Global Aspects of Public Health International Organizations
Information and statistics relating to the field of public health from international organizations. Nov 11
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Labour leader Ed Miliband is to get behind Ken Livingstone amid polling suggesting the Labour mayoral candidate is losing ground in his battle to beat Boris Johnson on 3 May. Miliband will seek to turn the tide for Labour by pointing to the budget unveiled last month by Johnson's colleagues in government, in contrast to the flagship policies the Labour candidate has set out, which he says will ease the burden for millions of Londoners hit by government cuts. Pressure on the Labour campaign is mounting as the latest ComRes poll shows Johnson has widened his lead over Livingstone to six percentage points , suggesting that a row over the Labour candidate's tax affairs has dented his credibility in the eyes of voters.
ALISS (Association of Librarians and Information Professionals in the Social Sciences)
Aliss Quarterly landing page
Below you will see links to previous editions of our Aliss quarterly publication.World Health Organization
March 2012 Scientists want to know whether genetic changes in the H5N1 virus could make it more easily transmissible between people, with the intention of improving public health surveillance for the early detection of potential pandemic strains. Researchers have recently succeeded in creating H5N1 viruses that are more transmissible in mammals than those that occur naturally. This has raised concerns about the risks and safety of such research. WHO is facilitating international discussions to address the issues raised by this research.
Highlight on diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis vaccine coverage: In 2010, estimated global coverage with three doses of diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis vaccine increased to 85% compared to 74% in 2000. More infants – an estimated 109 million – were vaccinated than ever before. However, an estimated 19.3 million infants worldwide are still not being reached by routine immunization services. 69% of these children live in ten countries and approximately half of them live in India and Nigeria and Democratic Republic of the Congo.
World Health Organization Global Health Observatory
Health | Data
Please report any inconsistencies, apparent data errors, or other comments on this page using the link below.The primary World Bank collection of development indicators on Africa, compiled from officially-recognized international sources. It presents the most current and accurate global development data available, and includes national, regional and global estimates.
Africa Development Indicators | Data
The OECD and Africa is an information gateway to events, publications, statistics, maps and much more Africa-related work produced across the OECD.
OECD and Africa
Access the interactive tables and graphs from the Outlook section of the AEO 2010, and learn about data under the world’s deepest and most widespread recession in half a century.
Data & Statistics - African Economic Outlook
ESDS International Guideto data resources
This guide is intended to be used as a resource discovery tool for additional internationally available data and information resources.
The MDG Indicators website presents the official data, definitions, methodologies and sources for more than 60 indicators to measure progress towards the Millennium Development Goals. The data and analyses are the product of the work of the Inter-agency and Expert Group (IAEG) on MDG Indicators, coordinated by the United Nations Statistics Division.
UN Millennium Development Goals
stats | Millennium Indicators
The Millennium Development Goals Report 2011 was launched in Geneva by the Secretary-General on 7 July 2011. The report, which presents the yearly assessment of global progress towards the MDGs, shows that although significant strides have been made, reaching all the MDGs by 2015 remains challenging because progress has failed to reach the most vulnerable.Health - Statistics
Statistics Economic and social statistics on the countries and territories of the world, with particular reference to children’s well-being, are published annually in the organization’s flagship publication, The State of the World’s Children . The latest statistics related to Health can be found in " Table 3: Health (PDF) ".UNAIDS
World leaders gathered in New York for the 2011 UN High Level Meeting on AIDS launched a Global Plan that will make significant strides towards eliminating new HIV infections among children by 2015 and keeping their mothers alive. More One of the key tasks of UNODC is to produce and disseminate accurate drugs and crime statistics at the international level.