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African countries to introduce new meningitis vaccine
4 September 2008 -- Health ministers from the African meningitis belt today committed themselves to introduce a highly promising candidate meningitis vaccine. The vaccine is designed to prevent periodic epidemics of the deadly disease in these countries.
African health ministers agree on meningitis control plans

UN report finds gaps in access to essential medicines
4 September 2008 -- A UN report on the progress towards achieving the Millennium Development Goal 8 highlights the existence of large gaps in the availability of essential medicines and a wide variation in their prices.
Essential medicines: UN report finds gaps in access

Contributions invited on draft code of practice
1 September 2008 -- WHO invites contributions to the online public hearing on a draft code of practice on international recruitment of health personnel. Last date for submission is 30 September 2008.
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