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Princess Astrid of Belgium (L), special representative of the Roll Back Malaria Partnership (RBM), Cambodian Minister of Health Mam Bun Heng (C), and Shin Young-soo (R), World Health Organization (WHO) regional director for the western Pacific, attend a WHO launch at a hotel in Phnom Penh on April 25, 2013. The WHO on April 25 launched an offensive framework to combat drug-resistant malaria in the Mekong region, warning it poses a serious global health threat.
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Based on that success, the World Health Organization recommended in 2009 the inclusion of rotavirus vaccine in all national immunization programs. However, access to vaccines can be slow and limited in the areas of the world where they are needed most
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