March 26th, 2015 World TB Day: fighting against TB in Kyrgyzstan On March 24, the world celebrated World TB Day – a day of care for patients with tuberculosis (TB), solidarity with TB-patients and TB-specialists. As years ago, this day is very important to attract people’s... Read More...
March 23rd, 2015 WHO’s role, mandate and activities to counter the world drug problem: A public health perspective The world drug problem1 continues to constitute a serious threat to public health and to the safety and well-being of humanity – particularly children, young people and their families. In 2009, the high-level segment of... Read More...
March 23rd, 2015 Guidelines for the prevention, care and treatment of persons with chronic hepatitis B infection Hepatitis B infection is caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV), an enveloped DNA virus that infects the liver, causing hepatocellular necrosis and inflammation. HBV infection can be either acute or chronic, and the associated... Read More...