#world health organization

Collection of world health organization news, found 1.291 news.

Health issues need inter-departmental efforts: Minister

Indonesias Health Minister Nila Moeloek said here on Tuesday that inter-departmental efforts are needed to handle ...

Zika vaccine shows promise in early human trial

A DNA-based Zika vaccine from Inovio Pharmaceuticals Inc and South Koreas GeneOne Life Science Inc induced anti-Zika ...

22nd Century now free of restrictive license agreement with British American Tobacco

- 22nd Century Group, Inc. (NYSE American: XXII), a plant biotechnology company that is focused on ...

Bio Farma target its revenue worth Rp3 trillion in 2017

State-owned vaccine producer Bio Farma has targeted its revenues in 2017 to be around Rp3 trillion, with vaccine ...

Efforts to reduce economic burden from health costs

Various preventive efforts need to be done by every individual in Indonesia as the best possible solution to reduce ...

Improving nutrition of Indonesia`s future generation

Children are the most valuable assets of a nation, as the future of a country lies in their hands. If the ...

Indonesia, Switzerland enhance health cooperation

The government of Indonesia and Switzerland have agreed to cooperate in the health sector, such as improving capacity ...

Herbalife Nutrition inspires Southeast Asia member community to be change agents for healthy active living in the region

- Herbalife, a global nutrition company, has concluded its annual Asia Pacific Extravaganza 2017, held from May 19 to ...

Tobacco consumption epidemic reaches alarming level

The epidemic of tobacco consumption has reached an alarming level in Indonesia, where more than one-third of the ...

WHO appreciates Papua KPA for taking part in socializing prepex

The World Health Organization (WHO) expressed appreciation to the Papuas HIV/AIDS Eradication Commission (KPA) for ...

Mental health issues should be prioritized

The World Health Organization (WHO) at the end of February declared depression as the single leading cause of ...

EARTH WIRE -- Polluted environments kill 1.7 million children a year: WHO

A quarter of all global deaths of children under five are due to unhealthy or polluted environments including dirty ...

Prohibiting cigarette sales to children

Smoking among youth can be significantly reduced by effectively enforcing prohibition of cigarette sales to children. ...

Three districts in Papua to conduct elephantiasis treatment

Only three districts in Indonesias easternmost province of Papua will carry out mass treatment against the lymphatic ...

OIC countries to join vaccine production training in Bandung

As many as ten member countries of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) are expected to join training in ...