Brazzaville, 25 October 2011 -- Malaria vector control in the WHO African Region is the subject of an expert technical consultation to be held from 26 to 28 October at the WHO Regional Office for Africa in Brazzaville. …
Read moreRio de Janeiro, October 24 – The World Conference on Social Determinants of Health ended on Friday in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with the adoption of the meeting’s outcome document, the Rio Political…
Read moreActing President of Brazil, Mr Michel Temer addressing delegates during the opening session. Rio de Janeiro, 19 October 2011 -- The Director-General of the World Health Organization, Dr Margaret Chan has called f…
Read moreLuanda, 30 September 2011 -- The WHO Regional Director for Africa, Dr Luis Sambo, has highlighted the substantial progress in HIV/AIDS control and encouraged countries of the African Region to implement a package of…
Read moreNew York, 20 September 2011 -- The landmark UN high-level conference on noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) ended on Tuesday in New York after considering strategies to prevent and control mostly life-style and diet-rel…
Read moreBrazzaville, 19 September 2011 --The World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director for Africa, Dr Luis Sambo, today joined world leaders at the first ever high-level meeting of the United Nations on noncommunica…
Read moreYamoussoukro, 3 September 2011 -- The Sixty-first session of the WHO Regional Committee for Africa ended on Friday in Yamoussoukro, Cote d'Ivoire, with the adoption of four resolutions aimed at improving the health …
Read moreAbuja 3 September 2011 -- The WHO Regional Director for Africa Dr Sambo arrived in Abuja on Saturday 3 September 2011 to visit victims of the bomb attack on the United Nations house. He was met on arrival at the Abu…
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