3 October 2012, Nairobi, Kenya – Partners in the Harmonization for Health in Africa (HHA) initiative are convening in Nairobi this week as a follow-up to the recent Tunis ministerial conference for African hea…
Read moreA cholera outbreak in Sierra Leone has killed almost 300 people and affected more than 20 000. Without support to sustain and expand the response operation, as many as 32 000 cases could be expected this year. …
Read moreMaputo, 18 September 2012 — The WHO Regional Director for Africa, Dr Luis Sambo, has stated that countries of the African Region should invest much more in scientific research to build stronger evidence and generate…
Read moreMaputo, 14 September 2012 -- The WHO Regional Director for Africa, Dr Luis Gomes Sambo, is expected in Mozambique as from tomorrow, 15 September 2012, for an official four-day visit to the country on the invitation …
Read more« Fatality rate especially high in some countries » Dakar/Brazzaville, 5 September 2012 -- The World Health Organization (WHO) and the UN Children’s agency, UNICEF, are warning that the current cholera …
Read moreBrazzaville, 30 August 2012 -- The World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director for Africa, Dr Luis Sambo, says the progress made in containing the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the last 30 years shows that “an AIDS-fre…
Read more23 August 2012 -- An outbreak of Ebola in western Uganda in July/August 2012 has affected many lives. WHO has provided expertise and documentation to support investigation and control of the disease. As part of the respo…
Read moreOn 17 August 2012, the Ministry of Health (MoH) of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) notified the World Health Organization (WHO) of an outbreak of Ebola haemorrhagic fever in Province Orientale in Eastern DRC. …
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