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  1. RI urges more transparency and fairness at WHO
    The Jakarta Post logo The Jakarta Post 46 minutes ago

    In a voting session on the sidelines of the 65th World Health Assembly (WHA) meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, Margaret Chan was reelected with 80 percent of the vote. During the meeting, Ghufron said, the WHO director general also expressed how very... Full Article at The Jakarta Post

  2. Spokesman: China congratulates Chan for reelection as WHO head
    SINA English 1 hour ago

    World Health Organization (WHO). Foreign Ministry Spokesman Hong Lei passed on the message at a regular press conference and said China appreciated the WHO and its members for their trust and support of the Chinese candidate. The World Health Assembly... Full Article at SINA English

  3. Getty Images logo Getty Images 18 hours ago
    World Health Organisation (WHO) Director General Margaret Chan attends a press conference after she delivered her acceptance speech before the World Health Assembly on May 23, 2012 in Geneva. The World Health Organization re-appointed Margaret Chan as...

    World Health Organisation (WHO) Director General Margaret Chan attends a press conference after she delivered her acceptance speech before the World Health Assembly on May 23, 2012 in Geneva. The World Health Organization re-appointed Margaret Chan as... View Photo »

  4. Until countries are able to test, treat, and report every malaria case, we will never defeat this disease ... We need strong and sustained political commitment from all countries where malaria is endemic, and from the global health community, to see this fight through to the end.
    – Margaret Chan SOURCE: AllAfrica.com 2 weeks ago
  5. WHO head recommits to goal of better health for vulnerable
    New Kerala logo New Kerala 3 hours ago

    The Assembly is attended by delegations from all WHO Member States. “I will be fully supporting Every Woman, Every Child as well as a growing number of initiatives to improve health in Africa. As part of my commitment to women, I will be giving more... Full Article at New Kerala

  6. Taiwan asks WHO to rectify name designation controversy
    Taiwan News logo Taiwan News 3 hours ago

    Chiu Wen-ta said late Wednesday that he has again asked the World Health Organization (WHO) to use the correct designation when referring to Taiwan in its internal documents. Chiu said from Geneva in a telephone interview that he has expressed Taiwan's... Full Article at Taiwan News

  7. Margaret Chan's re-election as WHO chief
    SINA English 4 hours ago
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    World Health Assembly on Wednesday afternoon appointed Margaret Chan as the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) for a second term from July 1, 2012 to June 30, 2017. Please read our Terms of Service. Messages that harass, abuse or... Full Article at SINA English

  8. Getty Images logo Getty Images 18 hours ago
    A delegate snaps a picture as World Health Organisation (WHO) Director General Margaret Chan delivers her acceptance speech before the World Health Assembly on May 23, 2012 in Geneva. The World Health Organization re-appointed Margaret Chan as its...

    A delegate snaps a picture as World Health Organisation (WHO) Director General Margaret Chan delivers her acceptance speech before the World Health Assembly on May 23, 2012 in Geneva. The World Health Organization re-appointed Margaret Chan as its... View Photo »

  9. Until countries are able to test, treat, and report every malaria case, we will never defeat this disease ... We need strong and sustained political commitment from all countries where malaria is endemic, and from the global health community, to see this fight through to the end.
    – Margaret Chan SOURCE: AllAfrica.com 2 weeks ago
  10. DR. MARGARET CHAN, Director General, WHO, Immunization Message
    YouTube Logo YouTube Videos 15 months ago
  11. WHO's Chan Re-elected
    Medindia Health News logo Medindia Health News 5 hours ago

    World Health Organization (WHO) reappointed Margaret Chan as its chief for the second term. Chan was re-elected at a meeting of the World Health Assembly, the WHO's decision-making body, in Geneva. It is the second term for the former Hong Kong health... Full Article at Medindia Health News

  12. DOH Minister calls on WHO to let Taiwan expand its participation
    Taiwan News logo Taiwan News 6 hours ago

    Media reports said Chiu was planning to hand a letter of protest later to WHO Secretary-General Margaret Chan over China’s treatment of Taiwan as its province. On Monday, security staff removed Taiwan Solidarity Union lawmaker Lin Shih-chia from a... Full Article at Taiwan News

