Oct 13, 2023 · Burns are a global public health problem, accounting for an estimated 180 000 deaths annually. The majority of these occur in low- and middle-income countries and almost two thirds occur in the WHO African and South-East Asia Regions.

WHO is promoting interventions that have been shown to be successful in reducing the incidence of burns. The Organization is also supporting the development and use of a global burn registry for globally harmonized data collection on burns and increased collaboration between global and national networks to increase the number of effective ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Director of National Intelligence Avril D. Haines and Director of the Central Intelligence Agency William J. Burns today issued the following statement: We continue to pursue complementary efforts to get to the bottom of Anomalous Health Incidents (AHIs)—and to deliver access to world-class care for those affected.

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Feb 8, 2024 · William J. Burns is a high-ranking career diplomat for more than two decades and well-educated professional in his current job of analyzing intelligence. As he argues in his latest piece on espionage that “For as long as countries have kept secrets from one another, espionage has been and will remain an integral part of statecraft”.

Jul 1, 2023 · Today, as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, I’m afraid to say that I’ve now lived and served long enough to face another plastic moment –in a world that is far more crowded, complicated and contested than the one I experienced in those heady days as a young diplomat three decades ago.

April 17, 2024 | Hartford, CT – The World Affairs Council of Connecticut (CTWAC) ANNOUNCES that William J. Burns, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, will be the keynote speaker at its Centennial Celebration on April 19, 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Goodwin University in East Hartford.

Apr 27, 2009 · Given the temptation to increase protectionist measures during times of economic crisis, fulfilling the 15-year goal of integrating Russia into the World Trade Organization is all the more critical.

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We aimed to describe the gender-based disparities in burn injury patterns, care received, and mortality across national income levels. In the WHO Global Burn Registry (GBR), we compared patient demographics, injury characteristics, care and …