National health officer named
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WINNIPEGâCanada&#39;s newly minted &quot;doctor to the nation&quot; says although the threat of infectious diseases such as SARS remains real, the health-care system&#39;s ability to deal with them has improved greatly since 44 Toronto-area people died in an outbreak
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KAMPALA, Uganda Feb. 27--South African President Thabo Mbeki on Monday named an interim health minister to replace the ailing but controversial Manto Tshabalala-Msiming, whose reluctance to embrace lifesaving AIDS drugs provoked international rebuke and landed her the derisive nickname Dr. No.
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WASHINGTON, United States  - Bernard Kerik, the New York city police chief during the September 11 attacks, has been chosen as the new US homeland security secretary.
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Programme looks for CIO and director of IT The Department of Health (DoH) has confirmed that Richard Granger has left his post as director general of the NHS National Programme for IT.â¦
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Health Secretary Alan Johnson will meet nurses, doctors and patients Tuesday as the government launches the first of its &quot;citizens&#39; juries&quot; on how to improve the National Health Service over the next decade.
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US President George W. Bush on Monday named Environmental Protection Agency chief Michael Leavittas secretary of health and human services.
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Centers for Disease Control Director Dr. Julie Gerberding and Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, are sworn-in before the House Government Reform Committee on Capitol Hill Wednesday, Nov.
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Environmental Protection Agency head Michael Leavitt, left, gestures after President Bush announced Leavitt as his nominee for secretary of Health and Human Services Monday, Dec. 13, 2004, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House.
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WASHINGTON -- The country&#39;s health czar resigned yesterday, warning of a potential global outbreak of the flu and health-related terror attacks.
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Description: President Bush announces Michael Leavitt as his choice for secretary of Health and Human Services, replacing Tommy Thompson.
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Dr. Lester Crawford's nomination comes amid widespread calls that the Food and Drug Administration strengthen oversight of drug safety.
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Tendering process under scrutiny The National Audit Office (NAO) has sharply criticised the Department of Health for an information spreading initiative.â¦
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WINNIPEG - Prime Minister Paul Martin was in Winnipeg Friday to introduce Dr. David Butler-Jones as the country&#39;s new chief public health officer.
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By the European Commissioner for Health and Consumer Protection, David BYRNE. âI am pleased that the Presidency, with the support of the Commission, has organised a well researched programme for the Conference.
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President George W. Bush announced on Thursday that he had picked Kentucky physician James Holsinger to become the top U.S. health educator and said he would focus on reducing childhood obesity.
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Michael Leavitt, administrator of the US Environmental Protection Agency, was nominated by President George W. Bush to head the US Department of Health and Human Services in the president&#39;s second term.
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WINNIPEG - Prime Minister Paul Martin introduced Dr. David Butler-Jones on Friday as Canada&#39;s first-ever chief public health officer as part of a national plan to prepare for health crises.