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Events calendar

WHO GOVERNANCE EVENTS

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WHO Regional Committees meet annually to set policy and approve budgets and programmes of work for each of the six WHO regions.


ANNUAL EVENTS

World Cancer Day
4 February 2009

World TB Day
24 March 2009

World Health Day
7 April 2009

World Malaria Day
25 April 2009

Full list of annual events 		MEETINGS, CONSULTATIONS

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

International Health Partnership review meeting
4-5 February 2009

14th World Conference on Tobacco or Health
8-12 March 2009

Full list of meetings, consultations


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