Topic: World Health Organization

Onetime foes, companies and activists find ways to cooperate

Companies and activists are partnering on environmental, health, and other issues. Labor initiatives are more problematic.

Afghanistan mental health: Treatment caught between ancient and modern worlds

While Afghanistan mental health treatment has improved in cities, many rural residents still opt to send the ill to shrines, where they may be chained and poorly fed. Aid workers are trying to expand training for community health workers.

New Economy cities: A Seattle slew of advantages

With a vibrant entrepreneurial climate and deep pool of venture capital, Seattle capitalizes on high-tech, exports, and world health.

Glenn Beck suddenly coy about whether he’ll get flu shot

But Glen Beck also says he wants to debunk myths about swine flu. Still, he joins many - including liberal bloggers - who are wary of getting a flu shot.

US officials combat public's wariness of swine flu vaccine

With polls showing that Americans are concerned about the safety of the swine flu vaccine, government health officials are being dispatched across the US to make the case for vaccination.

The Monitor's View: A message in proposed ban on British alcohol ads

Alcohol consumption has increased alarmingly in the UK, and around the world.

Russia vows to take on vodka consumption

Alcoholism is a "national disaster," President Dmitry Medvedev said in a recent statement. But past efforts to curb abuse of vodka in Russia have proven politically unpopular.

Opinion: Shocked, shocked to find socialism in America

Do critics of Obama's health reforms realize how socialistic we already are?

Defense against the flu

A Christian Science perspective.

For Egypt's Christians, pig cull has lasting effects

Reacting to swine flu by slaughtering pigs, Cairo upends a key part of its service economy – Christian trash collectors.

Opinion: What can America learn from Switzerland and France about healthcare reform?

Quite a lot. T.R. Reid's new book shows that other rich countries have provided quality healthcare to all citizens at a much lower cost.

In a flu pandemic, what can the government do to you?

A report by the Centers for Disease Control, released Tuesday, raises concern about Washington’s potential response to the H1N1 virus.

Our spiritual defense against the flu

A Christian Science perspective.

In rare move, Arab states ban some from Mecca pilgrimage

Due to concerns about swine flu, health ministers at a Cairo summit on Wednesday announced that the young, elderly, and chronically ill should not make the hajj.

Swine flu concerns rise in Southern Hemisphere

Several provinces in Argentina declared a health emergency Tuesday as the number of H1N1 cases continues to rise.

Difference Maker People making a difference: Jeremy Gilley

This actor and filmmaker envisions that world peace begins with just one day of peace.

Study: China's Olympic effort to curb smog had little effect

Opinion: The private health industry's time is up

Obama has been supportive of a public option, but how do you solve the healthcare problem when you fail to deal with its root?

Difference Maker People Making a Difference: Bob Hildreth and Lisa Ballantine

These two innovators, working independently, provide cheap, effective filters that make polluted water potable.

Combatting the threat of swine flu

A Christian Science perspective.

Swine flu to be officially declared 'global'

But Level 6 pandemic designation does not mean H1N1 virus is becoming more dangerous.

Thursday's coverage: WHO upgrades H1N1, Peru uprisings, and Holocaust Museum shooter

Name that plague – or maybe not

The Monitor's language columnist calls the 'repositioning' of swine flu a vivid reminder of the power of names.

A flu pandemic? Not yet, says WHO.

Why China is acting aggressively on swine flu

While its efforts may appear excessive, China is determined to be above reproach in the wake of its failures to address SARS quickly six years ago.