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1 December 2010 -- Of the nearly two million AIDS-related deaths each year, a quarter of them are associated with tuberculosis (TB). However, people with HIV can be protected from the threat of TB with regular, low-cost preventive medication according to new guidelines launched today by the WHO.

30 November, 2010 --The focus of World AIDS Day 2010 is on protecting the human rights of all people affected by HIV. "Health, HIV and human rights are inextricably linked. HIV responses need to ensure that human rights are protected and promoted," says Dr Margaret Chan, WHO Director-General.

24 November 2010 -- As of 20 November 2010, the Haitian Ministry of Public Health and Population (MSPP) reported 60 240 cumulative cholera cases including 1 415 deaths at the national level. The case fatality rate in hospitals at the national level is 2.3%, with 67% of the deaths occurring at health services level and 33% at community level.

22 November 2010 -- As populations age, as more people suffer chronic diseases, and as new and more expensive treatments appear, health costs soar. This year's World Health Report gives governments practical guidance on ways to finance health care. Taking evidence from all over the world, it shows how all countries, rich and poor, can adjust their health financing mechanisms.

20 November 2010 -- Parties to the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) unanimously adopted a number of decisions this week strengthening tobacco-control efforts worldwide.

The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health (DH), Hong Kong, China, has reported a new confirmed human case of H5N1 infection on 17 Nov 2010. The case is a 59-year-old female. She had onset of symptoms on 2 November and was admitted to hospital on 14 November. She was diagnosed to have pneumonia and is now in a critical condition.

19 November 2010 -- Health workers are at the front line in providing prevention treatment for people living with HIV and TB. They are at risk of occupational exposure to HIV and TB but often lack adequate access to protection and treatment themselves. New international guidelines are being launched today to address this situation.

On 16 November, the Haitian Ministry of Public Health and Population (MSPP) reported that as of 14 November, 17 418 cumulative number of hospitalized admissions and 1 065 deaths were reported from seven Departments in the country. The departments reporting cases include Artibonite, Centre, Nord, Nord-Ouest, Nord Est, Ouest, and Sud.

The risk of further international spread of the ongoing polio outbreak in Central Asia and the North Caucasus Federal Region in Russia continues to be high.

184 cases of acute flaccid paralysis and 85 deaths have been reported from the site of the acute poliomyelitis outbreak centred in Pointe Noire, Republic of Congo. Four cases have been confirmed to have been caused by wild poliovirus type 1 and laboratory testing continues. The majority of the reported cases and deaths have occurred in the population aged over 15 years.

3 November, 2010 ¦ Geneva -- Continued health challenges in the Central Asian country of Kyrgyzstan require further attention, particularly in delivering emergency health services and supporting mental health care. As part of the World Health Organization's commitment to Kyrgyzstan, a new series of emergency health projects are being rolled out to help provide healthcare for the country's people.

12 October 2010 ¦ Islamabad - Almost 300,000 suspected malaria cases, including confirmed cases of the severe falciparum-malaria, have been recorded in flood-affected areas of Pakistan since 29 July 2010, an overall number which is slightly above the average annual malaria seasonal levels. The World Health Organization is supporting Pakistan's Ministry of Health Malaria Control Programme, as well as Health Cluster partners, to prevent and control a malaria epidemic in the country.

The "Making Cities Resilient" campaign of the UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction aims to increase the wellbeing and safety of citizens and builds on previous campaigns focusing on the safety of hospitals and schools.

8 October 2010 ¦ Juba, Sudan -- Recurrent outbreaks of visceral leishmaniasis, a parasitic disease also known as kala-azar, have been reported in Southern Sudan, with 6363 cases and 303 deaths (case fatality rate of 4.7%) recorded since outbreaks began in September 2009. The number of cases is more than six times higher than the same period starting in 2007 (when 758 cases were recorded) and 2008 (582 cases). Most affected patients (70%) are children aged under 15 years who already suffer from concurrent malnutrition and other secondary illnesses.

23 September 2010 -- Despite six million people being treated for health conditions since the floods began in late July there are urgent needs to prevent further health crises. The Pakistan floods emergency response plan, launched in September 2010, seeks US$ 200 million to fund 94 health sector projects.