Equitable access to global health internships: A pilot programme at the World Health Organization Headquarters (WHO-HQ)

World Health Organization and global health policy.

T he World Health Organization (WHO) was founded in 1948 as a special agency of the United Nations. The WHO goal is “the attainment by all peoples of the highest possible level of health” (WHO, 1999, p.2). To achieve this objective, the main functions of WHO are to direct and coordinate international health work by setting standards and guidelines and to provide technical assistance in cooperat...

The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates

S outh Africa is performing well on certain selected maternal health process indicators; antenatal care attendance has remained over 90% since 1998; deliveries conducted by skilled health workers have increased from 84% in 1998 to 92% in 2003. Despite this, maternal mortality is on the increase, with the latest Saving Mothers Report showing that maternal mortality in the 2002-2004 triennium inc...

WHO HPV LabNet - Newsletter 07 WHO HPV LabNet World Health Organization ’ s Global Human Papillomavirus

Content: 1. Towards Standardized Extraction from Formalin-Fixed Paraffin-Embedded Tissue 2. Study Comparing Commercially Available HPV Genotyping Assays 3. An Update: HPV LabNet International Collaborative Studies 4. HPV LabNet Regional Reference Laboratory Activities: A Snapshot 5. Meeting Reports/Updates 6. Recent Publications of WHO HPV LabNet work 7. Useful Web Links 8. Contributions for Ne...

The World Health Organization (WHO) classification of the myeloid neoplasms.

A World Health Organization (WHO) classification of hematopoietic and lymphoid neoplasms has recently been published. This classification was developed through the collaborative efforts of the Society for Hematopathology, the European Association of Hematopathologists, and more than 100 clinical hematologists and scientists who are internationally recognized for their expertise in hematopoietic...

World Health Organization Geneva 1998 GLOBAL PROGRAMME FOR VACCINES AND IMMUNIZATION EXPANDED PROGRAMME ON IMMUNIZATION Global eradication of poliomyelitis