WHO Watch [to 26 July 2014]
:: WHO Director-General addresses conference on cervical cancer in Africa
Dr Margaret Chan, Director-General of the World Health Organization
Goodwill message to participants of the 8th Stop cervical, breast and prostate cancer in Africa conference: Moving forward to end cervical cancer by 2030: Universal access to cervical cancer prevention
Windhoek, Namibia , 20 July 2014

:: World Hepatitis Day 2014: Think again
25 July 2014 — On World Hepatitis Day, 28 July, WHO welcomes new progress in tackling one of the world’s most serious diseases. Viral hepatitis – a group of infectious diseases known as hepatitis A, B, C, D, and E – affects millions of people worldwide, causing acute and chronic liver disease and killing close to 1.4 million people every year. WHO and partners urge policy-makers, health workers and the public to “think again” about this silent killer.
Find out more about World Hepatitis Day 2014