20 March 2009 -- Health Ministers from Small Island Developing States in Africa have pledged their commitment to strengthen coordination of their activities to address the common health challenges facing them.

19 March 2009-- The WHO Regional Director for Africa, Dr Luis Gomes Sambo, has called on Small Island Developing States to strengthen the capacity of their health workforce, particularly at the central and local levels, to improve health outcomes.

Lusaka, 27 February 2009 -- The Ministry of Health today launched the second edition of the National Protocol Guidelines for the Integrated Prevention of Mother-To-Child Transmission of HIV and the training package for health care providers and district programme managers. The Deputy Minister of Health Honourable Mendoi Akakandelwa officially launched the guidelines at the ceremony which was held at the Ministry of Health office grounds. At the same function the WHO Representative Dr.

Lusaka -The Ministry of Health in collaboration with UNICEF, WHO, USAID and other partners in maternal and child health launched the Infant and Urban Clinic on 18th February 2009. The Minister of Health, Honourable Kapambwe Simbao, MP, officially launched the campaign which is specifically targeted at fighting malnutrition among children under the age of five.

ACCRA, GHANA, 09 TO 13 MARCH 2009 -- Ghana is to host an MIM/TDR Task Force Meeting which will be held at the African Regent Hotel, Airport West, Accra from 09 to 13 March 2009. Thirty (30) participants comprising 12 Task Force members, 10 Principal Investigators, 4 Observers and 4 staff members from WHO Headquarters are expected to participate in the meeting.

30th January 2009. WHO/Uganda Staff in a group Photo during their annual retreat held in Jinja Nile Resort from 21st to 23rd January, 2009 

26 January 2009, Brazzaville -- The WHO Executive Board's 124th session is taking place in Geneva from 19 to 27 January 2009.

Dr Luis Gomes Sambo WHO Regional Director for Africa is leading an AFRO delegation to this year's session.

Among the issues on the agenda are:

Annual inter country malaria review and planning conferences have shown to be effective in sharing best practices and peer review mechanisms among countries. The World Health Organization Inter Country Support Team on Malaria for East and Southern Africa will be organizing such a meeting from the 14th to the 18th of August 2006. The meeting will take place in Harare, Zimbabwe.

Masvingo Province, 13 June 2008 -- In 2005, the World Health Assembly adopted a resolution establishing an annual World Blood Donor Day, to be celebrated on 14 June each year. The day which is meant to recognise, thank and honour those people who donate their blood voluntarily to save human lives was celebrated at Zimuto Secondary School in Masvingo Province. The theme, of Blood Donor Day this year is "Giving Blood Regularly".

Harare,22 May 2006 - The World Health Organization Country Representative Dr.Evarist Njelesani and Staff wish to announce, with deep shock and sorrow, the death of Dr LEE Jong-wook, Director-General of the World Health Organization.

Dr Lee had been in hospital since Saturday afternoon, where he underwent surgery to remove a blood clot on his brain (a subdural haematoma). He remained in intensive care until 07.43 this morning, when he was pronounced dead.