World Health Organization

1962 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 237-241 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
World Health Organization ◽  
Modern Society ◽  
World Health ◽  
New Delhi ◽  
The World ◽  
Republic Of The Congo ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Set Up ◽  
The Many ◽  
Health Organization

The fourteenth session of the Assembly of the World Health Organization (WHO) was held in New Delhi from February 7 through 24, 1961. In his address the President of the Assembly, Dr. Arcot Lakshmanaswami Mudaliar, stated that among the many international organizations set up by the UN, WHO occupied a foremost place in its efforts to improve the conditions of millions of people in all parts of the globe. Dr. Mudaliar pointed to the contributions of the WHO regional offices in bringing the work of the organization more directly into contact with the countries concerned. WHO had achieved its most spectacular successes in programs designed not merely to control but to eradicate diseases of which the causative organisms were well known and with respect to which effective steps could be taken—in this regard Dr. Mudaliar mentioned the malaria eradication campaign. Other diseases of a communicable nature—smallpox, cholera, several of the water-borne diseases, and many others carried by insects—could hopefully lend themselves to similar eradication programs. Dr. Mudaliar also referred to the work of WHO in areas of the world stricken by natural or man-made disaster, and in particular to the organization's emergency work in the Republic of the Congo (Leopoldville). As for the future tasks of WHO, the President of the Assembly observed that although tuberculosis had been one of the four diseases that had been given priority by the first WHO Assembly, much still remained to be done to control it; the results of domiciliary treatment carried out in the city of Madras, India, he continued, gave some promise of success in the control and treatment of the disease. Dr. Mudaliar also singled out leprosy as a disease the organization should try to eradicate, and mentioned the problems of mental illness stemming from the stress and strain of modern society as being worthy of attention.

scholarly journals Ebola haemorrhagic fever in Gabon and the Republic of Congo

2002 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
A C de Benoist
Keyword(s):  
World Health Organization ◽  
World Health ◽  
Haemorrhagic Fever ◽  
Republic Of Congo ◽  
The World ◽  
Republic Of The Congo ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Health Organization

As of 1 January, the World Health Organization (WHO) has reported 32 cases of Ebola haemorrhagic fever, including 23 deaths, in Gabon and the Republic of the Congo (1). Fifteen cases have been laboratory confirmed, and 17 have been linked epidemiologically. Twenty of the cases were detected in Gabon and 12 in the neighbouring villages of the Republic of Congo. An additional seven suspected cases in Gabon and two suspected cases in the Republic of Congo are under investigation.

Mechanisms of Boron Removal with Electrocoagulation

2006 ◽  
Vol 3 (5) ◽  
pp. 350 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jia-Qian Jiang ◽  
Y. Xu ◽  
K. Quill ◽  
J. Simon ◽  
K. Shettle
Keyword(s):  
Drinking Water ◽  
World Health Organization ◽  
Solubility Product ◽  
Boron Concentration ◽  
Animal Health ◽  
World Health ◽  
Boron Removal ◽  
The World ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Health Organization

Environmental Context. Various environmental regulation organizations have set up standards or guidelines to regulate the boron concentration in drinking water, as a result of concern for human and animal health. In 2004, the World Health Organization Guidelines for Drinking Water Quality recommended boron values of no more than 0.5 mg L–1 in drinking water. Preliminary studies on boron removal with electrocoagulation have been carried out. However, in order to enhance boron removal using this method, and to meet the stringent guidelines set in place by the World Health Organization, there is a need to obtain a better understanding of how boron is removed from water by electrocoagulation. Abstract. This study aims to explore the mechanisms of boron removal by electrocoagulation (EC). The results demonstrate that adsorption and precipitation of boron by Al flocs are dominant mechanisms in boron removal using EC. The Al flocs that result from the EC process are found to be mainly composed of polymeric Al13 polymers (43%) and to have a long-lasting positive charge. These characteristics of the flocs contribute to the high levels of boron removal observed using EC. The maximum boron adsorption of the Al flocs is 200 mg g–1 and the solubility product constant (Ksp), which represents the boron precipitate Al(OH)2BO2·nH2O, is 2.6 × 10−40 (at 20°C).

