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Health News Archive

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Call for young people to contribute to ministers meeting
Released:  11 December 2012
Are you aged 15-29 and a Commonwealth citizen? Tell us what you think Commonwealth youth ministers should discuss when they meet next April

Youth and women: HIV vulnerability
Released:  30 November 2012
Ahead of World AIDS Day on 1 December 2012, STRIVE Research Director Dr Charlotte Watts highlights the importance of engaging with youth and women to an effective HIV response.

Commonwealth and partners discuss future goals for HIV/AIDS
Released:  30 November 2012
The HIV/AIDS response in Commonwealth countries post-2015 will need to focus on people-centred development, equity and social inclusion, and collective action, delegates at a Commonwealth forum heard today, ahead of World AIDS Day on 1 December 2012. The forum took place at the Commonwealth Secretariat's headquarters at Marlborough House in London.

Commonwealth to tackle non-communicable diseases in West Africa
Released:  22 June 2012
Meeting will explore action plans to deal with NCDs such as diabetes, cardiovascular diseases and chronic respiratory diseases

Tackling the dual burden - Commonwealth Health Ministers Meeting
Released:  21 May 2012
Health ministers examine approaches for dealing with the dual burden of communicable and non-communicable diseases in the Commonwealth

Health ministers to discuss linkages between communicable and non-communicable diseases
Released:  14 May 2012
‘Health system integration is key to tackling the dual challenges faced by all our member countries’ – Commonwealth Secretary-General

Working together to sustain the gains on World Malaria Day
Released:  26 April 2012
Commonwealth Secretariat and leading health organisations discuss the current malaria situation and what needs to happen to 'Sustain Gains, Save Lives: Invest in Malaria'

Secretariat 'well-placed' to fight tuberculosis
Released:  30 March 2012
Experts in tuberculosis (TB) have said that the Commonwealth Secretariat is well-placed to provide leadership in strengthening public awareness of the disease, which can be fatal if left untreated.

Secretariat’s Health Section to address tuberculosis
Released:  21 March 2012
Commonwealth is in a unique position to broker meaningful partnerships