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Regional Consultation on Cervical Cancer Prevention and Control gets underway

Pretoria, 28 May 2012 -- More than 200 million women aged 15…
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WHO calls for “final push” towards accelerated malaria control and eventual elimination in Africa

WHO calls for “final push” towards accelerated malaria control and eventual elimination in Africa

Brazzaville, 25 April 2012 -- African countries and communities…
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WHO Representative, Dr Magda Robalo, US Ambassador Ms Wanda Nesbit, Khomas Regional Governor, Mr Samuel Nuuyoma, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health and Social Services Mr Kahuure, Khomas Regional Director Mr Taapopi at the World TB commemoration pose with 12 years old TB patient, Petrus Dumeni who was diagnosed and successfully completed TB treatment

Namibia Commemorates World Tuberculosis Day with "Stop TB in my Lifetime"

World Tuberculosis (TB) Day was commemorated on 29 Match 2012 under…
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Eritrea Conducted National Tuberculosis Program Review

The Ministry of Health, with the support of WHO, conducted a national…
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Meeting of the survey team members and WHO consultants during the pilot survey in Kontagora, Niger State, Nigeria

Nigeria Finally Starts Population Based Tuberculosis Prevalence Survey with WHO Support

The National TB control programme under the Federal Ministry of…
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Tuberculosis in the Kingdom in the Sky

Lesotho, often called the "Kingdom in the sky", has one of the…
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Expert Consultation makes recommendations on strategies for malaria vector control in the African Region

Brazzaville, 31 October  2011 -- An expert consultation on malaria…
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Brazzaville to host Technical Consultation on Malaria Vector Co

Brazzaville, 25 October 2011 -- Malaria vector control in the WHO…
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Sierra Leone embarks on malaria rapid impact assessment

The National Malaria Control Programme of the Ministry of Health and…
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Sierra Leone Commemorated World Malaria Day 2011

World Malaria Day was commemorated in Sierra Leone on the global…
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