Kigali, 2 September 2009 -- "The remarkable reduction of measles deaths by an estimated 89% between 2000 and 2007 in the African Region" gives reason to hope that the disease can be eliminated in the WHO African Reg…
Read moreKigali, 1 September 2009 -- Dr Luis Gomes Sambo of Angola has been re-nominated as the World Health Organization's (WHO) Regional Director for Africa. Member States of the 59th Session of the WHO's Regional Commi…
Read moreKigali, 1 September 2009 -- WHO Regional Director for Africa, Dr Luis Sambo, has proposed a comprehensive package of interventions to address Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) in the African Region. Dr Sambo unv…
Read moreKigali, 1 September 2009 -- The WHO Regional Director for Africa, Dr Luis Sambo, has proposed a nine-point guide on how countries in the African Region should accelerate implementation of malaria control interventio…
Read moreKigali, 31 August 2009 -- The 59th session of the WHO Regional Committee for Africa opened on Monday in Kigali with a call by President Paul Kagame of Rwanda for strong leadership and accountability in countries in …
Read moreKigali, 26 August 2009 -- The 59th session of the WHO Regional Committee for Africa will take place from 31 August to 4 September at the Conference Centre of Serena Hotel in Kigali, the Rwandan capital. The Regio…
Read moreThe First Inter-Ministerial Conference on Health and Environment kicks up next week in Libreville, Gabon Brazzaville/Nairobi, 22 August 2008 - Diseases caused by changes in the environment accounts for a signific…
Read moreTimely and expanded access to antiretroviral therapy (ART) in Namibia is showing benefits for HIV-positive people, according to Dr Kevin De Cock, who visited Katutura State Hospital in Windhoek, Namibia, during his tenur…
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