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Organizations RSS FeedsEssential medicines out of reach for most people - 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....Feed Source: www.who.int WHO welcomes the new Executive Director of UNAIDS - 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. ... Message for World AIDS Day - 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. ... Universal voluntary testing, immediate treatment can reduce HIV cases - 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.... Logistic effort to supply medicines to the Democratic Republic of the Congo - 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.... Ministerial forum on research for health begins Monday - 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.... WHO and health partners lead massive cholera response in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo - 13 November 2008 -- WHO and health partners have launched an intensive operation to prevent and control the increase in the number of cholera cases, which have tripled in some areas to 150 a week, amid the recent escalation of violence in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.... Impact of the global financial and economic crisis on health - 12 November 2008 -- WHO Director-General Dr Margaret Chan has called on all governments and political leaders to maintain their efforts to strengthen and improve the performance of their health systems and to protect the health of their peoples.... WHO welcomes smoking ban at UN headquarters - 6 November 2008 -- WHO welcomes the consensus decision of the United Nations General Assembly to ban smoking and tobacco sales at UN headquarters in New York.... WHO gets aid for the Democratic Republic of the Congo victims - 4 November 2008 -- Increasing quantities of medical supplies are being provided by foreign governments to save lives in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, but WHO is calling for more support to meet urgent health needs.... Prague Conference on Political Economy - Prague Conference on Political Economy is an international and interdisciplinary gathering of scholars and supporters (n ... Religion, gender, industry:
Exploring Church and Methodism in a local setting
(16-18 June 2009, Shropshire, U.K.) - Madeley parish in Shropshire was at the heart of the early industrial revolution around Coalbrookdale. Its Vicar between ... Congreso Internacional por el IV Centenario de los Comentarios Reales de los Incas - CONVOCATORIA
La Comisión Organizadora del Congreso Internacional por el IV Centenario de los Comentarios Reales de ... Vietnamese Studies in ANU - Vietnamese language programs at ANU
Vietnamese is the home language of nearly more than 180,000 people in Australia. ... POST-CRISIS STATES TRANSFORMATION: RETHINKING THE
FOUNDATIONS OF THE STATE - Consensus is growing that the application of the Western model of the Nation State in post-crisis contexts poses many pr ... Science and Values: The Politicisation of Science - This conference, entitled Science and Values: The Politicisation of Science will be hosted by the Center for Interdiscip ... The Obama Phenomenon: Race and Political Discourse in the United States Today: April 3-4, 2009
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Call for Papers
Fourth Annual Scholars in Critical Race Studies Conference
2009 Theme:
The Obama Phenomenon: Race ... ESF-ZiF-Bielefeld Conference on SCIENCE AND VALUES: THE POLITICISATION OF SCIENCE - The ESF-Conference Series on Science and Values will be hosted by Bielefeld University and the Center for Interdisciplin ... Bohème sans frontière / Bohemia Without Borders - BOHÈME SANS FRONTIÈRE / BOHEMIA WITHOUT BORDERS
Colloque international / International Conference
Lieu du colloque ... First International Interdisciplinary Conference on Macau Studies: Intercultural Exchanges between East and West - First International Interdisciplinary Conference on Macau Studies: Intercultural Exchanges between East and West
25-27 ... From intolerance to tolerance; from difference to indifference - I N / T O L E R A N C E I N / D I F F E R E N C E ... Toward a Science of Consciousness 2009 Hong Kong
Investigating Inner Experience
Brain, Mind, Technology - Toward a Science of Consciousness 2009
updated: November 24, 2008
Announcement and Call for Papers
... Conference on Chinese Buddhism - Dear Sir/Madame,
On behalf of the Institute of Chinese Buddhist Studies (ICBS), University of the West, I am glad to ... Sex and Alcohol: The Double Whammy - This workshop examines the effects of alcohol consumption on various aspects of sexual expression. The physical, psychol ... Call for conference - Europe before the European Community, 1918-1957. - We are happy to announce the following conference:
Europe before the European Community, 1918-1957. Images and Ide ... Performance: An economic sociology conference, Goldsmiths, London, 14th January 09 - What does it mean to judge behaviour, economic or otherwise, in terms of performance? In economic spheres we talk of bus ... L'ART ET LA MESURE : Histoire de l'art et approches quantitatives - Sources, outils, méthodes - « LArt et la Mesure »
Histoire de lart et approches quantitatives
Sources, outils, méthodes
Colloque internation ... The Network for Peace through Dialogue,in cooperation with Marymount Manhattan College,
presents "Dialogue In/As Action," A Conference for Community Groups, Researchers, Teachers,
Students and Others
- The Network for Peace through Dialogue, in cooperation with Marymount Manhattan College, presents "Dialogue In/As Actio ... Rethinking Mineral Resources Extraction in Nigeria: Yesterday, Today and the Road Ahead - Call for Paper Presentations at the First International Conference on 'Rethinking Mineral Resources Extraction in Nigeri ... INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE : ASPECTS OF THE FOREIGN RELATIONS OF BENIN EMPIRE IN HISTORY - INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
CALL FOR PAPERS
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