In an effort to interrupt further spread of the Ebola virus in the shortest possible time, the World Health Organization convened a special meeting of Ministers of Health of eleven (11) countries and partners involved in the Ebola outbreak response in Accra, Ghana from 2-3 July 2014 to discuss the best way of tackling the crisis collectively as well as develop a comprehensive inter country operational response plan

Objective

Brazzaville, 24 March 2006 -- African countries have been urged to prioritize tuberculosis (TB) by allocating adequate resources for its control and increasing access to TB prevention, treatment and care services.

Nairobi, 21 October --The first meeting of the Regional Reproductive Health Task Force, an advisory body established by the Brazzaville-based WHO Regional Office for Africa (WHO/AFRO), got under way Monday in Nairobi, Kenya.

Implementation of eSurveillance in the context of Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response is the foundation for the monitoring of the health situations and assessment of trends for decision making.

16-18 July 2015, Cape Town, South Africa

Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response (IDSR) is a comprehensive, evidence-based strategy for strengthening national public health surveillance and response in the African Region linking community, health facility, district and national levels.

Theme: “Reaching every child with immunization.”

The specific objectives of this conference are: