... All information gathered under the MONICA project has now been brought together in one full colour publication, designed to appeal to both professional and lay audiences. It also includes all the MONICA documents, methods and results in two CD-ROMs. Published by WHO, the monograph has been...

... © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2004 --> European Commission WHO International’health regulations European Commission Strengthening global health threat defences Keywords: European Commission, WHO, International’health regulations In September the European...

... andMental Health, WHO, said: "Poor adherence is the primary reason for not achieving the full health benefits medicines can provide to patients. It causes medical and psychosocial complications of disease, reduces patients' quality of life, increases the likelihood of development of drug resistance...

... The new partnership approach stems from an Exchange of Letters between the WHO and the European Commission in December 2000. This identified various priority areas, including health information, communicable diseases, tobacco,mental health, environment and health, nutrition and alcohol and set...

... © MCB UP Limited 2003 --> WHO International Care World Health Organization Global action to reduce cancer Keywords: WHO, International, Care In June the World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Union Against Cancer (UICC) called for action...

... World Health Organization WHO launches partnership of European, Israeli and Palestinian cities Keywords : WHO, World poverty, Public health,Primary care In April the World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Solidarity Fund of Cities against Poverty launched...

...Barbara Morris © MCB UP Limited 2003 --> WHO Drugs Poor quality medicines Edited by Barbara Morris World Health Organization International Pharmacopoeia Keywords : WHO, Drugs, Poor quality medicines In March the World Health Organization (WHO) released...

... In its efforts to promote the safe and cost-effective use of medicines, the World Health Organization (WHO) has released the WHO Model Formulary, the first ever publication to give comprehensive information on all 325 medicines contained in the WHO Model List of Essential...

... --> Cancer prevention Palliative care Early cancer detection WHO World News New cancer report from World Health Organisation Keywords: Cancer prevention, Palliative care, Early cancer detection, WHO In a report published in June, the World Health Organization (WHO) presents the latest...

... - AN EXERCISE IN AUDACITY 5 Gaining commitment to quality assurance is a key to its success. But quality assurance means change. The author discusses approaches to achieving requisite changes. Introducing Quality Assurance An Exercise in Audacity * by Hannu Vuori The First Oyster Brave was the man who ate...