The Executive Director of the Sierra Leone Roads Transport Authority (SLRTA), Dr Sarah Bendu, on Thursday 9 February paid a courtesy call on the WHO Representative in Sierra Leone, Dr Wondimagegnehu Alemu. The purpose of Dr Bendu's visit was to discuss road safety which she described as a "major challenge facing the public".

Swaziland, Mbabane— 22nd February 2012—The Hon. Minister for Health Mr Benedict Xaba today officially launched the Essential Health Care Package. In the presence of the WHO country Representative Dr. Owen Kaluwa, and other representatives from development partners, senior government officials, members of parliament's two Health Portfolio Committees, the regional health management committees, and other health sector stakeholders, the Hon.

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TOUS POUR L’EQUITE: La Conférence internationale sur les Déterminants Sociaux de la santé
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Sport et Santé pour tous: les Journées Mondiales du Coeur et Diabète en 2011 au Rwanda
La Journée Santé-Médias 2011
World AIDS Day 2011 in Rwanda
Les nouvelles brèves du Bureau de la Représentation au Rwanda.

On 15th February 2012, H.E Dr. Ali Mohamed Shein expressed his recognition on the WHO’s major contribution in the health sector in the African Region.

Brazzaville, 20 February 2012 -- Since the end of the Cold War, state and non-state actors -- including the World Health Organization (WHO) -- have come to rely on health diplomacy, in its various forms, to advocate for the improvement of the health status of populations including in the African region.

Tanzania has been honoured to host the Multi-country workshop to strengthen results and accountability for women's and children's health and the health sector as a whole.

The workshop drew about 100 participants from ten African Countries namely Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Regional institutes and Global partners namely WHO (WHO Geneva, AFRO and Country Office), UNICEF, UNFPA, UNAIDS, PMNCH, HMN, CDC, World Bank, USAID, NORAD, CIDA, DFID/E4A, GIZ, Africa MNCH Coalition, World Vision and others. 

In 2011, the WHO Country Office embarked on a programme to strengthen disease surveillance activities in the country through donation of vehicles. A total of 6 provinces (Copperbelt, Luapula, Lusaka, Northern, Southern and Western Provinces) each received a vehicle for disease surveillance activities.

On February 10th, 2012, the WHO Country Office donated a Nissan Hard Body to the Central Province Medical Office in Kabwe. Central Province has a total of six districts namely, Kabwe, Chibombo, Kapiri Mposhi, Serenje, Mumbwa and Mkushi with a population of 1,300,000. 

Brazzaville, 10 February 2012 – The World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director for Africa, Dr Luis Sambo, on Friday (10 February) called on the Brazzaville-based diplomatic community to advocate with their national governments for more investments in health.

The World Health Organization and the United Nations Foundation undertook a joint mission to Sierra Leone as part of the measles partnership advocacy. The objectives of the mission were to raise awareness among local authorities and partners on the Measles Initiative and the current challenges for achieving the measles pre-elimination goal in Africa by 2012, assess preparedness for the campaign and make recommendations for acceleration of activities and support local resource mobilization to finance part of the operational costs of the campaign.

Nairobi Kenya, 04 February 2012 -- Kenya joined the rest of the world in marking this year’s World Cancer Day under the global theme “together it is possible”. The national event held at Kangemi health centre in Nairobi was presided over by the representative of the Minister for Public Health and Sanitation, Dr Willis Akhwale, head of Disease Prevention and Control (DPC) programme.