Brazzaville, 14 June 2013 – The Special Adviser to the Secretary-General of the United Nations on Innovative Financing for Development, and Chairman of the Executive Board of UNITAID, Dr Philippe Douste-Blazy has ca…
Read moreBamako, 12 June 2013 – As part of response to humanitarian emergencies, the UNICEF Representative in Mali, Françoise Aackermans and the WHO Representative in Mali, Dr. Ibrahima Socé Fall, met on 11 June 2013 to sign…
Read moreBrazzaville, 13 June 2013 – Members of the Harmonization for Health in Africa Steering Committee are meeting in Brazzaville, Congo, to agree on a Monitoring and Evaluation Framework for the work of the regional heal…
Read moreThe Sixty-sixth session of the World Health Assembly took place in Geneva during 20–27 May 2013. At this session, the Health Assembly discussed a number of public health issues such as blindness, disability, mental healt…
Read more17 May 2013 -- The yellow fever ‘booster’ vaccination given ten years after the initial vaccination is not necessary. WHO’s Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on immunization (SAGE) has reviewed the latest evidence…
Read moreBrazzaville, 8 May 2013 -- The first meeting of the Monitoring Committee of the African Public Health Emergency Fund (APHEF) ended in Brazzaville on Wednesday after reviewing, refining and endorsing the manual which…
Read moreBugabwe (Uganda), 27 April 2013 -- Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni today formally launched the introduction of the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) into the country’s routine immunization schedule …
Read moreAddis Ababa, 25 April 2013 - The African Union jointly with the WHO Roll Back Malaria Partnership marked the commemoration of the 2013 World Malaria Day under the theme, “Invest in the future. Defeat malaria” in the…
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