More than 150 million women become pregnant in developing countries each year, and an estimated 650 000 of them die of pregnancy-related causes. This death rate is roughly equivalent to 4 jumbo jets each carrying 450 passengers crashing every day — a terrible loss. The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared this year’s World Health Day, Tuesday, Apr. 7, 1998, as “Safe Motherhood Day” to b...

On 24 March, 1880, Dr. Robert Koch presented the first paper on Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Because of the current urgent world situation with respect to tuberculosis, the World Health Organization has declared 24 March as World Tuberculosis Day. Several important documents are being released as part of Canada’s participation in this day. Health Canada is releasing the "Guidelines for Preventin...