Brazzaville, 2 April 2008 -- Fifty experts will meet from 2-4 April in Brazzaville, Republic of Congo, to discuss male circumcision in the context of HIV prevention in the African Region. The three-day meeting, w…
Read more28 March 2008, Geneva - Too often the sacrifices of people working in global public health go unrecognized, but not in this case. WHO welcomes the announcement that the Government of Japan is awarding the first Hide…
Read moreAbuja, 27 February 2008 -- WHO Director-General Dr Margaret Chan on Saturday ended her first official visit to Nigeria expressing optimism that polio can be kicked out of the country this year with the government an…
Read moreVictoria, Mahe, 25 February 2008 -- The WHO Regional Director for Africa, Dr Luis Sambo said the World Health organization is fully committed to the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). He pointed…
Read moreAbuja, 21 February 2008 -- WHO Director-General Dr Margaret Chan, on Thursday in Abuja joined the First Lady of Nigeria, Mrs Turai Yar’Adua and the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Mohammed Saad Abubakar, in flagging off th…
Read moreWHO Director-General leaves a message of hope "More investment in the national health system will bring more improvements in health" Luanda, 20 February 2008 -- The Director-General of the World…
Read moreLuanda, 18 February 2008 -- The WHO Director-General, Dr. Margaret Chan, said she is very satisfied with the high commitment showed by the Angolan authorities to rebuild the national health system as a «dorsal backb…
Read moreKampala, 4 February 2008 -- At the conclusion of his official visit to Uganda, the WHO Regional Director for Africa, Dr Luis Gomes Sambo, thanked the government for inviting him to visit the country in order t…
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