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MaximsNewsGlobalHealth:
NEWS FROM THE U.N. AND THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY
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Representatives
of eight global health agencies gather at the GAVI Alliance
headquarters in
Geneva, Switzerland. ©
GAVI Alliance 2010 From
left:
Julian
Lob-Levyt, CEO, GAVI
Alliance; Michel
Sidibé, Executive Director, The Joint
United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, UNAIDS; Margaret
Chan,
Director-General, World Health Organization, W.H.O.; Ann
Veneman, Executive
Director, United Nations Childrens Fund, UNICEF; Thoraya
Obaid, Executive
Director, United Nations Population Fund, UNFPA; Tadataka
Yamada, President, Global Health Program, Bill & Melinda Gates
Foundation; Debrework
Zewdie, Deputy Executive Director,
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria; Julian
Schweitzer, Director of Health, The
World Bank.
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MaximsNewsGlobalHealth:
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La
Dra. Mirta Roses Periago es la Directora de la
Organización Panamericana de la Salud (OPS)
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Dr.
MIRTA ROSES PERIAGO, BIO: PAN AMERICAN HEALTH
ORGANIZATION, PAHO, (MaximsNewsNetwork)
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CALL
FOR NOMINATIONS: 2010 AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE IN
INTER-AMERICAN PUBLIC HEALTH (MaximsNewsNetwork)
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UNICEF's
NEW DIRECTOR ANTHONY LAKE TO VISIT JAPAN: Ministry of
Foreign Affairs (MaximsNewsNetwork)
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INCOMING
UNICEF DIRECTOR CALLS FOR A MORE PEACEFUL FUTURE,
STRESSES IMPORTANCE OF MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS
(MaximsNewsNetwork)
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ANTHONY
LAKE BIO: EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, UNITED NATIONS CHILDRENS
FUND, UNICEF (MaximsNewsNetwork)
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UNICEF's
NEW DIRECTOR ANTHONY LAKE TO VISIT JAPAN: Ministry of
Foreign Affairs (MaximsNewsNetwork)
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JAPAN
THROWS ITS WEIGHT BEHIND RESEARCH INTO SUSTAINABLE
WATER USE by MARISHA WOJCIECHOWSKA-SHIBUYA
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THE
RUNNING DRY PROJECT - FILMS TO BUILD AWARENESS OF A
POTENTIAL GLOBAL WATER CRISIS by KATHY SHANDLING
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Dr.
MARGARET CHAN, W.H.O. DIRECTOR-GENERAL: VISIT TO D.P.R.
KOREA: FULL-TEXT & AUDIO BRIEFING
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Dr.
MARGARET CHAN BIO: DIRECTOR-GENERAL, WORLD HEALTH
ORGANIZATION, W.H.O. (MaximsNewsNetwork)
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WORLD
MALARIA DAY: 2010 IS CRITICAL YEAR FOR GLOBAL EFFORTS
TO DEFEAT MALARIA (MaximsNewsNetwork)
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PROFESSOR
MICHEL D. KAZATCHKINE BIO, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, THE
GLOBAL FUND TO FIGHT AIDS, TB AND MALARIA
(MaximsNewsNetwork)
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UNFPA:
INVESTING IN REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH AND RIGHTS TO ACHIEVE
MDG5: PURNIMA MANE, FULL-TEXT (MaximsNewsNetwork)
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Michel
Sidibé Bio, Executive Director of UNAIDS
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UNDP
ADMINISTRATOR HELEN CLARK SPEAKING ON THE MDGs AT THE
G8 DEVELOPMENT MINISTERS' MEETING: FULL-TEXT
(MaximsNewsNetwork)
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UNEP's
ACHIM STEINER: WATER SCARCITY, CRITICAL ISSUES FOR THE
ARAB WORLD: (MaximsNewsNetwork)
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UN's
BAN KI-MOON RE-NOMINATES ACHIM STEINER TO HEAD UNEP ON
ENVIRONMENT & ANTONIO GUTERRES AS UNHCR, UN
REFUGEE AGENCY (MaximsNewsNetwork)
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W.H.O
TRAUMA SURGEONS WORKING IN MOGADISHU, SOMALIA
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DROUGHT
FUELS FOOD CRISIS IN NIGER (MaximsNews Network)
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NEW
UN REPORT STRESSES BENEFITS OF GREATER FUNDING FOR
WATER AND SANITATION PROJECTS (MaximsNewsNetwork)
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JULIAN
SCHWEITZER BIO, HUMAN DEVELOPMENT NETWORK, HEALTH
NUTRITION AND POPULATI0N, THE WORLD BANK
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DEBREWORK
ZEWDIE BIO: Deputy Executive Director, The Global Fund
to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis
and Malaria (MaximsNewsNetwork)
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TADATAKA
"TACHI" YAMADA BIO: PRESIDENT GLOBAL HEALTH
PROGRAM, BILL & MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION
(MaximsNewsNetwork)
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THORAYA
AHMED OBAID BIO: EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, UNITED NATIONS
POPULATION FUND, UNFPA (MaximsNewsNetwork)
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ANN
M. VENEMAN BIO: EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, UNITED NATIONS
CHILDRENS FUND, UNICEF (MaximsNewsNetwork)
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MOBILE
TELEPHONES MORE COMMON THAN TOILETS IN INDIA, UN
REPORT FINDS (MaximsNewsNetwork)
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GAVI
ALLIANCE BOARD BACKS FUNDING PLATFORM FOR STRONGER
HEALTH SYSTEMS