  13. Chan re-elected by WHO
    Voice of Russia 13 hours ago
    Chan re-elected by WHO

    Voting by members of the organization was held in Geneva at the General Assembly of the World Health Organization. Margaret Chan has headed WHO since November 2006. She began work at the organization in 2003, before that, from 1994 to 2003, she headed... Full Article at Voice of Russia

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  1. World Health Organisation (WHO) Director General Margaret Chan attends a press conference after she delivered her acceptance speech before the World Health Assembly on May 23, 2012 in Geneva. The World Health Organization re-appointed Margaret Chan as its chief, the sole candidate...
  2. A delegate snaps a picture as World Health Organisation (WHO) Director General Margaret Chan delivers her acceptance speech before the World Health Assembly on May 23, 2012 in Geneva. The World Health Organization re-appointed Margaret Chan as its chief, the sole candidate nominated for...
  3. World Health Organisation (WHO) Director General Margaret Chan is congratulated by a delegate after her acceptance speech before the World Health Assembly on May 23, 2012 in Geneva. The World Health Organization re-appointed Margaret Chan as its chief, the sole candidate nominated for...
  4. World Health Organisation (WHO) Director General Margaret Chan stands in front of the WHO sign after her acceptance speech before the World Health Assembly on May 23, 2012 in Geneva. The World Health Organization re-appointed Margaret Chan as its chief, the sole candidate nominated for...
  5. World Health Organisation (WHO) Director General Margaret Chan (L) is congratulated by Chinese Health Minister Chen Zhu (2nd R) and Chinese officials after her acceptance speech before World Health Assembly on May 23, 2012 in Geneva. The World Health Organization re-appointed Margaret...
  6. China's Margaret Chan acknowledges the assembly's applause after her re-election as WHO Director General by the WHO Executive Board during the 65th World Health Assembly at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, Wednesday, May 23, 2012.
  7. China's Margaret Chan delivers a speech after her reelection as WHO Director General by the WHO Executive Board during the 65th World Health Assembly at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, Wednesday, May 23, 2012.
  8. Princess Lalla Salma, left, wife of Morocco's King Mohammed VI, greets Margaret Chan, Director General of the World Health Organization WHO, right, with Professor Therese N'Dri-Yoman, president of the WHO, center, during the 65th WHO assembly at the European headquarters of the United Nations...
  9. World Health Organisation (WHO) Director General Margaret Chan applauds during the opening day of the WHO World health assembly's annual meeting on May 21, 2012 at the United Nations office in Geneva.

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Margaret Chan Fung Fu-chun, OBE JP (born 1947 in Hong Kong) is the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO). Chan was elected by the Executive Board of WHO on 8 November 2006, and was endorsed in a special meeting of the World Health Assembly on the following day. Chan has previously served as Director of Health in the Hong Kong... Full Article At Wikipedia.org

