteter: Sundhed for Afrika og kvinder
GENEVA, 4 January: Margaret Chan, a Chinese doctor who played a key role in UN efforts to prevent bird flu…
5. januar 2007 | Afrika -
Stadig flere arsen-forgiftede brønde og vandboringer i Burkina Faso
BURKINA FASO: Arsenic poisoning wells OUAGADOUGOU, 29 December (IRIN): With signs that people are developing diseases linked to arsenic poisoning,…
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FAO: Cheminova vil udfase plantegifte i u-landene
FAO encourages early withdrawal of highly toxic pesticides – Assurances given by Danish company ROME, 20 December: Danish chemicals company…
20. december 2006
