Geneva, 23 May 2008 -- The World Health Organization Regional Director for Africa, Dr Luis G. Sambo has called for continued national and international commitment to prevent and control noma, -the disease that disfi…
Read moreBrazzaville, 19 May 2008 -- Elimination of malaria is perhaps not imminent but the debate taking place worldwide on the urgent need to accelerate efforts to control malaria and eventually eliminate it opens up new prospe…
Read moreOuagadougou, 28 April 2008 -- The international conference on Primary Health Care (PHC) and health systems in Africa opened Monday in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, with host President Blaise Campaoré callin…
Read moreBrazzaville, 21 April 2008 -- Thirty years after the emergence of the slogan “Health For All”, the World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa, in collaboration with development partners and the Government …
Read moreBrazzaville, 21 April 2008 -- The WHO Regional Office for Africa, in collaboration with development partners and the Government of Burkina Faso, is organizing an International Conference on Primary Health Care (PHC)…
Read moreAlmost 6 million people in Mali were vaccinated against yellow fever in a large vaccination campaign this week. About 6 000 health-care providers and 2 000 volunteers were engaged to reach and vaccinate people at risk of…
Read moreIn close cooperation with the WHO Department of Making Pregnancy Safer (MPS), the Government of Senegal has developed a roadmap to reduce the maternal and child mortality rates in the country. As a result, more trained s…
Read moreBrazzaville, 7 April 2008 -- The 57th Session of the WHO Regional Committee for Africa, proposed that a consultation on male circumcision and HIV prevention in the African region be convened. The consultation was co…
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