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IN THE NEWS: Buzzword is ‘ageing’ as WHO celebrates 64 years of promoting health

By The New Age On Saturday, the World Health Organisation (WHO), founded in 1948, will have been at the forefront of health policies, standards and intervention for 64 years. Which is why April 7 is celebrated as World Health Day.
Continue reading | 5 April 2012 | 0 Comments | Tags: healthcare, the new age, who, world health day

WHO report: The good and bad news on TB

By JournAIDS

Today the World Health Organisation (WHO) released its Global Tuberculosis Control report. One of the major findings highlighted in the report was a global decrease in the amount of people being infected with and dying of this curable condition.

Looking locally, however, the situation is far grimmer.

South Africa has by far the most cases of HIV/TB co-infection in the world and TB continues to be the leading cause of death among people living with HIV.

Continue reading | 12 October 2011 | 0 Comments | Tags: tb, who