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Main navigation Home About WHO Countries Health topics Publications Data and statistics Programmes and projects	Main content Highlights WHO presence in Iraq Update HIV/AIDS Updated information UNAIDS/A. Sterck Reaching drug users to prevent and treat HIV and TB 4 August 2008 -- New guidelines released by WHO, UNAIDS and the UN Office on Drugs and Crime help health and criminal justice authorities target services to drug users, especially those who inject drugs, to prevent and treat tuberculosis (TB) and HIV. Read the note for media Promoting breastfeeding: World Breastfeeding Week 1 August 2008 -- WHO actively promotes breastfeeding as the best source of nourishment for infants and young children. This fact file illustrates why breastfeeding is one of the most effective ways to ensure child health and survival. Read the fact file on breastfeeding Read the Director-General's statement on World Breastfeeding Week HIV/AIDS WHO programme on HIV/AIDS Universal access by 2010 Tuberculosis and HIV OUTBREAKS AND CRISES Avian influenza Full coverage of the evolving situation Disease outbreaks Latest updates Emergencies and disasters Health action in crisis situations EVENTS World Breastfeeding Week 1-7 August 2008 XVII International AIDS Conference 3–8 August 2008 Events calendar EDITOR'S CHOICE Global food security crisis WHO's web site on the health impacts of the global food security crisis WHO in Mozambique New web site with information on WHO's work in Mozambique Podcast Download, subscribe or listen to recent episodes FEATURES Post-cyclone Myanmar Early recovery begins Features archive			WHO 60th anniversary KEY WHO INFORMATION Director-General Director-General and senior management Governance of WHO WHO Constitution, Executive Board and World Health Assembly Media centre News, events, fact sheets, multimedia and contacts International travel and health Publication on travel risks, precautions and vaccination requirements World Health Report Annual report on global public health and key statistics
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