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The News & Events section is updated daily and provides a comprehensive overview of the latest online reports on global health issues and on the activities of Global Health Council member organizations.
Members are invited to submit texts and links, using the "Submit an Item" link at left.
Recent News:
 | Guinea-Bissau: Maternal Mortality Among World's Highest
8 September 2008 | Africa
Pregnancy spells a death sentence for 1,100 out of every 100,000 women in Guinea-Bissau, according to the UN Development Programme, making it one of the world's deadliest places to be pregnant.
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| Albania’s High Infant Mortality Rates Call for Urgent Intervention
8 September 2008 | Europe and Former Soviet Republics
Infant mortality in Albania is more than three times higher than the target set by the European Union, with 18 deaths per 1,000 compared to a target of 5.4.
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| Cholera Kills One, Infects Six in Iraq: Official
8 September 2008 | Mid East
Seven cases of cholera have been diagnosed in Iraq in the past two days, including one fatality, a senior health official said.
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| MEDICC Aid for Devastated Cuban Medical School
6 September 2008 | North America
MEDICC assists hurricane-battered Cuban medical school, home to 5,000 students from Cuba and Latin America
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| Google’s Philanthropy Arm Leads Effort to Use Weather Data to Fight Disease
5 September 2008 | Global
This month Google.org, the technology company’s philanthropic arm, is convening African health, weather, insect and climate experts in Nairobi to identify research gaps and opportunities for collaboration.
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| Cholera Breaks Out Among Pakistan Displaced - ICRC
5 September 2008 | Mid East
Cholera has broken out among some of up to 300,000 people in northwestern Pakistan who have fled fighting between government forces and militants.
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| Cervical Cancer Advances Give Hope to Poor
5 September 2008 | Global
New screening tests and effective vaccines from Merck & Co and GlaxoSmithKline make tackling cervical cancer in poor countries a real possibility for the first time, researchers said.
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| Council Expands Organizational Member Benefits
4 September 2008 | Global
The Global Health Council changes its benefits and dues structure for member organizations. These changes will help us work toward two elements of our strategic plan, broadening our membership base and offering an enhanced web experience.
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| The NGO Code of Conduct: Improving NGO Impact on Health Systems
4 September 2008 | North America
Mon., Sept. 22, 2008 at the Global Health Council, Washington, D.C. Join us to learn more about the code, how it can be used by NGOs and the expected impact from three of the code's authors.
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| Providing Surgical Services Should Be Global Public Health Priority
4 September 2008 | Global
When you think of public health efforts in developing countries, you probably think of childhood vaccinations, programs for clean water, malaria and TB eradication campaigns.
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