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UK
DOUBLES FUNDING FOR GAVI ALLIANCE TO £ 150: CHILD
IMMUNISATION IN LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES BY JULIAN
LOB-LEVYT, CEO ( MaximsNewsNetwork)
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JULIAN
LOB-LEVYT BIO: GAVI ALLIANCE CEO (MaximsNewsNetwork)
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GAVI
ALLIANCE & SMART GLOBAL HEALTH POLICY REPORT BY
CENTER FOR STRATEGIC & INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
(MaximsNewsNetwork)
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THE
CLEAN WATER AMERICA ALLIANCE HAS ARRIVED AND IS
RAPIDLY RAMPING UP, by KATHY SHANDLING (MaximsNews
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CLIMATE
CHANGE - BEYOND THE COPENHAGEN CONFERENCE by MAURICE STRONG:
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ACTION
ON HEALTH DATA by EIGHT GLOBAL HEALTH AGENCIES
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UN
ESCAP: MARKET SOLUTIONS FOR CLEAN WATER - PRODUCTS AND
SOLUTIONS FORUM (MaximsNewsNetwork)

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ENGAGING
PHILANTHROPY TO PROMOTE WOMEN EMPOWERMENT AND GENDER EQUALITY:
22 FEBRUARY (MaximsNewsNetwork)
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SINGH
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HOW
ABOUT WATER QUALITY MONITORING ON PLANET EARTH? by SAHANA SINGH:
(MaximsNewsNetwork)
THIS
IS CLIMATE CHANGE by SAHANA SINGH: (MaximsNewsNetwork)
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THE
AGE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY? by SAHANA SINGH:
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GAVI
ALLIANCE: SOME CANCERS CAN BE PREVENTED - THROUGH VACCINATIONS
(MaximsNewsNetwork)
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GLOBAL
IMMUNIZATION MEETINGS: GAVI, UNICEF, WHO, GATES FOUNDATION & PARTNERS AIM
TO REACH ALL CHILDREN, EVERYWHERE (MaximsNewsNetwork)
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N
R MURTHY OF INFOSYS & INDIAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS: MORE ACTION FOR FULL
MEASLES VACCINATIONS NEEDED TO IMMUNIZE EVERY CHILD (MaximsNewsNetwork)
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GAVI
ALLIANCE: DECADE of VACCINES: GATES FOUNDATION US$ 10 BILLION: STATEMENT BY
CEO JULIAN LOB-LEVYT ON ENORMOUS COMMITMENT (MaximsNewsNetwork)
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ALLIANCE: IRELAND TO DONATE €1
MILLION TO SUPPORT CHILD IMMUNISATION IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
(MaximsNewsNetwork)
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GAVI
ALLIANCE FORUM STATEMENTS: MARY ROBINSON, MELINDA GATES, DR. MARGARET CHAN, SPAIN'S
PRINCESS CRISTINA & DR. JULIAN LOB-LEVYT
(MaximsNewsNetwork)
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GAVI
ALLIANCE HONOURS 15 COUNTRIES FOR OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE IN RAISING CHILD
HEALTH AND IMMUNISATION (MaximsNewsNetwork)
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GAVI
ALLIANCE: DEATHS OF VIETNAMESE CHILDREN DROPPED FROM 56 TO 15 PER 1000 OVER
TWO DECADES (MaximsNewsNetwork)
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THE
STATE OF THE WORLD'S VACCINES AND IMMUNIZATION REPORT 2009: STATEMENT by HELEN
EVANS, DEPUTY CEO GAVI ALLIANCE
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WHO,
UNICEF, WORLD BANK, GAVI ALLIANCE: VACCINES & IMMUNIZATION 2009 REPORT
ALL-TIME HIGHS BUT INEQUALITIES (MaximsNewsNetwork)
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GAVI
ALLIANCE: OVER TWO MILLION CHILDREN DIE EACH YEAR FROM VACCINE-PREVENTABLE
DISEASES
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JOHNS
HOPKINS: MORTALITY RATES REDUCED AMONG CHILDREN WHOSE MOTHERS RECEIVED
IRON-FOLIC ACID SUPPLEMENTS (MaximsNewsNetwork)
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GAVI
ALLIANCE APPOINTS HELEN EVANS AS NEW DEPUTY CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER:
27/05/2009
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WORLD'S
CHILDREN TO RECEIVE TWO NEW VACCINES TO PREVENT PNEUMONIA AND DIARRHEAL
DISEASE: MILLIONS MAY BE SAVED by Dr. Max Stamper
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GAVI
ALLIANCE AND THE WORLD BANK'S DECISION TO PLACE DONOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO A PILOT
AMC AGAINST PNEUMOCOCCAL DISEASE: 27/05/2009
MOBILE
PHONES MORE COMMON THAN TOILETS IN INDIA, UN REPORT FINDS (MaximsNews Network)
THE
CLEAN WATER AMERICA ALLIANCE HAS ARRIVED AND IS RAPIDLY RAMPING UP, by KATHY
SHANDLING (MaximsNews Network)
UNSAFE
WATER KILLS MORE PEOPLE THAN WAR, SAYS UN BAN KI-MOON (MaximsNews Network)
ONE
BILLION PEOPLE COULD MISS SANITATION GOAL WITHOUT BOOST TO EFFORTS, SAY UN
AGENCIES
(MaximsNewsNetwork)
UNEP's
ACHIM STEINER: WATER SCARCITY, CRITICAL ISSUES FOR THE ARAB WORLD:
(MaximsNewsNetwork)
CLIMATE
CHANGE - BEYOND COPENHAGEN by MAURICE STRONG
(MaximsNewsNetwork)
WATER
PERSPECTIVES FROM DAVOS 2010, by MARGARET CATLEY-CARLSON
(MaximsNewsNetwork)
INTERNATIONAL
EXPERTS IN TOKYO CALL FOR A '5-YEAR DRIVE ON SANITATION' by MARISHA
WOJCIECHOWSKA-SHIBUYA
(MaximsNewsNetwork)
THE
AGE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY? by SAHANA SINGH
(MaximsNewsNetwork)
WORLD
WETLANDS DAY - 2 FEBRUARY: AHMED DJOGHLAF, CONVENTION ON BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY
(MaximsNewsNetwork)
UN
MARKS 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF CYANIDE SPILL WITH CALL FOR GREATER VIGILANCE
(MaximsNews Network)
WATER
FOR HAITI, NOW by PETER GLEICK (MaximsNews Network)
U.N.
INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF BIODIVERSITY LAUNCHED IN BERLIN BY ANGELA MERKEL: PHOTOS
(MaximsNewsNetwork)
Dr.
AHMED DJOGHLAF: LAUNCH OF THE INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF BIODIVERSITY: 2010
(MaximsNewsNetwork)
CELEBRITIES
REACH THE KILIMANJARO SUMMIT TO RAISE AWARENESS ON GLOBAL WATER ISSUES:
01/20/2010 (MaximsNews Network)
HAITI:
UN AGENCIES RAMPING UP RESPONSE FOLLOWING DEADLY QUAKE: 01/15/2010 (MaximsNews
Network)
CHINA
GREENTECH INITIATIVE RELEASES SECTOR STUDIES, by MARISHA
WOJCIECHOWSKA-SHIBUYA: 01/06/2010 (MaximsNews Network)
TOKYO'S
SEWERAGE: FROM NIGHT SOIL TO GLITZY HI-TECH, by MARISHA WOJCIECHOWSKA-SHIBUYA:
01/06/2010 (MaximsNews Network)
FUTURE
OF HUMANITY HINGES ON COPENHAGEN CLIMATE CONFERENCE, SAYS BAN KI-MOON:
(MaximsNews Network)
UNICEF
FRESHWATER EXPERT, TESHOME MANDEFRO ERGETE OF ETHIOPIA, KILLED IN THE LINE OF
DUTY IN KABUL: (MaximsNews Network)
DISASTER
RISK REDUCTION CRITICAL FOR COPING WITH CLIMATE CHANGE, SAYS UN DISASTER
EXPERT: (MaximsNews Network)
ADOPT
A 'NO-REGRETS' STRATEGY: FIRST-EVER LARGE-SCALE REPORT ON THE YANGTZE AND
CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION RELEASED IN BEIJING: (MaximsNews Network)
HOW
ABOUT WATER QUALITY MONITORING ON PLANET EARTH? by SAHANA SINGH: (MaximsNews
Network)
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UNICEF,
WHO, GAVI ALLIANCE, WORLD BANK, GOVERNMENTS & PRIVATE SECTOR: GLOBAL
IMMUNIZATION MEETINGS IN N.Y. THIS WEEK: 20/02/2009 (MaximsNews Network)
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GAVI
ALLIANCE, HUMANITAS RESEARCH FOUNDATION, HEALTH EXPERTS AND NGOs: PUT VACCINE
PROGRAMMES ON GLOBAL AGENDA AT UPCOMING G8 SUMMIT IN ITALY, "CHILDREN
MUST NOT PAY FOR FINANCIAL CRISIS": 27/05/2009
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GAVI
ALLIANCE: SPANISH GOVERNMENT TO FUND 29 MILLION EUROS FOR IMMUNISATION
PROGRAMMES IN 72 POOR COUNTRIES: 26/05/2009
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GAVI
ALLIANCE AWARDS GO TO 13 DEVELOPING COUNTRIES FOR OUTSTANDING VACCINE
CO-FINANCING, 27 COUNTRIES CONTRIBUTE IN ALL: 23/05/2009 (MaximsNews Network)
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UNICEF's
SAAD HOURY: REMARKS TO WHO, GAVI ALLIANCE AT 4TH GLOBAL IMMUNIZATION MEETINGS
IN NEW YORK: 20/02/2009 (MaximsNews Network)
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NOBEL
PRIZE WINNER & GAVI ALLIANCE: ALL GIRLS DESERVE HPV VACCINE PROTECTION
FROM CERVICAL CANCER: 07/02/2009 (MaximsNews Network)
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GAVI
ALLIANCE: BANGLADESH INTRODUCES NEW VACCINE TO PREVENT SEVERE FORMS OF CHILD
PNEUMONIA AND MENINGITIS: 16/01/2009 (MaximsNewsNetwork)
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FIGHTING
PNEUMONIA: THE ORPHAN OF GLOBAL HEALTH by LEITH GREENSLADE
INNOVATIVE
SOLUTIONS TO THE WORLD'S WATER CRISIS - REWARD $70,000: (MaximsNews
Network)
GEF
CONFERENCE: GROUNDWATER CRITICAL IN MANAGING CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS:
(MaximsNews Network)
CAN
CHINA GROW GREEN? EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH ELLEN G. CARBERRY OF THE CHINA
