WHO reports unprecedented progress against 17 neglected tropical diseases, thanks to a new global strategy, a regular supply of quality assured, cost-effective medicines and support from global partners. The report …
Read moreBrazzaville, 15 January 2013 – The African Advisory Committee on Health Research and Development has concluded its 27th session in Brazzaville, Congo with a range of recommendations aimed at improving health researc…
Read more17 December 2012 – Monrovia, Liberia – Women living in Africa face a formidable range of threats to their health throughout their life time. They bear an unacceptably huge burden of disease and death and account for…
Read moreDar es Salaam, 12 December 2012 -- Strengthening Africa’s immunization systems, curbing the increase in the number of wild polio virus cases in Nigeria and closing the funding gap for the Global Polio Eradication In…
Read moreDar es Salaam, 12 December 2012 -- Nigeria, the only polio-endemic country in Africa, has outlined its strategies to interrupt wild polio virus transmission in the country by 2013. The strategies were outlined in…
Read moreBrazzaville, 10 December 2012 -- “Immunization is an important component of health systems and a key strategy to reducing child mortality, improve maternal health and combat diseases. It is for this reason that we n…
Read moreLisbon, 10 December 2012 -- The Universidade Nova de Lisboa (Portugal) has bestowed the title of "Doutor Honoris Causa" on Dr Luis Gomes Sambo, the World Health Organization Regional Director for Africa. The ceremon…
Read moreBrazzaville, 6 December 2012 - The World Health Organization (WHO) has called upon countries of the WHO African Region to use research to promote knowledge and strengthen health action in order to improve human heal…
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