Malabo (Equatorial Guinea) 30 August 2010 -- Significant progress has been made in immunization coverage and efforts to eradicate polio in the African Region, but challenges remain and immediate remedial actions nee…
Read moreMalabo (Equatorial Guinea), 30 August 2010 -- African countries have been urged to embrace and use e-Health -- defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) as the cost-effective and secure use of information and c…
Read moreBrazzaville/Malabo, 27 August 2010 -- The sixtieth session of the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Committee for Africa will take place from 30 August to 3 September in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea. The Regi…
Read more19 July 2010 -- Of the 5 million people are now receiving HIV treatment, 1.2 million started in 2009. This is the largest annual increase ever recorded. Another sign of progress is recent studies that show early HIV…
Read moreThe World Health Organization Director for Africa, Dr. Luis Gomes Sambo said the WHO is willing and ready to work with United Nations Agencies and other health development partners to support the Government of Lesot…
Read moreBrazzaville, 14 June 2010 -- WHO Regional Director for Africa, Dr Luis Sambo, has called on the youth in the Region to heed the humanitarian call to donate blood in order to save lives of patients in need. By hee…
Read more31 May 2010, Geneva/Brazzaville/Cairo -- Senior officials from African ministries of health and representatives of health partners and international agencies are scheduled to meet from 3-4 June in Marrakesh, Morocco…
Read moreBrazzaville, 31 May 2010 -- WHO Regional Director for Africa, Dr Luis Sambo, has called on governments in the region to protect women from tobacco marketing and smoke. “I invite all governments to protect women f…
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