GREENTECH INITIATIVE BY MARISHA WOJCIECHOWSKA-SHIBUYA: (MaximsNews
Network)
THIS
IS CLIMATE CHANGE by SAHANA SINGH: 22/10/2009 (MaximsNews Network)
MAURICE
STRONG'S OUTLOOK ON COP15 CLIMATE CHANGE NEGOTIATIONS, EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW by
FRED DUBEE AND MARISHA WOJCIECHOWSKA-SHIBUYA: 14/10/2009 (MaximsNews Network)
RESTING
AND RESTORING GAZA STRIP'S UNDERGROUND WATER SUPPLIES EMERGES AS TOP PRIORITY
SAYS UNEP: 15/09/2009 (MaximsNews Network)
MILWAUKEE'S
WATER TECHNOLOGY HUB: EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH DEAN AMHAUS by MARISHA
WOJCIECHOWSKA-SHIBUYA: 11/09/2009 (MaximsNews Network)
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RWANDA:
FIRST DEVELOPING NATION TO INTRODUCE PNEUMOCOCCAL VACCINE TO PREVENT WORLD'S
LEADING INFECTIOUS CHILD KILLER: 24/04/2009
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BILL
CLINTON: GLOBAL HEALTH FUNDING, U.N. ECOSOC ADDRESS: TV VIDEO: 07/03/2009
(MaximsNews Network)
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DIRK
SELLERS NAMED HEAD OF GAVI ALLIANCE IMMUNIZE EVERY CHILD, PRIVATE PHILANTHROPY
FOR CHILD IMMUNIZATION IN THE WORLD'S POOREST COUNTRIES
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JEFFREY
SACHS AND EARTH INSTITUTE JOIN THE GLOBAL COALITION AGAINST PNEUMONIA &
WORLD PNEUMONIA DAY: 02 NOVEMBER
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WHO
& UNICEF: EMERGENCY APPEAL FOR YELLOW FEVER VACCINE FUNDING FOR AFRICA --
VACCINATION CAMPAIGNS IN TROUBLE: 26/05/2009 (MaximsNews Network)
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WORLD
PNEUMONIA DAY - NOVEMBER 2ND: MOMENTUM BUILDS by GLOBAL COALITION AGAINST
PNEUMONIA & BONO'S GROUP "ONE" (MaximsNewsNetwork)
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CHILD
HEALTH GROUPS ANNOUNCE "WORLD PNEUMONIA DAY" TO BE HELD EVERY YEAR
ON 02 NOVEMBER: (MaximsNews Network)
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GAVI
ALLIANCE: LE BANGLADESH INTRODUIT UN NOUVEAU VACCIN AFIN DE PRÉVENIR DES
FORMES GRAVES DE PNEUMONIE ET DE MÉNINGITE INFANTILES: (MaximsNews Network)
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BILL
& MELINDA GATES: URGE GLOBAL LEADERS TO KEEP UP INVESTMENTS IN GLOBAL
HEALTH, TROPICAL DISEASES AND CHILD VACCINES:
(MaximsNews Network)
DEBATE
ON GLOBAL HEALTH: GAVI ALLIANCE'S JULIAN LOB-LEVYT; GATES FOUNDATION'S
TADATAKA YAMADA, IFRC'S MUKESH KAPILA, UK'S FORMER SECRETARY CLARE SHORT AND
WHO'S FRANCISCO SONGANE: (MaximsNewsGlobalHealth)
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GAVI
ALLIANCE: BURKINA FASO VACCINATES 7.9 MILLION AGAINST DEADLY YELLOW FEVER
DISEASE:
(MaximsNews
Network)
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GAVI
ALLIANCE: GERMANY TO FURTHER SUPPORT LIFE-SAVING VACCINES: (MaximsNews
Network)
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GAVI
ALLIANCE: UN SECRETARY- GENERAL PRAISES GAVI'S ROLE IN CREATING INNOVATIVE
WAYS TO PAY FOR HEALTH: (MaximsNews
Network)
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HUMANITARIAN
AGENCIES STRUGGLE TO CONTAIN CHOLERA IN ZIMBABWE AS DEATH TOLL RISES
, BY CAROLINE PATTON:
GUINEA
WORM CASES HIT ALL-TIME LOW: CARTER CENTER, WHO, GATES FOUNDATION, AND U.K.
