Yamoussoukro, (Cote d'Ivoire), 1 September 2011 -- The growing public health movement in Africa got a boost on Wednesday 31 August with the launch of the African Federation of Public Health Associations (AFPHA) at t…
Read moreYamoussoukro, (Cote d'Ivoire), 1 September 2011 -- World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director for Africa, Dr Luis Sambo, has proposed a framework for public health adaptation to climate change in the African …
Read moreYamoussoukro, (Cote d'Ivoire), 1 September 2011 -- Countries in the WHO African Region continued to make good progress in polio eradication in spite of outbreaks recorded in some Member States over the last two…
Read moreYamoussoukro, (Cote d'Ivoire), 1 September 2011 -- World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director for Africa, Dr Luis Sambo, has proposed a strategy for the elimination of measles in the African Region by 2020. …
Read moreYamoussoukro, 29 August 2011 – The sixty-first session of the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Committee for Africa got underway on Monday in Yamoussoukro, Cote d'Ivoire, with a call on Member States to hono…
Read moreBrazzaville, 16 August 2011 - The sixty-first session of the WHO Regional Committee for Africa is to be held from 29 August to 2 September 2011 in Yamoussoukro, Cote d’Ivoire. This year’s meeting of the Regional …
Read moreThe Horn of Africa is facing its worst drought in over 50 years; child malnutrition rates are more than double or triple the 15% emergency threshold and are expected to rise. Malnourished children are more prone to si…
Read moreLuanda, 12 August 2011– An outbreak of an unknown illness has been reported among children and students in schools in Angola. In most cases the illness has occurred suddenly followed by the resolution of symptoms within …
Read more