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Asian-Pacific nations would be discussing the perils of ageing during July, 2007

A United Nations-backed meeting on the social, health and economic consequences of population ageing would start in Bangkok, Thailand in July, 2007. The two-day seminar is being held by the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP), in collaboration with the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) and the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA). Population ageing, due to declining fertility and increasing longevity, has increasingly come to pose a challenge to the Asia-Pacific region, with the number of older persons in the area to grow rapidly, surging from 410 million in 2007 to 733 million in 2025 to an expected 1.3 billion in 2050.

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The State of the World’s Children 2007

The State of the World’s Children 2007 examines the discrimination and disempowerment, which women face throughout their lives and it outlines what must be done in order to eliminate gender discrimination and empower women and girls.

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UN human rights chief has hailed work of women

Louise Arbour, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, has recently praised the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, as it marked the twenty-fifth anniversary of its work in monitoring States

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Health spending is rising in OECD

Expenses on heath in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has kept on growing faster than countries’ economies. OECD Health Data 2007 also notes that a growing share of the economy is devoted to health across OECD countries. Per capita health spending increased by more than 80% in real terms between 1990 and 2005 on an average in OECD countries, outpacing the 37% growth in GDP per capita.

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Survey: Exchanges of Health Information rises to 57 Communities

A survey from the nonprofit eHealth Initiative explained that fifty-seven community-based health information exchanges are operating, up from 42 last year.

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CII facilitates health care study mission in Delhi

The Healthcare Study Mission, a two day seminar organized by the CII Delhi State Council in the month of July, 2007, gave an insight into the professional management of Healthcare industry as also on quality patient care, satisfaction and personal attention at optimal costs. The two day Study Mission was aptly titled as “Showcasing the Best Practices In Healthcare”.

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Improving social services in the Pacific Islands: Human Development Report in the Pacific Islands

A new report on Human Development in the Pacific Islands titled

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India’s first heart implant training centre

Medtronic, a US-based medical technology service provider, opened its first therapy and procedure training centre (TPTC) in South Asia, in Chennai recently, giving India it’s first training centre for doctors to learn how to place implants in the heart.

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Bristol-Myers Squibb Signs Expand Access to Reyataz (atazanavir sulfate) in sub-Saharan Africa and India

Bristol Myers Squibb Company today announced a new agreement to expand access to Reyataz (atazanavir sulfate).

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Philips Launches TruFlight Select

Philips, a leading health & well-being company, today unveiled

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UN agency urge vigilance on food safety

Two United Nations agencies, namely Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO), have recently urged all countries to be vigilant when dealing with traders and producers that affect the supply line, given the weaknesses in food safety systems around the world.

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Poor countries losing out on family planning benefits: New World Bank Report findings

A new World Bank report titled Population Issues in the 21st Century: The Role of the World Bank, released recently warns that poor countries, wealthy donors, and aid agencies are losing sight of the value of contraception, family planning, and other reproductive health programs so as to boost economic growth, and reduce high birth rates which are strongly linked with endemic poverty, poor education, and high numbers of maternal and infant deaths.

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