GOVERNMENT COMMIT $55 MILLION TOWARD ULTIMATE ERADICATION GOAL: (MaximsNews
Network)
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UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL
FOR PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS CALLS SITUATION IN DR CONGO A
"HUMANITARIAN TRAGEDY", BY CAROLINE PATTON:
TOXIC
NARWHAL WHALES: A FOOD SECURITY ISSUE FOR THE INUIT?:
(MaximsNews Network)
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OECD
GLOBAL FORUM CALLS FOR MORE INVESTMENT IN WATER AND SANITATION:
(MaximsNews Network)
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CHOLERA
OUTBREAK IN ZIMBABWE SPREADS QUICKLY, CLAIMING CLOSE TO 500 LIVES, BY CAROLINE
PATTON:
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SITUATION
IN LIBERIA REMAINS PRECARIOUS DESPITE IMPROVEMENTS: BY RICHARD J. LENTZ (MaximsNews
Network)
ENVIRONMENTAL
PIONEER CHRISTIAN DE LAËT'S LIFE AND LEGACY CELEBRATED IN CANADA:
(MaximsNews Network)
NEARLY
10,000 CHOLERA CASES NOW REPORTED IN ZIMBABWE, UN SAYS:
(MaximsNews Network)
UN
AID AGENCIES BRING RELIEF TO FLOOD-HIT NORTHERN SRI LANKA:
(MaximsNews Network)
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GAVI
ALLIANCE TO VACCINATE AN ADDITIONAL 6.6 MILLION CHILDREN AGAINST THREE KILLER
DISEASES: ALLIANCE COMMITS US$ 134 MILLION BUT WARNS OF FUNDING CHALLENGES TO
INTRODUCE NEW SUPPORT AGAINST CERVICAL CANCER, TYPHOID, JAPANESE ENCEPHALITIS,
AND RUBELLA: (MaximsNews
Network)
WATER
WORTH MORE THAN GOLD, by MICHAEL WEBSTER:
(MaximsNews Network)
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UNITED
NATIONS WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME: UN AGENCIES JOIN TO BRING WEATHER INSURANCE TO
RURAL POOR PEOPLE: 20/11/2008
(MaximsNews
Network)
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UNICEF:
ON UNIVERSAL CHILDREN'S DAY, UNICEF WELCOMES NEW INITIATIVE TO AID CHILDREN
AFFECTED BY CONFLICT:
(MaximsNews
Network)
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UNICEF:
MEASLES INITIATIVE SUPPORTS DISEASE PREVENTION FOR CHILDREN IN CHINA'S
EARTHQUAKE ZONE:
(MaximsNews
Network)
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UNICEF:
DON'T LET HATE LIVE, SAY CHILDREN OF RWANDA: (MaximsNews
Network)
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WORLD
HEALTH ORGANIZATION: LOGISTIC EFFORT TO SUPPLY MEDICINES TO THE DEMOCRATIC
REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO: (MaximsNews
Network)
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WORLD
HEALTH ORGANIZATION: WHO AND HEALTH PARTNERS LEAD MASSIVE CHOLERA RESPONSE IN
EASTERN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO: (MaximsNews
Network)
WORLD
TOILET DAY: BETTER SANITATION IS SINGLE BEST RETURN ON INVESTMENT FOR
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, UN EXPERT SAYS: (MaximsNews
Network)
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UNITED
NATIONS POPULATION FUND: NEW REPORT SHOWS CULTURAL SENSITIVITY CRITICAL TO
SUCCESSFUL DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES, WOMEN'S EQUALITY:
(MaximsNews
Network)
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UNITED
NATIONS POPULATION FUND: STATEMENT OF THORAYA AHMED OBAID, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
OF UNPFA, THE UNITED NATIONS POPULATION FUND LAUNCH THE STATE OF THE WORLD
POPULATION 2008: (MaximsNews
Network)
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UNITED
NATIONS POPULATION FUND: ADDRESSING HARMFUL TRADITIONS IN A REFUGEE CAMP IN
CHAD: (MaximsNews
Network)
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UNITED
NATIONS POPULATION FUND: AFGHAN MULLAHS PROMOTE WOMEN'S HEALTH AND RIGHTS: (MaximsNews
Network)
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UNITED
NATIONS POPULATION FUND: WHEN A CULTURE OF SILENCE COLLIDES WITH A CRISIS IN
THE PACIFIC ISLANDS:
(MaximsNews
Network)
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UNITED
NATIONS POPULATION FUND: CULTURAL DIMENSIONS OF SAFE CHILDBIRTH IN THAILAND: (MaximsNews
Network)
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UNITED
NATIONS POPULATION FUND: CULTURAL DIMENSIONS OF HIV PREVENTION IN GUYANA: (MaximsNews
Network)
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INSUFFICIENT
FUNDS FORCE CURTAILING OF UN FOOD BASKET IN ZIMBABWE, CAROLINE PATTON:
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GAVI
ALLIANCE: GAVI ALLIANCE LAUNCHES NEW EXECUTIVE BOARD: (MaximsNews
Network)
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GAVI
ALLIANCE: GAVI WELCOMES REPORT ON LEADING CHILDHOOD KILLER: (MaximsNews
Network)
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UNITED
NATIONS POPULATION FUND: UNFPA MOURNS PASSING OF POPULATION AWARD LAUREATE
ROSENFIELD:
(MaximsNews
Network)
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UNITED
