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Organizations RSS FeedsBreastfeeding key to saving children?s lives - 30 July 2010 -- Malnutrition is responsible for one-third of the 8.8 million deaths annually among children under five. Breastfeeding is a key to improve infant and young child nutrition. The "Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding" ensure right start for every infant and the necessary support for mothers to breastfeed. ...Feed Source: www.who.int WHO and the International Olympic Committee sign agreement to improve healthy lifestyles - 21 July 2010 -- In addition to promoting healthy lifestyle choices the agreement aims to support physical activity, sports for all, Tobacco Free Olympic Games, and the prevention of childhood obesity.... WHO announces new approaches to HIV prevention and treatment among children - 20 July 2010 -- WHO has made new recommendations with the objective of reducing and eventually eliminating new HIV infections in children. To reduce the number of infants that are infected with HIV each year, WHO recommends that all women with HIV receive antiretroviral drugs to protect against transmission during pregnancy, delivery or breastfeeding.... More than five million people receiving HIV treatment - 19 July 2010 -- WHO estimates that 1.2 million more people received HIV treatment in 2009 than in 2008. In addition HIV-related mortality can be reduced by 20% in the next five years if guidelines for early treatment are put into action.
... International experts limit melamine levels in food - 6 July 2010 -- The maximum amount of melamine allowed in powdered infant formula is 1 mg/kg according to new rulings from the UN's food standards body, Codex Alimentarius Commission. The Commission also issued new guidance for hygienic measures for safer fresh salads and seafood.
... WHO launches Global Network of Age-friendly Cities - 29 June 2010 -- A WHO network helps cities design urban settings that enables older people to remain active and continue to be healthy participants in society. ... New WHO guidance to improve use of medicines for children - 18 June 2010 -- Accurate dosing of medicines for children is crucial, especially between the ages of 0 to12 months. Dosing errors in children this young can have devastating results. The newly released WHO Model Formulary for Children can help alleviate this problem with information on using over 240 essential medicines for children aged under 12.... Global polio eradication initiative launches 2010-2012 strategic plan for interrupting polio worldwide - 17 June 2010 -- Strategic plan for stopping polio worldwide builds upon lessons learnt in Nigeria. However at this important juncture the plan faces a 50% funding shortfall. Simply managing cash flow will not be enough; renewed donor commitment is required to go the final inch and eradicate polio.... World Blood Donor Day: new blood for the world - 14 June 2010 -- Young people under the age of 25 contribute an estimated 38% of all voluntary blood donations. World Blood Donor Day held on 14 June has the slogan, "New blood for the world," to raise awareness of the important role young people play in maintaining supplies of safe blood.... WHO Director-General?s letter to BMJ editors - 08 June, 2010 -- Dr Margaret Chan, Director-General of the WHO sent the following letter to the editors of the BMJ, formerly British Medical Journal, in response to their article on conflicts of interest at the WHO.... Sydney Sawyer Conference: The Atlantic World in a Pacific Field - Thursday 5th-Saturday 7th August
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The conference will focus on the pragmatics of compar ... Proposed Panel: Be the Media: Film, New Media, and Social Formations (SCMS Conference, Victoria, BC, March 10-13, 2011) - Type of Posting: Panel
Proposed Panel/Workshop Subject: Be the Media: Film, New Media, and Social Formations
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Oct 1 & 2, 2010: 5th LSE International History PhD Conference & Workshop - We are very pleased to invite you to the fifth annual LSE International History PhD Conference & Workshop on 1-2 Oct ... Violence and Reconciliation: Second Annual Critical Theory Conference - Critical Theory: Violence and Reconciliation
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10.15 ... 2010 Mindanao Conference on Issues in Development - From November 8 to 9, 2010, the first ever Mindanao Conference on Issues in Development will take place at the Brokenshi ... The (After)Life of Traditional Knowledge: The Cultural Politics and Historical Epistemology of East Asian Medicine (20-21 August 2010, University of Westminster) - (With apologies for cross-posting.)
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The (After)Life of Traditional Knowledge: The Cultural Politics and Hi ... ASLE 2011 Conference: Species, Space, and the Imagination of the Global - The Association for the Study of Literature and Environment invites proposals for its Ninth Biennial Conference, June 21 ... THE ARAB-TURKISH CONGRESS OF SOCIAL SCIENCES (ATCOSS-2010) - CALL FOR PAPERS
THE ARAB-TURKISH CONGRESS OF SOCIAL SCIENCES (ATCOSS-2010)
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Culture and Middle Eastern Stu ... Second Annual Peace Studies Conference, GRCC
Conflict Resolution: Challenges, Successes, and Failures of Supranational and International Organizations
- Grand Rapids Community College is pleased to announce its second annual Peace Studies Conference, September 27-29, 2010 .... Second International Conference for Academic Disciplines at Harvard - This 4-day conference at Harvard once again brings together international researchers from various disciplines. This is ... End-of-Academic-Year Multidisciplinary Conference - A four-day conference in Mozarts Austria. Open to various disciplines. Brings together academics in an Alpine setting ou ... Fitting for Health: the Economy of Medical Technology in Europe and its Colonies, 1600-1850 - Recent studies on early modern Europe have emphasized the importance of the forceps in the successful management of birt ... CFP: " Post/Colonial Nostalgia in South Asian Literature", NeMLA 2011 (April 7-10, New Brunswick, NJ) - Call for Papers: "Post/Colonial Nostalgia in South Asian Literature."
42nd Annual Convention, Northeast Modern Langua ... ASLE 2011 Biennial Conference: Species, Space, and the Imagination of the Global
June 21-26, 2011 at Indiana University, Bloomington - The Association for the Study of Literature and Environment (ASLE) invites proposals for its Ninth Biennial Conference, ... The Country of the Young: Interpretations of Youth and Childhood in Irish Culture - New England ACIS Regional Conference, November 12-13, 2010,
Framingham State College, Framingham, Massachusetts
www ... 12th International EMBL PhD Student Symposium - The organisers are proud to announce the 12th EMBL PhD Symposium "From Science Fiction to Science Fact: What's next?", w ... ESF-ZiF-Bielefeld Conference on Environmental Degradation and Conflict: From Vulnerabilities to Capabilities - ESF-ZiF-Bielefeld Conference
Environmental Degradation and Conflict: From Vulnerabilities to Capabilities
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5 ... Max Weber and the reconfiguration of modernity - Colloquium, 1-3 September 2010, at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, UK
Today as never before our world is becoming i ... 36th Congress of the Australasian Universities Language and Literature Association - The 36th Congress of the Australasian Universities Language and Literature Association (AULLA) will be a wide-ranging ex ... Africana Woman Conference @ Temple University September 17-18, 2010 - The Africana Woman Conference is a recognition of the woman in Africana societies; it does not exclude men, but aspires ... Copyright © 2010, TopLooker.com. All Rights Reserved. |
