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• Harper Government Takes Action to have Dangerous Small, Powerful Magnets Removed from the Marketplace
• Today, Health Canada published a recall related to a number of novelty magnet sets marketed to adults that contain small, powerful magnets which can be easily swallowed or inhaled by children. The department also issued an Advisory to warn Canadians about the dangers of these and other magnets.
• Wed, 22 May 2013 | Health Canada RSS - Media Room
• Health Canada Approves Proposals To Change Deferral Period For Certain Blood Donors
• On May 22, 2013, Health Canada approved proposals from Canadian Blood Services (CBS) and Héma-Québec (HQ) to change the blood donor deferral period for men who have sex (MSM) with men from a lifetime deferral to five years.
• Wed, 22 May 2013 | Health Canada RSS - Media Room
• World Health Assembly opens to discuss major health issues
• 20 May 2013 -- WHO's Health Assembly, the world's largest health policy-making body, opened its Sixty-sixth Session today in Geneva with around 3000 participants from around the world.
• Mon, 20 May 2013 | WHO news
• Yellow fever vaccination booster not needed
• 17 May 2013 -- The yellow fever ‘booster’ vaccination given ten years after the initial vaccination is not necessary, according to WHO.
• Fri, 17 May 2013 | WHO news
• WHO statistics show narrowing health gap between countries with best and worst health status
• 15 May 2013 -- The world has made dramatic progress in improving health in the poorest countries and narrowing the gaps between countries with the best and worst health status in the past two decades, according to the World Health Statistics 2013.
• Wed, 15 May 2013 | WHO news
• Notices of Health Canada advisories, public warnings and foreign product recalls are now available under a different RSS Feed
• Advisories, public warnings and foreign product recalls are no longer part of the Media Room RSS Feed. Notices of advisories, public warnings and foreign product recalls are now available as a new separate RSS Feed titled "Healthy Canadians - Recalls and Safety Alerts - Health Canada - Media Room". Please subscribe to this new RSS Feed to continue to receive notices about advisories, public warnings and foreign product recalls.
• Mon, 13 May 2013 | Health Canada RSS - Media Room
• 2.4 billion people will lack improved sanitation in 2015
• 13 May 2013 – Some 2.4 billion people – one-third of the world’s population – will remain without access to improved sanitation in 2015, according to a joint WHO/UNICEF report issued today.
• Mon, 13 May 2013 | WHO news
• WHO Press Statement Related to the Novel Coronavirus Situation
• 12 May 2013- The emergence of this new coronavirus is globally recognized as an important and major challenge for all of the countries which have been affected as well as the rest of the world.
• Sun, 12 May 2013 | WHO news
• Harper Government Strengthens Drug Safety with New Standards - Good Manufacturing Practices now apply to all active pharmaceutical ingredients
• The Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of Health, today announced that Canada's Food and Drug Regulations have been amended to extend the requirements for Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) to active ingredients (AI) used in pharmaceutical drugs. These amendments will come into force in the fall of this year.
• Wed, 08 May 2013 | Health Canada RSS - Media Room
• Minister of Health Congratulates the Winners of the 2013 National Award of Excellence in Nursing
• Today, the Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of Health, acknowledged three exceptional nurses for their dedication, initiative and high standard of excellence in service to First Nations and Inuit communities.
• Mon, 06 May 2013 | Health Canada RSS - Media Room