NATIONS POPULATION FUND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR THORAYA AHMED OBAID: GLOBAL FORUM
ON STRENGTHENING PARTNERSHIPS WITH FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATIONS:
(MaximsNews
Network)
PACIFIC
INSTITUTE SHARES BENNY AWARD FOR EFFORTS IN SOUTH AFRICAN WATER RIGHTS
DECISION:(MaximsNews Network)
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GAVI
ALLIANCE: 3.4 MILLION DEATHS AVERTED THROUGH GAVI-FUNDED IMMUNISATION
PROGRAMMES; NEW FIGURES TO BE PRESENTED AT BOARD MEETING IN GENEVA:
(MaximsNews
Network)
NEW
GUIDEBOOK ON SIMPLE, AFFORDABLE AND APPROPRIATE SANITATION IN DEVELOPING
COUNTRIES: (MaximsNews Network)
WATER
VOICES SPEAK IN NEW BOOK WITH 77 INTERNATIONAL CONTRIBUTORS:
(MaximsNews Network)
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GAVI
ALLIANCE, UNAIDS, GLOBAL FUND TO FIGHT AIDS, TB & MALARIA AND UNICEF:
SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS IN MOTHER AND CHILD HEALTH AND REDUCTION OF MALARIA &
HIV/AIDS DEATHS IN POOREST NATIONS: (MaximsNewsNetwork)
THE
ESTABLISHMENT OF A NEW ASIA-FOCUSED WATER INITIATIVE - WATERLINKS, by KATHY
SHANDLING: (MaximsNews Network)
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JANE
ROBERTS: MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS & 34 MILLION FRIENDS OF UNITED
NATIONS POPULATION FUND (UNFPA): (MaximsNewsNetwork)
AUTHORITIES
ARE EXPRESSING CONCERN OVER THE 'CRITICAL CONDITION' OF LATIN AMERICA WATER
RESOURCES: (MaximsNews Network)
THE
INTERNATIONAL WATER ASSOCIATION CALLS ON POLITICAL AND CIVIC LEADERS TO ACT
AND INVEST FOR SANITATION: (MaximsNews Network)
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UNITED
NATIONS FOUNDATION & VODAFONE TO EXPAND MOBILE HEALTH IN AFRICA: (MaximsNews
Network)
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GAVI
ALLIANCE & WHO: 2.2 MILLION PEOPLE SUCCESSFULLY VACCINATED IN ABIDJAN,
COTE d'IVOIRE FOLLOWING YELLOW FEVER OUTBREAK:
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AFRICAN
HEALTH MINISTERS TO INTRODUCE NEW VACCINE TO PREVENT DEADLY MENINGITIS
EPIDEMIC: (MaximsNewsNetwork)
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BILL
& MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION ACCEPTING PROPOSALS
FOR BOLD AND INNOVATIVE GLOBAL HEALTH SOLUTIONS: (MaximsNews Network)
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GAVI
ALLIANCE SHARES LESSONS LEARNED ON MAKING AID EFFECTIVE WITH ACCRA AUDIENCE:
(MaximsNews Network)
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UNICEF:
TRAPPED AND NEGLECTED CHILDREN TRAFFICKED IN SOUTH ASIA NEED THE LAW ON THEIR
SIDE: (MaximsNews Network)
GREATER
EFFORTS NEEDED TO PROVIDE SAFE WATER FOR MORE THAN 1 BILLION PEOPLE SAYS BAN:
(MaximsNews Network)
IFC
CEO SAYS PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS CAN AVERT WATER CRISIS: LARS THUNELL'S
FULL SPEECH AT STOCKHOLM WORLD WATER WEEK:
(MaximsNews Network)
WATER
AND SANITATION LOOMS BEHIND FOOD, ENERGY AND CLIMATE CRISIS, CONCLUDES WORLD
WATER WEEK: (MaximsNews Network)
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Amb.
RICHARD HOLBROOKE AND LAURIE GARRETT: GLOBAL HEALTH RISKS AND "VIRAL
SOVEREIGNTY": (MaximsNews Network)
THE
PRINCE OF JORDAN TO SPEAK AT UPCOMING WATER CONFERENCE, by KATHY SHANDLING:
(MaximsNews Network)
The
African Development Bank Join Forces with the Government of Mali for a Water
and Sanitation Program, by KATHY SHANDLING: (MaximsNews
Network)
African
Development Bank’s Commitment to Achieving the MDG’s for Water and
Sanitation , by KATHY SHANDLING: (MaximsNews Network)
New
Asia-Pacific Network Launched, by KATHY SHANDLING: (MaximsNews
Network)
EBRD’s
first syndicated loan in Mongolia, by KATHY SHANDLING:
(MaximsNews Network)
The
Middle East to hold “Arab Environment 2008” Conference, by KATHY
SHANDLING: (MaximsNews Network)
New
Water Academy Launched in the Middle East, by KATHY SHANDLING:
(MaximsNews Network)
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UNFPA:
GIRLS AND YOUNG WOMEN FACE DOUBLE VULNERABILITY, AND DOUBLE EFFORTS NEEDED TO
PROTECT THEM: (MaximsNews
Network)
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WHO
LAUNCHES NEW HIV/AIDS GUIDE TO HELP COUNTRIES REACH UNIVERSAL ACCESS: (MaximsNews
Network)
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UNFPA: GENDER-BASED
VIOLENCE, BOTH CAUSE AND CONSEQUENCE OF HIV AND AIDS:
(MaximsNews Network)
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UNFPA:
EDUCATION: A 'SOCIAL VACCINE' TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OF HIV: (MaximsNews
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UNFPA:
WOMEN'S PARTICIPATION IS KEY TO PREVENTING HIV: (MaximsNews
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NEW
