Brazzaville, 6 September 2013 -- Countries in the WHO African Region have made good progress in protecting people from the devastating effects of tobacco use on health but more still needs to be done, according to W…
Read moreBrazzaville, 5 September 2013 -- The WHO Regional Director for Africa, Dr Luis Sambo, has proposed a set of actions for countries in the region as they implement WHO’s new guidelines on the use of antiretroviral the…
Read moreBrazzaville, 5 September 2013 -- On the list of disease prevention and control plans developed by the World Organization (WHO) Regional Office from Africa, the one with a vision for “an African Region free of Neglec…
Read moreBrazzaville, 4 September 2013 -- Most African patients making repeat visits to a hospital or to their doctor are likely to have had at least one similar experience: they routinely see their doctor or other hospital …
Read moreBrazzaville, 3 September 2013 -- The role of traditional medicine in health care has been given a significant boost following the release of an updated Traditional Medicine Strategy aimed at ensuring that countries …
Read moreBrazzaville, 2 September 2013 – The number of older people in Africa is increasing. Are governments equipped to handle the situation? What are the challenges of ageing in Africa and what actions can countries take t…
Read moreBrazzaville, 3 September 2013 -- Every day, some patients receive treatments and use poor quality medical products which are unsafe and ineffective. The World Health Organization (WHO) describes such medical prod…
Read moreBrazzaville, 2 September 2013 -- President Denis Sassou Nguesso of Congo has pledged that his country would continue to meet its financial commitments to the World Health Organization (WHO), and called on the …
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