Conakry, Guinea - 25 July, 2014 – In response to continuing reports of new cases and deaths attributable to Ebola virus disease (EVD) in Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone, the WHO Regional Director for Africa, Dr Lu…
Read moreConakry, 24 July 2014 – The Prime Minister of the Republic of Guinea, Mr. Mohamed Said Fofana today, launched the activities of the Sub-regional Ebola Outbreak Coordination Centre in Conakry. The WHO Regional Direct…
Read moreBrazzaville, 23 July 2014 - Tackling the scourge of substandard, spurious, falsely-labeled, falsified or counterfeit (SSFFC) medical products which threatens the health of millions of people in the African Region is…
Read moreBrazzaville, 9 July 2014 – A three-day Regional Consultation on Medical Education and Training got underway today (Wednesday) in Brazzaville Congo. Organized by the World Health Organization (WHO), the meeting is di…
Read moreWHO convened a three day meeting of countries and partners on achievement of universal access to sexual and reproductive Health (SRH) since the call made by the International Conference on Population and Development (ICP…
Read moreAccra, 03 July 2014 – The Emergency Ministerial meeting on Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) has ended today with Health Ministers agreeing on a range of priority actions to end the Ebola outbreak in West Africa. The scale …
Read moreAccra, 2 July 2014 - The WHO Regional Director for Africa, Dr Luis Gomes Sambo, has today re-iterated his call for urgent, collective cross-border, multi-sectoral concrete actions to bring an end to the on-going Ebo…
Read moreThe waiting room at the Meadowlands Zone 3 Clinic in Soweto, South Africa, is full of children brought by their parents for their scheduled vaccinations. Medical staff follow a well-rehearsed routine, registering arrival…
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