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Sep 20, 2013

Sep 20, 2013

News Scan for Sep 20, 2013

Anthrax antitoxin orders
H7N7 risk assessment
Poliovirus in Palestine
Malaria drug ban

Jul 31, 2013

Jul 31, 2013

News Scan for Jul 31, 2013

MERS questionnaire
Honduras dengue emergency
Polio vaccination killing
Restaurant outbreak guidance
Approval path for antibiotics

May 17, 2011

May 17, 2011

WHA hears push for bold vaccine leadership, innovations

(CIDRAP News) – During the second day of the World Health Assembly (WHA), Microsoft chairman Bill Gates urged delegates to commit their leadership and resources to vaccines, and members heard updates on radiation issues in Japan and plans for World Health Organization (WHO) reforms.

The 64th session of the WHO opened in Geneva yesterday and meets through May 24. The WHA, the WHO's decision-making group, is made up of delegates from 193 countries.

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