Brazzaville, 10 December 2013 -- Countries in the WHO African Region are to benefit from a $15 million grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation for scaling up and completing mapping for neglected tropical di…
Read moreIt is with deep sorrow that we pay tribute to the memory of a renowned global Statesman – President Nelson Mandela. The whole world was enriched by his profound courage and determination. During his …
Read moreFOURTH REGIONAL CONSULTATION ON HEALTH WORKFORCE Brazzaville, 2 December 2013 – Health experts are meeting in Brazzaville, Congo to discuss how countries can strengthen human resources capacity to support univers…
Read moreBrazzaville, 1 December 2013 –- “I would like to…urge all countries to promote HIV testing for everyone and to follow WHO guidelines in providing treatment for those with the disease.” This call for …
Read moreBrazzaville, 27 November 2013 – A three-day meeting of about 100 health experts got under way on Wednesday in Accra, Ghana, to discuss the progress towards the elimination of measles and the epidemiological sit…
Read moreIn Senegal, midwives are helping new mothers of premature or low-birth-weight babies improve their children’s chance for survival and healthy development. The answer lies in teaching them to emulate one the world’s most …
Read moreDakar, 14 November 2013 -- The Harmonization for Health in Africa (HHA) partnership has expanded by admitting the Roll Back Malaria partnership to its membership. The admission of Roll Back Malaria took place in Dak…
Read moreAn innovative programme developed with WHO is educating a new generation of leaders committed to expanding Africa’s health workforce. As a newly graduated physician, Dr Amir Aman Hagos envisioned a future dedicated to…
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