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The Ministry of Health and Care Services has chief responsibility for health policy, public health, health services, municipal services for the elderly and disabled, health legislation and parts of social legislation in Norway.

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Second Norwegian Cancer Symposium 2009

[Speech/article, Ministry of Health and Care Services, 03.12.2009]

Opening speech by Minister of Health and Care Services Anne-Grete Strøm-Erichsen at the Second Norwegian Cancer Symposium 2009.

Russia takes over the chairmanship of the health collaboration under the Northern Dimension

[Press release, Ministry of Health and Care Services, 25.11.2009]

November 25 Norway hosted the Northern Dimension Partnership in Public Health and Social Well-being’s Annual Conference. At the conference, Russia formally took over the chairmanship of the Partnership from Norway.

Pictorial health warnings on tobacco products

[Press release, Ministry of Health and Care Services, 12.10.2009]

By 1 July 2011 all cigarette packs in Norway shall carry a pictorial health warning. -Research shows that pictorial warnings are far more efficient than textual warnings. Pictorial warnings are easier to remember, communicate health risks more clearly and increase the motivation to quit smoking, says State Secretary Ellen Birgitte Pedersen at the Ministry of Health and Care Services.

Mor og nyfødt barn. Foto: UNICEF HQ 1366 Pirozzi

Billions to improve health services for women and children in developing countries

[Press release, The Office of the Prime Minister, 24.09.2009]

At a meeting at the UN in New York on 23 September, rich and poor countries pledged a total of USD 5.3 billion to improve the health of mothers and children in the world’s 49 poorest countries.

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Norway intends to transfer 10% of H1N1 vaccine stock to developing countries

[Press release, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 17.09.2009]

Norway, the US, Australia, Brazil, Italy, New Zealand, Switzerland, France and the UK intend to transfer 10% of their stocks of the H1N1 vaccine to developing countries. - Our ability to protect ourselves against infections depends on other countries’ ability to protect themselves, said Norway’s Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.

Norway and the US build hospital for rape victims in DR Congo

[Press release, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 14.08.2009]

Norway and the US are joining forces to build a hospital for the victims of sexualised violence in eastern Congo. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced the new Norwegian-American initiative when she visited the Democratic Republic of the Congo this week.

Leading by example – Protecting the most vulnerable during the economic crisis

[Speech/article, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 15.06.2009]

- If we look at what has happened since the late nineties and the early part of this decade, in terms of innovation and tremendous progress in the area of global health, I think we have some reason to be – not proud – but satisfied that there has been such progress and impatience to move forward. Or, to use Jeff Sachs words, to scale up further, Foreign Minister Støre said in his speech in the UN in New York 15 June 2009.

HRH Crown Princess Mette-Marit and Erik Solheim behind Aids summit

[News story, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 19.05.2009]

The international Young Leaders Summit 2009 on Aids will take place at Losby Manor outside Oslo on 23–25 June 2009.

Norwegian Foreign Minister hosts launch of partnership to provide affordable medicines for malaria

[News story, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 17.04.2009]

On 17 April, Norway’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Jonas Gahr Støre, hosted the launch of an international partnership that will provide cheaper and more effective malaria medicines to developing countries.

Global Health – how to make a difference

[Speech/article, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 07.04.2009]

Foreign Minister Støre's speech at the CSIS Global Health Policy Center in Washington D.C. on 7 April 2009.

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