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  • n  a United Nations agency to coordinate international health activities and to help governments improve health services
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  • IHT Rendezvous: Caution, Not Panic, Over Spread of Middle East Virus
    The World Health Organization has called for health workers worldwide to be on the alert for cases of a deadly SARS-related virus that originated in the Middle East. Travelers to the region are being urged to take precautions.        
    June 12, 2013 - New York Times
  • Volunteer alert: Friday is World Blood Donor Day
    Every year, on June 14, countries around the world celebrate World Blood Donor Day. Promoted by the World Health Organization , the event serves to raise awareness of the need for safe blood and blood products and to thank voluntary unpaid blood donors for their life-saving gifts of blood.
    June 12, 2013 - Philanthropy Journal
  • Low- and middle-income countries need to prioritize noncommunicable disease prevention
    Nine years after the World Health Organization adopted a global strategy on diet, physical activity, and health to address risk factors for chronic diseases such as heart disease and diabetes (referred to internationally as noncommunicable diseases), only a few low- and middle-income countries have implemented robust national policies to help prevent such diseases, according to a study by ...
    June 11, 2013 - EurekAlert!

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