Health News Archive

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Strong partnerships needed to reduce maternal and child mortality – Sharma
Released:  12 December 2008
“What we are really talking about here are deaths by ignorance, discrimination, omission and negligence”

World AIDS Day 2008
Released:  1 December 2008
Message by Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma

Leadership needed to break barriers of stigma and discrimination
Released:  1 December 2008
Commonwealth Secretariat releases health update for World AIDS Day 2008

Diabetes falls heaviest on low and middle income countries
Released:  14 November 2008
There are currently 240 million people globally living with diabetes, which is predicted to increase to 380 million by 2025

Health worker migration is focus of Commonwealth symposium
Released:  14 November 2008
Meeting in New Delhi will explore the role of civil society in promoting the managed migration of health workers

HIV/AIDS challenges global ambition of education for all
Released:  13 October 2008
HIV and AIDS-related deaths, ‘brain drain’ and poor working conditions are all contributing to teacher shortages in Sub-Saharan Africa, a new book says

Commonwealth has a distinct approach to MDGs
Released:  27 September 2008
Secretary-General tells High Level UN Meeting

Global code aims to ensure benefits of migration are evenly distributed
Released:  19 September 2008
Meeting at Commonwealth’s headquarters reviews World Health Organization’s draft Global Code

International code for ethical recruitment of health workers to be reviewed
Released:  10 September 2008
Stakeholders will meet at Commonwealth’s headquarters for meeting co-chaired by Mary Robinson, former President of Ireland

How culture can be used to increase understanding of HIV and AIDS
Released:  21 July 2008
Briefing organised by the Commonwealth Foundation examines the importance of using culture to help prevent, treat and care for those affected by the HIV and AIDS pandemic

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