Brazzaville, 30 April 2009 - The Africa Regional Office of the World Health Organization (AFRO) has launched a programme to combat the potential spread to Africa of the swine influenza A/H1N1 which, as at 29 April, …
Read moreBrazzaville, 25 April 2009 - WHO Regional Director for Africa, Dr Luis Sambo, has urged malaria endemic countries in the Region to strive to achieve universal access to cost-effective malaria control interventions s…
Read moreZambia is the latest African country to reach the Roll Back Malaria target of a more than 50% reduction of mortality from malaria compared to 2000. On World Malaria Day, celebrated on 25 April, Zambia's efforts will be p…
Read moreA one-day High-level Leadership Meeting on Buruli Ulcer(BU) organized by WHO and the Govenment of Benin in Cotonou on Monday (30 March) has adopted the Cotonou Declaration on Buruli Ulcer which commits BU-endemic counties to take a number of measures to prevent and control the disease.
Read moreCotonou, 30 March 2009 -- Based on the best available evidence, the World Health Organization’s (WHO) new strategy for Buruli ulcer (BU) control will focus on early case detection…
Read moreBrazzaville, 24 March 2009 -- The World Health Organization (WHO) has called for the “rigorous implementation of the STOP TB Strategy, including universal coverage with DOTS (the Directly Observed Treatment Short-Course)…
Read more20 March 2009 -- Health Ministers from Small Island Developing States in Africa have pledged their commitment to strengthen coordination of their activities to address the common health challenges facing them. At…
Read more19 March 2009-- The WHO Regional Director for Africa, Dr Luis Gomes Sambo, has called on Small Island Developing States to strengthen the capacity of their health workforce, particularly at the central and local levels, …
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