Addis Ababa, 29 August 2006-- Low investment in health, huge out-of-pocket payments for health services, inadequate health financing policies and limited coverage by health insurance constitute some of the major challeng…
Read moreAbuja, 4 May 2006 -- A special summit of the 53-nation African Union ended Thursday in Abuja with the adoption of far-reaching decisions to stem the tide of HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis (TB) and malaria (ATM) three diseases wh…
Read moreAbuja, 3 May 2006 -- As The burden of HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis (TB) and malaria remains “unacceptably high” in sub-Saharan Africa and a “special approach” is now needed to address the specific needs and challenges of child…
Read moreGlimmer of Hope From the Health Financing Workshop: Accelerating the Process of Resource Mobilization and Pooling Brazzaville, 14 April 2006 -- The health financing workshop held in Brazzaville, Congo from 11 to …
Read moreBrazzaville, 11 April 2006 -- On the invitation of the WHO Regional Office for Africa, experts from regional and international organizations have gathered in the Congolese capital, Brazzaville, to develop a strategy…
Read moreBrazzaville, 4 May 2005 -- The World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director for Africa, Dr Luis Sambo, has called on African governments to allocate adequate resources to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis (TB) and malar…
Read moreBrazzaville, 25 April 2005 -- The World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director for Africa, Dr Luis Gomes Sambo, has made an impassioned plea to African governments, communities, development partners and other stakeh…
Read moreKigali, 17 February 2005 -- The Health Minister of Rwanda, Dr Jean Damascène Ntawukuliryayo, today opened the first ever high-level forum on oral health in the country. Opening a workshop on oral health Thu…
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