from Reuters
Post-election violence in Kenya and unrest in Gaza showed how political turmoil can threaten public health, the head of the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Monday.
Margaret Chan, in an address to the United Nations agency's executive board, said she was concerned that upheaval in Kenya after a disputed election would cause setbacks in the fight against HIV/AIDS, malaria, tuberculosis, and other diseases that required monitoring and action.
In Gaza, Israeli blockades and road closures were taking a heavy toll on sufferers of cancer, heart disease, diabetes and those needing emergency care in the occupied Palestinian territory, the WHO Director-General said.
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Monday, January 21, 2008
Political unrest threatens world health-WHO chief
