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15 01, 2012

New WHO regional director to take charge on February 2012

2012-02-01T16:40:45+00:00

Dr. Ala Alwan will, on February 1, 2012, take up his appointment as the new regional director for the World Health Organisation’s Eastern Mediterranean Region (WHO-EMRO) headquartered in Cairo. He will take over from Dr. Hussein Abdel-Razzak Al Gezairy for a five-year term. In a related development, Dr. Margaret Chan has been nominated for a [...]

15 03, 2011

Poorly Presented Risk Statistics Could Misinform Health Decisions

2011-03-31T12:14:26+00:00

Choosing the appropriate way to present risk statistics is key to helping people make well-informed decisions. A new Cochrane Systematic Review found that health professionals and consumers may change their perceptions when the same risks and risk reductions are presented using alternative statistical formats. Risk statistics can be used persuasively to present health interventions in [...]