Dakar/Brazzaville, 4 March 2010 - More than 85 million children under five years old will be immunized against polio in 19 countries across West and Central Africa in a massive example of cross-border cooperation ai…
Read moreBrazzaville, 10 February 2010 -- Since the first issue in 1998, a magazine of the World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa, has been published twice a year to present readers with the overall strat…
Read moreBrazzaville, 4 February 2010 -- Africans have been advised to adopt healthy behaviours and lifestyles that reduce the risk of getting cancers, and to undergo early screening and treat-ment for cancer and precancerou…
Read moreBrazzaville/Geneva, 19 January 2010 -- Dr Luis Gomes Sambo of Angola was today re-appointed as the World Health Organization’s Regional Director for Africa at the 126th Session of the Executive Board in Geneva, Swit…
Read moreBrazzaville/Geneva, 18 January 2010 -- The 126th Session of the World Health Organization's Executive Board began its deliberations today - Monday 18 January 2010. The Executive Board is composed of 34 individual…
Read moreBrazzaville, 14 January 2010 -- The World Health Organization (WHO)’s African Regional Director-elect Dr Luis Gomes Sambo of Angola will be sworn in to serve a second term of office at the 126th Session of the Execu…
Read moreBrazzaville/Geneva, 14 January 2010 -- The 126th Session of the World Health Organization's Executive Board will begin its deliberations from 18 to 23 January 2010. The Executive Board is composed of 34 individua…
Read more15 December 2009 -- Significant progress has been made in delivering life-saving malaria nets and treatments over the last few years, but the coverage of malaria programmes needs to be stepped up drastically in order to …
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