APRIL 2013 QNT91 Q u a r t e r l y from the Association of Former WHO Staff Tel :+41(0)22 791 3192 Office 4141, WHO, CH- 1211 Geneva, Switzerland E-mail:
[email protected] Website: http://who.int/formerstaff/en/ Informed opinion and active co-operation on the part of the public are of the utmost importance in the improvement of the health of the people (WHO, Basic Documents, 47th Edition, 2009) The cruise group Photo Pierre Carteret In the Canary Islands Photos of(5 the-12 cruise Jan (uaseery pages 2013) 10 and 13) The photos in the lockets are by Claude Castella APRIL 2013 QNT91 Photos of the cruise (see pages 12 and 15) Volcanos (« Montañas de fuego ») in Timanfaya Park, Lanzarote A view of La Palma Mount Teide in Tenerife (more than 2,000 meters) San Bartolomo Church, Gran Canaria Riding on dromadery back Gala dinner P.Carteret The photos of the Gala dinner are from P.Carteret Gala dinner See other photos in the French version 2 APRIL 2013 QNT91 CONTENTS Pages EDITORIAL Decease of Dr Nakajima 4 Dr Hiroshi Nakajima, WHO Director General from Dr Mahler‘s 90 years 5 l988 to l998, died on 28 January at 85 years of Our health 6 What is new in pensions? 7 age (see next page). As is so often the case, his Interfon Insurance; 8 management was praised by some and criticized On the lighter side SHI: what are your representatives by others. Dr Nakajima achieved a lot especially doing?; WHO bookshop 9 after Dr Halfdan Mahler, very popular after 15 Executive Board January session10 New members years at the head of the Organization.