STAFF PARTICIPATION IN THE WHO RESPONSE TO GLOBAL CHANGE

Dr David Heymann WHO Secretariat 14:30 15:00 15:00 - 15:20: Coffee break 15:30 15:30- 15:50: Coffee breakEnteric diseasesTask Force:Other infectiousTaskForce: 16:00 16:30 17:00

The World Health Organization (WHO), through the Global Burden of Disease Initiative, has developed a rigorous approach to estimation of burden of disease from numerous causes and

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