Western Pacific countries deemed polio free. International regulation of tobacco is hotly debated. Drugs to prevent HIV transmission from mother to child endorsed. Reported cases of Ebola rise to 176. Millions at risk from arsenic poisoning in Bangladesh.
Globalization contributes to mental health problems, say experts.
Health officials mobilize effort to immunize 70 million children in Africa. Ebola outbreak strikes Uganda. Swiss Rotary International contributes to fight polio. Health officials protest annulment of EU ban on tobacco ads. Cease-fire in Afghanistan will allow for polio immunizations.