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West and Central Africa unite to stop polio outbreak

19 Country Synchronized Polio Campaign Joint GPEI / IFRC Factsheet…
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SADC needs regional collaboration to combat daunting health challenges of TB, Malaria and HIV and AIDS

Lilongwe, 29 March 2007 -- Strategic collaboration among health…
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Dr Sambo urges countries to address TB resistance to medicines

Malabo (Equatorial Guinea) 31 August 2010 – WHO Regional Director for…
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Wild polio and vaccine derived polio in Nigeria

After more than two years without the detection of wild polio in…
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Hepatitis: “It’s closer than you think”

26 July 2012 -- Viral hepatitis kills about one million…
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Stronger national response is needed to continue the fight against HIV/AIDs, says Dr Sambo

Cape Town/Brazzaville, 11 December 2013 -- The World Health…
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“Networking of public health research institutions in the African Region”

The 63rd Session of the Regional Committee took place from 2 to 6…
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Meningitis vaccination campaign to reach 300 million by 2016

Chad has launched a mass campaign to vaccinate nearly 2 million…
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Africa Faces New Malaria Threat

Brazzaville -- Resistance to available anti-malarial drugs has become…
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Africa’s health depends on improved nutrition

A profound shift from communicable to noncommunicable diseases (NCDs…
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