Windhoek: 16 November 2010: The Ministry of Health and Social Services (MoHSS) with support from the World Health Organization (WHO) will commemorate World Diabetes Day through week-long activities, titled: ”Diabetes Education and Prevention with the slogan:"Let's take control of diabetes. Now."

In keeping with the theme of World Diabetes Day, events lined up target both health workers and the general public, noting that action is required at all levels in order to take control of this largely avoidable disease. 

Brazzaville/Geneva, 12 November 2010 -- Dr Luis Gomes Sambo the Regional Director of the World Health Organization in the African Region and Prof. Michel Kazatchkine Executive Director of the Global Fund to Fight Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria (The Global Fund) have reaffirmed their commitment to explore mechanisms for strengthening collaboration between the two institutions.

Young and old to be targeted in parts of 3 Central African countries

On the 13th September, 2010 Government of Botswana through Ministry of Health with the support from WHO and other partners launched the malaria elimination campaign to mark the beginning of intensified efforts by Botswana to kick out malaria within its borders. The launch brought together policy makers, decision makers, the private sector and other stakeholders to highlight that malaria elimination will be everyone’s

Chitungwiza, 3 Nov. 2010. Zimbabwe commemorated a belated Mental Health Day at the Chitungwiza General Hospital under the theme, Mental health and Long term physical illness: The need for continued and integrated care. This year’s theme was aimed at making people and care givers aware that mental health and long term illness have a major impact on each other and should, therefore, be viewed holistically.

Brazzaville, 5 November 2010 -- After 10 years with no detected wild poliovirus (WPV) transmission in the Republic of Congo, an outbreak has been reported

Banjul: 29 November 2010: World Diabetes Day (WDD) was officially launched on 14 November 2010 by the Chief Medical Director of the Royal Victoria Teaching Hospital, Dr Mamadi Cham, on behalf of the Honorable Minister of Health and Social Welfare.

Organized by the Gambia Diabetes Association (GDA) in collaboration with the WHO Country Office and the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare (MOHSW), WDD in the Gambia took the form of a number of activities including the folowing

Kilindini 29th October 2010 -- Kenya commemorated the 19th World Mental Health Day at the Port Reitz district hospital in Kilindini District of Coast Province. The commemoration brought together officials from the Ministry of Medicals Services, the Coast Provincial Health Management Team (PHMT) and officials from the Prot Reitz District Hospital, the only mental heath center in the province.

On the 23rd of July, 2010 the Ministry of Health and her partners launched mass distribution of Long Lasting Insecticide Nets (LLINs) in Gweta and Tsokotshaaa villages in the Tutume sub-district, one of the high malaria transmission areas. The activity was officially launched by the Minister of Health, Dr. John Seakgosing, who encouraged the public to exercise maximum co-operation with the government in the effort to eliminate malaria in Botswana by 2015.

More than 72 million children to be immunized across 15 countries to tackle remaining risks