Health officials in North America mostly missed the teachable moment. Instead of these lessons, many people learned (or mislearned) that pandemics are paper tigers, and that health officials are fear mongers.

Generations of doctors, politicians, and public health officials have struggled to defeat tuberculosis.

The Public Health Act, adopted in 2001 to deal with public health emergencies and threats, specifies the powers of public health officials to investigate and intervene.

Support from Ministers of State, and particularly from senior officials of the Ministry of Health

Health officials should guide people through their adjustment reactions, not demand that they skip that step.

Most of what WHO is recommending has been endorsed by public health officials for many years.

All attempts by London public health officials to contain the disease failed, and the plague spread rapidly.

The study was conducted by senior officials of the Ministry of Health and Medical Education, using data obtained from local and provincial health officials on the number and types of treatments provided in 1989, 1990 and 1991 for a range of diseases.

NAMRU 2 is one of the world s best disease surveillance facilities, providing health officials worldwide with vital, transparent information.

After years of taking a passive, low profile approach to the epidemic, health officials have stepped up their anti HIV campaign.

What is certain is that health officials risk mishandling how they explain this new and potentially alarming threat to the public.

Two out of five pregnant women are anaemic and four out of five deliveries are not assisted by trained health officials.

There is a tendency among public health officials and governments and this is especially the case in neoliberal nations such as Canada and the USA to reduce health promotion to health education and social marketing focused on changing behavioral risk factors.

When health officials tell us confidently that X is going to happen, and then Y happens instead, we lose trust in their leadership.

Yet officials endlessly insist that there is, as a Scottish health official put it, absolutely no need for the public to be concerned.

In August 2008, UAE public officials noted that 40 percent of the country's 1,098 labor camps had violated minimum health and fire safety regulations.

Strategies included awareness raising campaigns, capacity building for judicial, law enforcement, health and other officials, creation of data collection systems and indicators to monitor implementation.

In support of this claim unit, Iran submitted the results of a study conducted by senior officials of the Ministry of Health and Medical Education.

The Republic of Tajikistan law on public health care defines and regulates the relations of state authorities, officials, citizens, public organizations and enterprises, regardless of their form of ownership, in the area of public health protection in conformance with the Constitution.

So here s a primer on the swine flu pandemic risk communication, framed in terms of what health officials shouldn t do when they re telling you about this new disease.

Besides helping to sustain the health of Russia s military industrial complex, many Russian officials think that arms sales will promote Russia s diplomatic interests by strengthening ties with recipient states.

Bribery of foreign public officials and officials of public international organizations

Government officials

Mysterious death cases have been showing here and there for days. In the beginning, officials at the Ministry of Health stated that the reason is exposure to the burning sun rays.

What is certain is that health officials risk mishandling how they explain this new and potentially alarming threat to the public. Although they know a lot about virology and public health, they often know next to nothing about how to talk (and listen!) to people about risks.

The Panel considers, on the basis of the review of Iran's supporting documents and information provided by senior officials from Iran's Ministry of Health and Medical Education, that the types and numbers of treatments asserted to have been provided are consistent with international practice for refugee health care.

Most of what WHO is recommending has been endorsed by public health officials for many years. But we face a global problem, with many international stakeholders, and this requires an urgent and worldwide response.

Reproductive health (maternal and child health, family planning, adolescent health, men's health, women's health, safe motherhood).

But don t expect US officials to proclaim that goal openly, or Chinese officials to express their gratitude.

Bribery of national public officials

Officials want to be reassuring.

Financial disclosure by senior officials

(a) High ranking Syrian officials

(i) Officials of the Secretariat

Local public health officials are working to meet the national challenge of cutting the number of new cases of HIV infection in half by 2005, while raising awareness among those who go untested and untreated.

And the government and international health officials have agreed on a plan to stop polio transmission in Pakistan completely by the end of 2014 a historic accomplishment that would be a huge source of national pride.

The study results alerted officials to the threat of sexually transmitted diseases facing housewives and thus pointed to the need for the inclusion of knowledge and services about STDs in Family Planning and Maternal Health programs.

Health, health care services

Special attention had been given to testing officials in that respect and to providing further training for senior officials.

Codes of conduct for public officials

Israeli officials tacitly acknowledge the risk.

How, then, should US officials respond?

Thus, US officials face four tasks.

Selection and appointment of senior officials

This project will focus on increasing the capacity of senior Government officials in five regions to identify gaps and hurdles in achieving the internationally agreed goals regarding health, gender equality, population and development and socially vulnerable groups.