Monrovia, 22 April 2014 - The WHO Regional Director for Africa Dr Matshidiso Moeti has underscored the importance of involving the communities in the fight against Ebola. Speaking to residents of Zuma town, Monrovia, on…
Read moreAfrican Health ministers have pledged to work together to take concrete actions to improve the health of people in the continent. At the end of a two-day meeting held in Luanda, the Angolan capital, the Ministers express…
Read moreBrazzaville, April 2014 -- If any doubts ever existed about the wisdom or benefits of instituting the African Vaccination Week (AVW), the celebration of the 3rd AVW in the Region in 2013 very eloquently …
Read moreLuanda 16 April 2014 - A meeting of Ministers of Health from the African continent gets underway in Luanda, Angola with the Vice-President of Angola, H. E Manuel Vicente calling for stronger collaboration,…
Read moreApril 2014 - When Abdullah D. saw a doctor in the hospital close to his home in Conakry in late March 2014, he had high fever, headaches and felt very weak. The doctor immediately called in the infectious disease ex…
Read moreLuanda, 14 April 2014 - Health experts have begun a two day meeting in Luanda, Angola to discuss a range of issues aimed at improving the health of people living in the African Continent. The two-day meeting precede…
Read moreAPRIL 9, 2014 - Conakry, Guinea – The efforts to control the outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus in Guinean capital Conakry are being intensified. More resources were mobilised and WHO and partners are streamlining t…
Read moreBrazzaville, 7 April 2014 - The above headline would have been unimaginable 30 years ago when Guinea-worm disease (GWD) was robust, alive and well in much of Africa. At the start of the Guinea -worm Er…
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