UN SCHEME SEEKS TO BOOST RESPONSE OF NATIONAL HEALTH SYSTEMS TO HIV/AIDS: (MaximsNews
Network)
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BAN
URGES END TO PREJUDICE AGAINST PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS: (MaximsNews
Network)
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GROWING
RICH-POOR DIVIDE THREATENS CHILD HEALTH IN ASIA-PACIFIC, FINDS UN REPORT:
(MaximsNews
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GAVI
ALLIANCE: FIRST SHOT OF PENTAVALENT VACCINE FOR THE CHILDREN OF THE SOLOMON
ISLANDS: SUPPORT FROM THE GAVI ALLIANCE ENABLES INTRODUCTION OF VACCINE
AGAINST DEADLY HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B (OR HIB) AND FOUR OTHER DISEASES:
(MaximsNews
Network)
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UNFPA:
IFRC AND UNFPA EXTEND COLLABORATION IN HUMANITARIAN CRISES: SIGN LETTER OF
COOPERATION ON REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH, GENDER, POPULATION, DEVELOPMENT: (MaximsNews
Network)
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UNITED
NATIONS FOUNDATION: EXPERTS ASSEMBLE TO TACKLE GLOBAL HEALTH CHALLENGES USING
MOBILE TECHNOLOGY: CONFERENCE ENGAGES PRIVATE SECTOR AND PUBLIC HEALTH LEADERS
IN DEVELOPING VISION FOR IMPROVED HEALTHCARE IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD: (MaximsNews
Network)
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UNITAID,
UNICEF AND WHO ANNOUNCE MASSIVE SCALE-UP IN FIGHT AGAINST HIV IN MOTHERS AND
CHILDREN:
(MaximsNews
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THE
SURVEYOR'S DILEMMA AND OTHER ARTICLES IN THE AUGUST ISSUE OF THE WHO BULLETIN:
(MaximsNews
Network)
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WORLD
HEALTH ORGANIZATION: MEDIA ADVISORY: WHO AT THE XVII INTERNATIONAL AIDS
CONFERENCE, MEXICO CITY, 3-8 AUGUST 2008:
(MaximsNews
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CLINTON
GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO MEET IN HONG KONG ON EDUCATION, CLIMATE CHANGE, PUBLIC
HEALTH: 2-3 DECEMBER 2008:
(MaximsNews
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THE
GLOBAL FUND TO FIGHT AIDS, TUBERCULOSIS, AND MALARIA: US$ 21 MILLION APPROVED
FOR REGIONAL MALARIA PROGRAM IN THE PACIFIC: GLOBAL FUND DEPUTY EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR VISITS FIJI: (MaximsNews
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THE
GLOBAL FUND TO FIGHT AIDS, TUBERCULOSIS, AND MALARIA: GLOBAL FUND EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR VISITS PAPUA NEW GUINEA: (MaximsNews
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THE
GLOBAL FUND TO FIGHT AIDS, TUBERCULOSIS, AND MALARIA: G8 LEADERS REITERATE
SUPPORT FOR UNIVERSAL HIV/AIDS TREATMENT:
(MaximsNews
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THE
GLOBAL FUND TO FIGHT AIDS, TUBERCULOSIS, AND MALARIA: THE GLOBAL FUND LAUNCHES
ADDITIONAL FUNDING ROUND IN 2008: (MaximsNews
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WORLD
HEALTH ORGANIZATION WELCOMES NEW RESOURCES TO FIGHT TOBACCO USE: (MaximsNews
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WORLD
HEALTH ORGANIZATION: 2.5 BILLION LIVE WITH POOR SANITATION FACILITIES:
(MaximsNews Network)
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GLOBAL
BUSINESS COALITION: AMID INTERNATIONAL CALLS FOR BUSINESS HELP IN FIGHTING
PANDEMICS, GLOBAL HONORS POINT WAY FORWARD: (MaximsNews
Network)
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GLOBAL
BUSINESS COALITION: PACKAGE OF BUSINESS ACTIONS TO CHANGE THE COMPLEXION OF
THE FIGHT AGAINST HIV/AIDS, TB, AND MALARIA:
(MaximsNews Network)
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GAVI
ALLIANCE COMMITS FURTHER SUPPORT FOR VACCINES
AGAINST PNEUMONIA AND MENINGITIS: GAVI ALLIANCE BOARD CONFIRMS ITS INTENT TO
PROVIDE US$ 1.3 BILLION FOR THE PURCHASE OF PNEUMOCOCCAL VACCINES: (MaximsNews
Network)
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BILL
& MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION: MICHAEL BLOOMBERG AND BILL GATES JOIN TO
COMBAT GLOBAL TOBACCO EPIDEMIC: BLOOMBERG AND GATES COMMIT $500 MILLION AND
CALL ON GOVERNMENTS TO IMPLEMENT PROVEN INTERVENTION TO REDUCE TOBACCO USE,
SAVE LIVES: (MaximsNews
Network)
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GAVI
ALLIANCE: SUCCESS IN GLOBAL IMMUNISATION BOOSTS PROGRESS TOWARDS MDGS: GAVI
ALLIANCE REPORT HIGHLIGHTS MAJOR ADVANCEMENTS TO SAVE LIVES IN WORLD'S POOREST
COUNTRIES: (MaximsNews
Network)
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L’AMÉLIORATION
DE LA VACCINATION DANS LE MONDE CONTRIBUE À LA RÉALISATION DES OMD: LE
RAPPORT DE SITUATION DE GAVI ALLIANCE INSISTE DUR LES PROGRÈS MAJEURS QUI ON
PERMIS DE SAUVERDES MILLIERS DE VIES DANS LES PAYS LES PLUS PAUVRES:
(MaximsNews
Network)
