Brazzaville/Geneva 17 May 2010 -- The 63rd Session of the World Health Assembly begins in Geneva, Switzerland today. The weeklong event will discuss a range of public health issues including implemen…
Read moreWashington/Brazzaville, 11 May 2010 -- The World Health Organization Regional Director for Africa, Dr Luis Sambo has said that in spite of progress made since the adoption of the Abuja Declarations, more needs to be…
Read more10 May 2010 -- “What brings us here today are some sobering statistics. The fact that maternal mortality in sub-Saharan African is the highest in the world, estimated at 900 per 100,000 live births … that one out of…
Read moreBrazzaville, 25 April 2010 – WHO Regional Director for Africa, Dr Luis Sambo, on Sunday made a passionate appeal for increased engagement of communities to support ongoing malaria prevention and control efforts, and its …
Read moreDakar/Brazzaville, Friday 23 April 2010 -- More than 77 million children in 16 countries will be vaccinated against polio from tomorrow (Saturday) in the critical second round of a synchronized effort to stop a poli…
Read moreMonrovia, Liberia 14 April 2010 -- President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf of Liberia has urged African governments to step up efforts in partnership with other multilateral and bilateral institutions to address the is…
Read more9 March 2010 -- WHO is releasing the first ever guidance on procuring safe and efficient anti-malarial medicines. The guidelines will help countries select and obtain effective, good quality medicines and save lives…
Read moreMoribabougou (Mali), 6 March 2010 – Malian President Ahmadou Toumani Toure and WHO Regional Director for Africa Dr Luis Sambo on Saturday launched a massive vaccina-tion campaign which will see more than 85 million …
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