respiratory

SARS poses 'huge challenges' but global response offers hope, UN experts say

The outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) poses enormous public health challenges, but the international response offers hope for tackling them, experts said following a two-day United Nations meeting of epidemiologists in Geneva.

UN health agency warns air travellers against contagious form of pneumonia

The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) today issued an emergency bulletin warning travellers about a contagious form of pneumonia which has recently emerged in various part of the globe.