Singapore: Fire at Industrial Building Causes Injury, Evacuations

A fire broke out at a three-storey industrial building in Tampines, Singapore on May 9, sending dark plumes of smoke and ash into the sky, injuring one person and prompting evacuations from nearby workplaces and a school.

WHO, FAO chiefs at int'l nutrition confab in Rome

WHO, FAO chiefs at int'l nutrition confab in Rome

ROME, Italy - Margaret Chan (L), head of the World Health Organization, and Jose Graziano da Silva, chief of the Food and Agriculture Organization, meet the press in Rome on Nov. 19, 2014, on the occasion of the Second International Conference on Nutrition.

WHO chief at Kobe confab

WHO chief at Kobe confab

KOBE, Japan - Margaret Chan, chief of the World Health Organization, speaks at a press conference in Kobe on Nov. 17, 2010. The WHO Global Forum on Urbanization and Health adopted the ''Kobe Call for Action'' the same day.

WHO head raises awareness of health threats

WHO head raises awareness of health threats

GENEVA, Switzerland - Margaret Chan, director general of the World Health Organization, talks during an interview at the WHO headquarters in Geneva on Nov. 11, 2010. Chan said the risks of diseases crossing national boundaries are real in a highly globalized world, referring to the spread of new antibiotic-resistant bacteria and flu epidemic.

WHO offers to help China guard against emergencies at Olympics

WHO offers to help China guard against emergencies at Olympics

BEIJING, China - Margaret Chan, director general of the World Health Organization, speaks at a news conference in Beijing on Nov. 2. Chan offered to help China guard against public health emergencies at next year's Beijing Olympics.

WHO offers to help China guard against emergencies at Olympics

WHO offers to help China guard against emergencies at Olympics

BEIJING, China - Margaret Chan, director general of the World Health Organization, speaks at a news conference in Beijing on Nov. 2. Chan offered to help China guard against public health emergencies at next year's Beijing Olympics. (Kyodo)

S. Korea MERS death toll hits 23, infections at 165 with 3 new cases

S. Korea MERS death toll hits 23, infections at 165 with 3 new cases

Margaret Chan (C), director general of the World Health Organization, speaks at a press conference in Seoul on June 18, 2015. She said the risk of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus being transmitted to the general public in South Korea is "considered low" as the infections are occurring in confined settings like health facilities. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

S. Korea MERS death toll hits 23, infections at 165 with 3 new cases

S. Korea MERS death toll hits 23, infections at 165 with 3 new cases

Margaret Chan, director general of the World Health Organization, speaks at a press conference in Seoul on June 18, 2015. She said the risk of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus being transmitted to the general public in South Korea is "considered low" as the infections are occurring in confined settings like health facilities. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

WHO chief at Kobe confab

WHO chief at Kobe confab

KOBE, Japan - Margaret Chan, chief of the World Health Organization, speaks at a press conference in Kobe on Nov. 17, 2010. The WHO Global Forum on Urbanization and Health adopted the ''Kobe Call for Action'' the same day. (Kyodo)

WHO, FAO chiefs at int'l nutrition confab in Rome

WHO, FAO chiefs at int'l nutrition confab in Rome

ROME, Italy - Margaret Chan (L), head of the World Health Organization, and Jose Graziano da Silva, chief of the Food and Agriculture Organization, meet the press in Rome on Nov. 19, 2014, on the occasion of the Second International Conference on Nutrition. (Kyodo)

WHO head raises awareness of health threats

WHO head raises awareness of health threats

GENEVA, Switzerland - Margaret Chan, director general of the World Health Organization, talks during an interview at the WHO headquarters in Geneva on Nov. 11, 2010. Chan said the risks of diseases crossing national boundaries are real in a highly globalized world, referring to the spread of new antibiotic-resistant bacteria and flu epidemic. (Kyodo)

WHO's Chan says Ebola vaccine trial results promising

WHO's Chan says Ebola vaccine trial results promising

World Health Organization Director General Margaret Chan speaks at a press conference in Geneva on July 31, 2015, about results from an interim analysis of the Guinea Phase III efficacy vaccine trial that showed VSV-EBOV is highly effective against Ebola. She said it is an extremely promising development. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo