The celebration in Angola of the World AIDS Day on 1st December 2010 was an opportunity for the Government of Angola and partners to continue to raise awareness to the Angolan population about HIV/AIDS, it´s social and economic impact and improve solidarity face this pandemic.

The event is one of the most visible and gives the opportunity to increase public and private partnership in Angola to expand awareness about the status of the pandemic and encouraging progress in the HIV/AIDS Prevention, treatment and care interventions.

As many as 450 million people are at risk from meningococcal A disease, the primary cause of epidemic meningitis across Africa. The disease kills thousands every year. Major group A epidemics occur every 7-14 years and are particularly devastating to children and young adults. The sickest patients typically die within 24 to 48 hours of the onset of symptoms. Of those who survive, 10 to 20 percent suffer brain damage, hearing loss or a learning disability. 

Nairobi 1st December 2010 -- Kenya joined the World in commemorating the 22nd World AIDS Day (WAD) under the theme “Universal Access and Human Rights”.

The First Lady, Her Excellency Lucy Kibaki, represented by the Minister of State for Special Programmes was the guest of honor at the national celebrations held at the Kenyatta International Conference Centre (KICC) in Nairobi.

Kenya-World-AIDS-Day-2010

27 August 2010, Addis Ababa -- The WHO Ethiopia Country Office in collaboration with the Ethiopian Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH) convened a half day consultative meeting to deliberate on the WHO Global Health Sector Strategy for HIV/AIDS: 2011 – 2015.

The meeting brought together a wide section of stakeholders from FMOH, UN Agencies, NGOs, PLWHA Associations, bilateral and multi lateral agencies among others. 

The drive to provide access to antimalarial interventions is producing results

Axum, 01 December 2010 -- The 22nd World AIDS Day was marked in the historical town of Axumof the Tigray State at a ceremony presided over by the president of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia HE president Girma Woldegiorgis.

The Jubilee Park in the twin cities of Sekondi-Takoradi, the capital of the Western Region in Ghana was the scene of a very colourful 2010 World AIDS Day Celebration. The well organized function, honorably graced by His Excellency Mr John Dramani Mahama, the Vice President of Ghana, was attended by people from all walks of life ranging from school children, civil society organizations, persons living with HIV (PLHIV), chiefs and traditional rulers to Development partners.

Innovation and Consolidation of Achievements

Abuja, 7 December 2010 -- The WHO Regional Director for Africa Dr Luis Sambo has urged governments and development partners to ensure that eliminating river blindness from Africa is a success given the laudable achievements of previous control programs.

He made this call at the 16th session of the Joint Action Forum (JAF), the governing board of the African Programme for Onchocerciasis Control (APOC) which began its deliberations in Abuja, Nigeria today.

More than 12 million people in Burkina Faso to receive new vaccine by end of year