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WHO and the European Commission agree future common action in key areas

Senior officials and technical experts from WHO and the European Commission (EC) met in Brussels on 24-25 March 2011 to outline and agree how the two partnering organizations will work more closely together in priority areas of shared interests, WHO EURO reports. The meeting was opened by Dr Margaret Chan, Director-General of WHO, who was […]

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Public hearing on the implementation guidelines for the WHO Global Code of Practice on the international recruitment of health personnel

The World Health Organization (WHO) is pleased to announce the launch of a web-based public hearing from 21 March to 17 April 2011 on the draft guidelines for monitoring the implementation of the WHO Global Code of Practice on the International Recruitment of Health Personnel (“the Guidelines”). WHO invites you to contribute to this public […]

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Call for Applications for the Summer School “European Health Care and Social Systems in Transition

The European Forum Alpbach and the Institute of Social Medicine, Center for Public Health at the Medical University of Vienna present the Summer School “European Health Care and Social Systems in Transition”, which will take place in Alpbach/Austria from 18 to 25 August, 2011. The Summer School will take place as part of the “European […]

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Indian pharma firms, NGOs oppose EU free trade deal

Euractiv.com reports that Indian pharmaceutical industry representatives and NGOs have voiced opposition to an imminent EU-India free trade agreement (FTA) which they claim would limit the emerging nation’s ability to produce generic drugs. Opposition focused on an EU request for a ‘data exclusivity’ clause which opponents claim would prevent India from producing cheap generics. Speaking […]