scholarly journals Overview of Acrylamide Monitoring Databases

2005 ◽  
Vol 88 (1) ◽  
pp. 246-252 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Lineback ◽  
Thomas Wenzl ◽  
Ole P Ostermann ◽  
Beatriz de la Calle ◽  
Elke Anklam ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
World Health Organization ◽  
European Commission ◽  
Food Chain ◽  
Food Industry ◽  
World Health ◽  
Research Activities ◽  
The World ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
The Web

Abstract Since high acrylamide levels in carbohydrate-rich food were reported in 2002, many research activities were started in order to gain knowledge on occurrence, formation, and prevention of this compound in food products. Among them, monitoring programs were conducted in many countries worldwide by official bodies as well as by the food industry. National and international bodies set up monitoring databases. In 2003, both the European Commission and the World Health Organization posted calls for data and placed their spreadsheets for the submission of data on the Web. The goal of the databases is to collect data for a reliable estimation of the exposure of consumers to acrylamide via the food chain. This paper describes the assessment of the data quality and outlines the composition of the data in the 2 databases, to date.

scholarly journals The Right of People with Disabilities to Health: What Is Expressed by the Architectonics of Legislation?

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (8) ◽  
pp. 40
Author(s):  
Ingrida Baranauskiene
Keyword(s):  
Health System ◽  
World Health Organization ◽  
People With Disabilities ◽  
Research Problem ◽  
World Health ◽  
Human Right ◽  
The World ◽  
The Law ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Health Organization

The article formulates <strong><em>the research problem</em></strong>: what ideas dominate in architectonics of two laws under scientific analysis (The Human Right to Health of the World Health Organization, Article 12, and parts of the Law on the Health System of the Republic of Lithuania related to the situation of people with disabilities in the healthcare system)? The research methodology is grounded on the ideas of postpositivism and ethnographic approach. The thematic analysis has been chosen as a method of data processing. The findings allow formulating a conclusion that architectonics of legislations of the World Health Organization has a clear jurisprudential foundation; whereas the Law on the Health System of the Republic of Lithuania provides preconditions for various stipulations, which results in people with disabilities facing manifestations of discrimination in Lithuanian system of health care.

scholarly journals Rządowe inicjatywy Republiki Północnej Macedonii w dobie pandemii Covid‑19 – wybrane zagadnienia

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 ◽  
pp. 183-208
Author(s):  
Diana Mazepa
Keyword(s):  
World Health Organization ◽  
Hubei Province ◽  
World Health ◽  
New Disease ◽  
The World ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Health Organization

Koniec 2019 r. przyniósł doniesienia o pojawieniu się nowej choroby w Chinach. Pod koniec roku pierwsze infekcje SARS‑CoV‑2 odnotowano w prowincji Hubei, a w styczniu zaczęła pojawiać się w innych regionach świata, w tym w Europie. Dnia 11 III 2020 r. Światowa Organizacja Zdrowia (WHO) ogłosiła nową chorobę jako pandemię. Koronawirus uwidocznił luki i niedoskonałości systemów państwowych niezależnie od szerokości geograficznej i pozycji na świecie. Aby uporać się z rozprzestrzeniającym się wirusem, a jednocześnie zapobiec upadkom gospodarczym i społecznym, państwa nałożyły na obywateli liczne ograniczenia. W podobnej sytuacji znajdowała się również Macedonia Północna, a celem niniejszego artykułu jest przedstawienie sytuacji w kontekście inicjatyw rządowych podejmowanych w okresie od stycznia 2020 r. do czerwca 2021 r. Government initiatives of the Republic of North Macedonia during coronavirus pandemic – selected issues The end of 2019 brought reports of a new disease emerging in China. At the end of the year, the first SARS‑CoV‑2 infections were recorded in the Hubei province, and in January it began to appear in other regions of the world, including Europe. On 11 III 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the new disease as a pandemic. The coronavirus highlighted the vulnerabilities and imperfections of state systems regardless of latitude and world position. In order to deal with the spreading virus and at the same time to prevent economic and social collapses, states imposed numerous restrictions on citizens. North Macedonia was also in the same situation, and the purpose of this article is to present the situation in the context of government initiatives taken in the period from January 2020 to June 2021.

Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Relief Coordination Program of the World Health Organization (Pan American Health Organization, PAHO)

1985 ◽  
Vol 1 (S1) ◽  
pp. 300-301
Author(s):  
Claude De Ville de Goyet
Keyword(s):  
World Health Organization ◽  
Emergency Preparedness ◽  
Disaster Relief ◽  
Health Agency ◽  
World Health ◽  
Regional Office ◽  
The World ◽  
Pan American ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Health Organization

The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has two components: (1) The Pan American Sanitary Bureau (PASB), founded in 1902, serves as the health agency affiliated with the Organization of the American States (OAS); in 1947, the PASB became the Regional office of the World Health Organization for the Americas. (2) The Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Relief Coordination office.In October 1976, the Directing Council of PAHO, “anxious that the international assistance given to countries affected by natural disasters should be better coordinated, rational, and more effective”, requested that the Director set up a “disaster unit with instructions to define the policy of the Organization, to formulate a plan of action for the various types of disasters, to make an inventory of the human and other resources available, to train the necessary personnel, to prepare and disseminate the appropriate guidelines and manuals, and to promote operational research.” In March 1977, a permanent office for Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Relief Coordination was established at PAHO Headquarters in Washington, D.C.

scholarly journals How much has the COVID-19 pandemic changed us: The experience of the clinic for mental disorders "Dr Laza Lazarević"

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 295-301
Author(s):  
Ivana Stašević-Karličić
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Mental Disorders ◽  
World Health Organization ◽  
Mental Healthcare ◽  
World Health ◽  
Paper Briefly ◽  
The World ◽  
Specific Activities ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Health Organization

In order to preserve and improve public health, guided by the recommendations of the World Health Organization (WHO), the Clinic for Mental Disorders Dr Laza Lazarević, in cooperation with the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Serbia, developed a strategy for mental healthcare during the COVID-19 pandemic. This paper briefly presents some specific activities that the Clinic for Mental Disorders Dr Laza Lazarević has carried out during the current COVID-19 pandemic.

scholarly journals Surveillance of tuberculosis in the WHO European Region 1995-1996

1998 ◽  
Vol 3 (11) ◽  
pp. 103-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
D Antoine ◽  
V Schwoebel ◽  
J Veen ◽  
M. C. Raviglione ◽  
H. L. Rieder ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
World Health Organization ◽  
Feasibility Study ◽  
World Health ◽  
European Region ◽  
The World ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Health Organization

The EuroTB programme for the surveillance of tuberculosis in Europe was set up in 1996 to collect, analyse, and disseminate data on tuberculosis cases notified in the World Health Organization (WHO) European Region. Following a feasibility study performed

Monitoring Adverse Reactions to Drugs: Toward a Therapeutic Audit

1974 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 109-123 ◽  
Author(s):  
O. L. Wade ◽  
Linda Beeley
Keyword(s):  
Drug Use ◽  
World Health Organization ◽  
Adverse Reactions ◽  
Epidemiologic Study ◽  
Working Party ◽  
Epidemiologic Studies ◽  
World Health ◽  
The World ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Health Organization

Concern about adverse reactions to drugs was first apparent in the 19th century, but organizations for routine monitoring and the premarketing testing of drugs were first set up in the early 1960s following the thalidomide tragedy. Information about adverse drug reactions comes from many sources, including reports in the medical literature and reports to national monitoring organizations. The World Health Organization has played an important role both in developing computer systems for monitoring and in aiding international cooperation. Intensive hospital monitoring systems have been developed, but epidemiologic studies of adverse reactions in the community are in their infancy. It is important to consider the problem of adverse reactions in relation to the use of drugs in the community. Studies of patterns of drug use in Northern Ireland have been conducted and a working party of the World Health Organization has been set up to compare drug use in different countries. The epidemiologic study of adverse reactions to drugs, an important new field for clinical pharmacology, should be viewed as only a part of a much larger, more embracing discipline: the therapeutic audit.

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