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  1. Until countries are able to test, treat, and report every malaria case, we will never defeat this disease ... We need strong and sustained political commitment from all countries where malaria is endemic, and from the global health community, to see this fight through to the end.
    – Margaret Chan SOURCE: AllAfrica.com 2 weeks ago
  2. Until countries are able to test, treat, and report every malaria case, we will never defeat this disease ... We need strong and sustained political commitment from all countries where malaria is endemic, and from the global health community, to see this fight through to the end.
    – Margaret Chan SOURCE: AllAfrica.com 2 weeks ago
  3. Combination therapy is a deliberate strategy to delay the development of drug resistance. ACTs deliver a two-punch attack on the malaria parasite. By combining drugs with different mechanisms of action and different time spans of activity, ACTs increase the likelihood that any parasites not killed by on...
    – Margaret Chan SOURCE: Times of India 4 weeks ago
  4. Combination therapy is a deliberate strategy to delay the development of drug resistance. ACTs deliver a two-punch attack on the malaria parasite. By combining drugs with different mechanisms of action and different time spans of activity, ACTs increase the likelihood that any parasites not killed by on...
    – Margaret Chan SOURCE: Times of India 4 weeks ago
  5. In the past 10 years, increased investment in malaria prevention and control has saved more than a million lives ... But we are still far from achieving universal access to life-saving malaria interventions.
    – Margaret Chan SOURCE: Herald Sun 4 weeks ago
  6. In the past 10 years, increased investment in malaria prevention and control has saved more than a million lives ... But we are still far from achieving universal access to life-saving malaria interventions.
    – Margaret Chan SOURCE: Herald Sun 4 weeks ago
  7. A three-quarters drop in measles deaths worldwide shows just how effective well-run vaccination programs can be ... Now we need to take the next logical step and vaccinate children against rubella too.
    – Margaret Chan SOURCE: CNN 1 month ago
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  9. We must never allow the tobacco industry to get the upper hand
    – Margaret Chan SOURCE: U.S. News & World Report 2 months ago
  10. The wolf is no longer in sheep’s clothing, and its teeth are bared
    – Margaret Chan SOURCE: Bloomberg.com 2 months ago
  11. They still have a long way to go, but they are making good headway ... A lot of work needs to be done in China.
    – Margaret Chan SOURCE: Today Online 2 months ago
  12. What an industry wants to see is a domino effect. When one country's resolve falters under the pressure of costly, drawn-out litigation and threats of billion-dollar settlements, others with similar intentions are likely to topple as well.
    – Margaret Chan SOURCE: Today Online 2 months ago
  13. For example, anti-malaria pills are sold individually at the local marketplace. Counterfeit and substandard antibiotics abound. In many countries, the pharmaceutical industry is the principal source of prescribing information for doctors
    – Margaret Chan SOURCE: Medical News Today 2 months ago
  14. Many countries are crippled by lack of capacity, including laboratory, diagnostic, quality assurance, regulatory, and surveillance capacity, and control over how antimicrobials are obtained and used.
    – Margaret Chan SOURCE: Medical News Today 2 months ago
  15. In my personal view, one problem is that the threat of antimicrobial resistance is competing for attention in a world beset by one global crisis after another. These days, doomsday scenarios are a dime a dozen
    – Margaret Chan SOURCE: Medical News Today 2 months ago
  16. Some sophisticated interventions, like hip replacements, organ transplants, cancer chemotherapy and care of pre-term infants, would become far more difficult or even too dangerous to undertake
    – Margaret Chan SOURCE: RedOrbit 2 months ago
  17. If current trends continue unabated, the future is easy to predict. Some experts say we are moving back to the pre-antibiotic era. No. This will be a post-antibiotic era
    – Margaret Chan SOURCE: CBS News 2 months ago
  18. Some experts say we are moving back to the pre-antibiotic era. No. This will be a post-antibiotic era. In terms of new replacement antibiotics, the pipeline is virtually dry ... A post-antibiotic era means, in effect, an end to modern medicine as we know it. Things as common as strep throat or a child’s...
    – Margaret Chan SOURCE: ABC News 2 months ago
  19. A post-antibiotic era means, in effect, an end to modern medicine as we know it. Things as common as strep throat or a child's scratched knee could once again kill
    – Margaret Chan SOURCE: FOX News 2 months ago
  20. A post-antibiotic era means, in effect, an end to modern medicine as we know it. Things as common as strep throat or a child's scratched knee could once again kill
    – Margaret Chan SOURCE: FOX News 2 months ago
  21. In terms of new replacement antibiotics, the pipeline is virtually dry. The cupboard is nearly bare
    – Margaret Chan SOURCE: FOX News 2 months ago
  22. The response must demonstrate the opposite - the benefits of global cooperation. There are positive signs: several countries have made public their commitments to maintain levels of social sector spending. Most donors have promised to keep to their commitments for aid spending
    – Margaret Chan SOURCE: EurActive.com 2 months ago
  23. providing sustainable access to improved drinking water sources is one of the most important things we can do to reduce disease.
    – Margaret Chan SOURCE: China Post 2 months ago

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