AFRO SHOC Room photo gallery
Above: 01 Gateway to the AFRO SHOC 02 The Main Operations Room 03 The Control Room 04 One of the Breakout Rooms 05 The Equipment Room 06 The Main Operations in session 07 The Main Operations Room in …
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WHO encourages countries to act now to reduce deaths from viral hepatitis
20 July 2016, Geneva - Ahead of World Hepatitis Day, 28 July 2016, WHO is urging countries to take rapid action to improve knowledge about the disease, and to increase access to testing and treatment services. Today…
Read more3rd Meeting on African Surveillance Informatics Governance Board (ASIGB)
Implementation of eSurveillance in the context of Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response is the foundation for the monitoring of the health situations and assessment of trends for decision making. 16-18 July 201…
Read moreAfrica’s health depends on improved nutrition
A profound shift from communicable to noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) is under way in many parts of the African Region. Globally, NCDs are estimated to kill 38 million people each year and they threaten progress towards …
Read moreThe number of overweight children aged under 5 in Africa has nearly doubled since 1990
Commission presents its final report, calling for high-level action to address major health challenge The Commission on Ending Childhood Obesity (ECHO) presented its final report to the WHO Director-General today, cul…
Read moreSADC needs regional collaboration to combat daunting health challenges of TB, Malaria and HIV and AIDS
Lilongwe, 29 March 2007 -- Strategic collaboration among health practitioners is pivotal if southern African countries are to make significant headway in combating the region’s most daunting health challenges - Tube…
Read moreAfrican health ministers agree on priority actions towards implementation of the Global Strategy for Women’s, Children’s and Adolescents’ Health 2016–2030
Addis Ababa, 20 August 2016 – Ministers of Health of the 47 countries in the African Region agreed on priority actions to step up actions towards implementation of the Global Strategy for Women’s, Children’s and Ado…
Read moreYellow fever vaccination campaign in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
As of 2 June 2016, a total of 1 947 567 people have been vaccinated against Yellow Fever in the provinces of Kinshasa and Kongo Central. The vaccination campaign began on 26 May 2016. Many people have rushed to get vacci…
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