Brazzaville, 14 March 2013 -- A Regional Stakeholders’ Consultative Meeting on Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) convened by the World Health Organization (WHO) will take place from 20 to 22 March in Brazzavi…
Read moreBrazzaville, 13 March 2013 -- The World Health Organization's Regional Director for Africa, Dr Luis Sambo presented the Report on “Addressing the Challenge of Women’s Health in Africa” at a Special Meeting org…
Read moreBrazzaville, 4 March 2013 -- An anonymous cancer patient in Brazzaville, Congo, once declared during a treatment session: “Given the fact that people know so little about cancer, we should be talking abo…
Read moreMonday 27 February 2013 -- A three-day meeting on the implementation of the WHO-European Union Health Policy Dialogue Programme, ended today in Brazzaville, Congo. The programme supports selected countries in policy…
Read moreAbuja/Brazzaville, 22 February 2013 – The World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director for Africa, Dr Luis Sambo, has concluded a 3-day official visit to the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The visit began on W…
Read moreBrazzaville, 15 February 2013 – The World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director for Africa, Dr Luis Sambo, has called on African governments together with their health partners to intensify action in ad…
Read moreIn many countries, medicines are required to go through a national process of quality assurance before their use is authorized – a lengthy, expensive procedure. This feature story describes how ten African countries have…
Read moreWHO Regional Director for Africa underscores the need to work to further the aims and objectives of the United Nations and its specialized agencies. The World Health Organization's Regional Director for Africa, Dr Lui…
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