Brazzaville, 25 October 2006 -- Delegates from 10 countries and the Network of Hospitals in Africa, the Indian Ocean and the Caribbean (RESHOAC) attending a meeting on strengthening the role of hospitals in national health systems have made recommendations on ways of implementing orientations adopted by Member States during the fifty third session of the WHO Regional Committee for Africa held in 2003.

African Ministers of Health of Small Island Developing States meet to tackle health development issues.

Victoria, Mahe , 23 October 2006 -- Five African Small Island Developing States (SIDS) began a meeting Monday in Mahe , Seychelles, to take stock of their health status and find ways of improving the health of their populations.

WHO and other UN Agencies support Angola and Namibia in the prevention and control of common communicable diseases along their bordersOshakati, 23 October 2006 -- The health authorities from Angola and Namibia have elaborated a joint plan of action to reactivate the prevention and control of the common communicable diseases and other issues along their borders, on specially Malaria, HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, Polio, Epidemiological surveillance and social mobilization. This decision has been taken at the end of a meeting held in Oshakati, Namibia, from 17th to 19th October 2006.

Oshakati, 23 October 2006 -- The health authorities from Angola and Namibia have elaborated a joint plan of action to reactivate the prevention and control of the common communicable diseases and other issues along their borders, on specially Malaria, HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, Polio, Epidemiological surveillance and social mobilization. This decision has been taken at the end of a meeting held in Oshakati, Namibia, from 17th to 19th October 2006.

WHO, Health Action International for Africa, Release Report of Medicine Prices Surveys in Selected African Countries

Brazzaville, 20 October 2006 -- The World Health Organization (WHO) and Health Action International for Africa (HAI Africa) have published a summary report of findings from medicine price surveys undertaken in 2004 and 2005, using the WHO/HAI price survey methodology.

Brazzaville, 12 September 2006 -- A workshop for Reproductive Health programme managers from 13 African countries got underway Monday in Brazzaville with a call on participants to identify mechanisms for scaling up key interventions to reduce maternal, newborn and child mortality in the region.

Addis Ababa, 1 September 2006 -- The fifty-sixth session of the WHO Regional Committee for Africa ended Friday in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, with the adoption of seven resolutions aimed at scaling up action in critical areas that are key to improving the health and socio-economic situation in Africa.

Addis Ababa, 30 August 2006 -- The WHO Regional Office for Africa has developed a strategy to optimize child survival, growth and development, and reduce mortality among children less than five years of age, currently estimated at 4.6 million per year.

Addis Ababa, 30 August 2006-- The World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director for Africa, Dr Luis Sambo, has proposed measures to check sickle-cell disease. The prevalence of sickle-cell trait ranges between 10% and 40% of the population in some parts of the African Region.

Addis Ababa, 30 August 2006-- “With the detection of avian influenza in the African continent, the risk of an influenza pandemic will persist. This potentially catastrophic situation requires strong government leadership for the finalization and timely implementation of national multisectorial preparedness and response plans”.