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Two surgeons operate on a patient in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
WHO/Marko Kokic
Checklist helps reduce surgical complications, deaths
14 January 2009 -- Trials conducted in eight countries in six WHO regions prove that the use of a simple surgical checklist, developed by WHO, can reduce the incidence of surgery-related deaths and complications.
Surgical adverse events reduced by one third in trials
10 facts on safe surgery

Do lifestyle interventions work?
9 January 2009 -- Lifestyle interventions can significantly improve the diet and levels of physical activity of entire communities, according to research published in this month's edition of the WHO Bulletin.
Read about the research on lifestyle interventions
Listen to the podcast about lifestyle interventions



DISEASE OUTBREAKS

Avian influenza - situation in Egypt - update
14 January 2009

Yellow fever in Guinea
14 January 2009

CRISES AND EMERGENCIES

Avian influenza
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Emergencies and disasters
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EVENTS

124th WHO Executive Board session
19-27 January 2009

High-level Consultation on the Financial and Economic Crisis and Global Health
19 January 2009

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EDITOR'S CHOICE

Democratic Republic of the Congo
Photos of WHO at work in the middle of a humanitarian crisis.

World report on child injury prevention
Joint WHO-UNICEF report on the five most important causes of unintentional injury and recommendations for action.

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Cholera in Zimbabwe
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Measles immunization in Côte d'Ivoire
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