Health News Archive

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Addressing discrimination against HIV sufferers
Released:  2 December 2010
The former Executive Director of UNAIDS, Professor Peter Piot, spoke to staff at the Commonwealth Secretariat on the advances and obstacles to treating and preventing HIV

Fighting for the rights of HIV-positive people
Released:  1 December 2010
An HIV-positive young woman describes her work as a Commonwealth Youth Ambassador for Positive Living

World Aids Day 2010 - 'Universal Access and Human Rights'
Released:  30 November 2010
Message from Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma

Impact of non-communicable diseases on human development is ‘large and rising’ – Dr Sylvia Anie
Released:  23 November 2010
Commonwealth Secretariat Director of Social Transformation Programmes speaks at Commonwealth Medical Association’s triennial conference

Commonwealth consultation addresses challenges of dealing with non-communicable diseases
Released:  11 November 2010
Leading policy experts discuss ways in which the Secretariat can support member countries

Secretariat to host consultation on non-communicable diseases
Released:  5 November 2010
2011 Health Ministers Meeting will focus on the topic

South Asian countries identify way forward for their e-health strategies
Released:  28 September 2010
Senior government officials meet in Sri Lanka for meeting organised by Commonwealth Secretariat

‘Why should a woman die while giving life?’
Released:  25 May 2010
Namibia tackles the challenges of infant and maternal health with the same vigour it has addressed HIV/AIDS

Commonwealth Health Ministers Statement on MDGs
Released:  17 May 2010
Commonwealth Health Ministers held their annual Meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, on the eve of the 63rd World Health Assembly

Commonwealth Health Ministers to discuss MDGs
Released:  22 April 2010
Annual meeting in Geneva will focus on progress, challenges and opportunities of the Millennium Development Goals