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Archive: Sep 2014

New Special Rapporteur on the Right to Health Assumes Duties

Posted September 4, 2014 The new Special Rapporteur on the human right to health assumed his duties on August 1. Selected over the summer by the Human Rights Council, Dr. Dainius PÅ«ras of Lithuania is the third individual to occupy the honorary…

WHO Climate Change Conference: Immediate Health Benefits Possible

Posted September 2, 2014 The first-ever global conference on health and climate change was hosted by WHO in Geneva from August 27-29. More than 300 invited participants attended the three-day forum, including UN agency heads, government…