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On April 7, 2008,World Health Day, the World Health Organization (WHO) will markits 60th anniversary. What better occasion to celebrate WHOsmajor contributions to international and global health? Severalitems in this issue relate to this celebratory theme. Fitzgerald,for example, indirectly underscores WHOs critical rolein monitoring international weapons conventions in his grippingessay on the history of chemical warfare. Bu et al.sVoices From the Past offering focuses on a selection from JohnB. Grants presentation to a 1951 WHO staff meeting, whichprovides important historical insights into the organizationslongstanding interest in the most effective . . . [Full Text]