GENEVA : 19 May 2014 – The World Health Assembly is the annual meeting of WHO’s 194 Member States and is its highest decision-making body. It sets out the Organization’s policy and approves its budget. This year mar…
Read moreThe Ghana Guinea-Worm Eradication Programme (GGWEP) has turned to instant messaging service to increase awareness of the cash reward scheme for reporting cases of the disease.1 From 1 May 2014, GGWEP has launched a ‘f…
Read more“Our country has been hit by Ebola, a dangerous viral disease. The virus is dangerous, but you will not get infected if you follow our recommendations. Here is what you can do to protect yourself and your family.” The vo…
Read moreBrazzaville, 13 May - 2014 What is a public health event (PHE)? How can Member States more effectively and efficiently prepare for, and respond to, PHEs which now occur fairly frequently in the WHO Afric…
Read more6 May 2014, Dakar, Senegal - More than 75 representatives of national parliaments from health and budget committees, civil society, ministries of health and finance, media and development agencies from Burkina…
Read moreThe Emergency Committee convened by the Director-General under the International Health Regulations (2005) [IHR (2005)] was held by teleconference on Monday 28 April 2014 from 13:30 to 17:30 Geneva time (CET) and on Tues…
Read moreAs of 18:00 on 3 May 2014, the Ministry of Health (MOH) of Guinea has reported a cumulative total of 231 clinical cases of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD), including 155 deaths. There has been no change in the number of cases …
Read more“We are your brothers and sisters, we could never lie to you” says 60-year-old Marianne, as she walks from her motorbike towards a group of angry people in village Katkama. She opens her hand and offers a cola nut and a …
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