In Brief
WHO opens new office in France
On 8 February, WHO announced the opening in Lyon, a French city 150 km from the organizations Geneva headquarters, of an office that will coordinate activities aimed at bolstering the capability of developing countries to tackle epidemics, emerging diseases and drug resistance. The office, which will be part of WHOs communicable disease, surveillance and response department, will help train specialists from all over the world in epidemic control techniques. 