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Keystone/EPA/A. Taherkenareh Iranian girls play soccer in a park in Tehran.

Health services close to collapse in Gaza
7 January 2009 -- The health services in Gaza, already depleted and fragile, will collapse if steps to support and protect them are not taken immediately. WHO has called for immediate improvement in the situation to make humanitarian health services accessible by the local people.
WHO statement on health situation in Gaza

DISEASE OUTBREAKS Avian influenza – situation in China 7 January 2009 Avian influenza – situation in Viet Nam 7 January 2009 CRISES AND EMERGENCIES Avian influenza Full coverage of the evolving situation Emergencies and disasters Health action in crisis situations EVENTS International Health Partnership review meeting 4-5 February 2009 14th World Conference on Tobacco or Health 8-12 March 2009 Events calendar

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