Brazzaville, 11 June 2008 -- The Programme Sub Committee of WHO Africa has begun its session in Brazzaville, Republic of Congo on Tuesday 10th June 2008.

The Committee which is a subsidiary body of the Regional Committee will review regional strategies, Programme budgets, technical reports and resolutions proposed by the Regional Director ahead of the forthcoming Regional Committee meeting in Yaoundé Cameroon.

Geneva, 23 May 2008 -- The World Health Organization Regional Director for Africa, Dr Luis G. Sambo has called for continued national and international commitment to prevent and control noma, -the disease that disfigures the faces of its victims beyond recognition.

Brazzaville, 19 May 2008 -- Elimination of malaria is perhaps not imminent but the debate taking place worldwide on the urgent need to accelerate efforts to control malaria and eventually eliminate it opens up new prospects especially for the African Region where the number of victims remains a source of continuing concern to families, communities and governments.

KOFORIDUA -- On 25 July 2008, the forecourt of the Eastern Regional Coordinating Council (RCC) in Koforidua was the scene of a colorful ceremony to present school items to a group of orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) and their parents.

2 May 2008 - What started as a Routine Immunization (RI) revival mission by the wife of the Governor of Adamawa State, Dr Halima Hammanyero Nyako, has led to the declaration of free medical service for children under five years of age and pregnant women in the state. At the State Specialist Hospital, Yola, and 26 other general and cottage hospitals in the state, the scheme has taken off, following the release of 60 million naira by the government for the purchase of vehicles, drugs, devices, and for monitoring and supervision.

Ouagadougou, 28 April 2008 -- The international conference on Primary Health Care (PHC) and health systems in Africa opened Monday in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, with host   President Blaise Campaoré calling on African countries and their development partners to establish a forum for exchanging information on best practices in the area of health.

WHO provides the government of Uganda technical assistance for management of national health programmes (primary health care, malaria, tuberculosis, AIDS, onchocerciasis, epidemiological surveillance, control and elimination of specific community diseases). Technical assistance has taken the form of training, consultants, equipment, and vehicles. In some situations WHO provides drugs.

The decentralization of health services and programmes to district level has been actively supported by WHO. This has involved capacity building at district and community level, monitoring and evaluation programmes and provision of health learning materials to districts. 

WHO has supported the Ministry of Health, District Health Teams and other local and international organisations to mitigate the health impact of the conflict in northern Uganda. More support has been in the area of disease outbreaks i.e. Ebola in Gulu and Bundibugyo districts; Marburg in Kamwenge district; Meningitis in Arua district; Cholera in several parts of the country; and health care delivery to the flood affected districts in eastern Uganda.