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GAVI
ALLIANCE: NEW VACCINE STRATEGY PRIORITISES DEADLY DISEASES; MENINGOCOCCAL
JAPANESE ENCEPHALITIS AND CERVICAL CANCER AMONG THOSE IDENTIFIED: (MaximsNews
Network)
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GAVI
ALLIANCE: LA NOUVELLE STRATÉGIE DE VACCINATION VISE EN PRIORITÉ SEPT
MALADIES MORTELLES; LA MÉNINGITE À PNEUMOCOQUES DE TYPE A, L'ENCÉPHALITE
JAPONAISE ET LE CANCER DU COL PARMI LES MALADIES IDENTIFIÉES: (MaximsNews
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INTERNATIONAL
CENTRE FOR GENETIC ENGINEERING AND BIOTECHNOLOGY: ICGEB RECEIVES GRANT FROM
THE BILL & MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION TO STRENGTHEN AND EXPAND BIOSAFETY
SYSTEMS IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA: (MaximsNews
Network)
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UNFPA:
G8 MUST FACTOR IN POPULATION AND FAMILY PLANNING: (MaximsNews Network)
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GAVI
ALLIANCE: ALLIANCE REPORTS PROMISING UPWARD TREND IN IMMUNISING CHILDREN IN
POOREST NATIONS: (MaximsNews
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RISING
IMMUNIZATION RATES HELPING POOR COUNTRIES, UN-BACKED ALLIANCE REPORTS: (MaximsNews
Network)
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FRESH
OUTBREAK OF POLIO EMERGES IN NORTHERN NIGERIA - UN HEALTH AGENCY: (MaximsNews
Network)
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UNICEF
REPORTS RISING TREND OF VIOLENCE AGAINST CHILDREN IN STRIFE-TORN COUNTRIES: (MaximsNews
Network)
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FRESH
OUTBREAK OF POLIO EMERGES IN NORTHERN NIGERIA - UN HEALTH AGENCY: (MaximsNews
Network)
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AGRICULTURE
HAS VITAL ROLE IN ENSURING AFRICA'S FOOD SECURITY, SAYS UN OFFICIAL: (MaximsNews
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FOOD
SHORTAGES PUT MILLIONS OF ZIMBABWEANS AT RISK OF HUNGER: (MaximsNews
Network)
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COCA
CULTIVATION IN ANDEAN COUNTRIES ON THE RISE, UN SURVEY SHOWS: (MaximsNews
Network)
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AVIAN
INFLUENZA: SITUATION IMPROVING BUT THREAT REMAINS, UN EXPERT SAYS: (MaximsNews
Network)
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UNICEF
BEGINS NEW PHASE OF CAMPAIGN TO REDUCE MALNUTRITION IN TOGO: (MaximsNews
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WORLD
ECONOMIC FORUM: ASIA NEEDS STRONG VOICE FOR GLOBAL ACTION ON FOOD, ENERGY, AND
FINANCE SAY LEADERS AT OPENING OF WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM ON EAST ASIA: (MaximsNews
Network)
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CHATHAM
HOUSE: WHAT THE UN SUMMIT ON WORLD FOOD SECURITY NEEDS TO ACHIEVE: (MaximsNews
Network)
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CHATHAM
HOUSE: NEW PAPER OUTLINES FOUR SCENARIOS FOR FUTURE OF FOOD SUPPLY: (MaximsNews
Network)
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UNICEF
BEGINS NEW PHASE OF CAMPAIGN TO REDUCE MALNUTRITION IN TOGO: (MaximsNews
Network)
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UN
FOOD AGENCY LAUNCHES FOUR-YEAR PLAN FOR GLOBAL FOOD CRISIS: (MaximsNews
Network)
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COMMITMENTS
ON HIV/AIDS MUST BE MATCHED BY ACTIONS - ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT: (MaximsNews
Network)
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UN
DISTRIBUTES SEEDS IN MAURITANIA AS PART OF INITIATIVE ON GLOBAL FOOD CRISIS: (MaximsNews
Network)
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UN
AGENCIES DRASTICALLY REVISE APPEAL AS ETHIOPIAN DROUGHT INTENSIFIES: (MaximsNews
Network)
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UN
FOOD AGENCY APPEALS FOR NAVAL ESCORTS FOR SHIPMENTS TO SOMALIA: (MaximsNews
Network)
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NEW
GRANT WILL HELP 17 AFRICAN COUNTRIES TRACK FOOD SUPPLIES - UN: (MaximsNews
Network)
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LATIN
AMERICAN, CARIBBEAN NATIONS MUST TACKLE EFFECT OF FOOD CRISIS ON POOR - UN: (MaximsNews
Network)
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UN
SAYS GLOBAL FOOD AID DELIVERIES REACH LOWEST LEVEL IN ALMOST 50 YEARS: (MaximsNews
Network)
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SOME
AFRICAN CULTURAL TRADITIONS INFLUENCE SPREAD OF AIDS - UN REPORT:
(MaximsNews
Network)
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UN
ANNOUNCES INCREASED FUNDING FOR FOOD CRISIS AT ROME SUMMIT:
(MaximsNews Network)
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FOOD
CRISIS EXPECTED TO WORSEN AS PRICES CONTINUE TO RISE, BY CAROLINE PATTON:
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