Lilongwe, 29 March 2007 -- Strategic collaboration among health practitioners is pivotal if southern African countries are to make significant headway in combating the region’s most daunting health challenges - Tuberculo…
Read moreBrazzaville, 26 March 2007 -- Experts, researchers and malaria control programme managers are meeting in Brazzaville from 26-30 March under the auspices of the Multilateral Initiative on Malaria (MIM), the Special P…
Read moreBrazzaville, 21 March 2007 -- Thirty WHO Member States from the African Region which have ratified the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) are meeting in Brazzaville, Congo, to prepare for the implementat…
Read moreBrazzaville, 6 March 2007 -- The health landscape across Africa is changing, with real, measurable progress in key areas. More children are receiving life-saving vaccines. The opportunities to prevent and treat mala…
Read moreBrazzaville, 2 March 2007 -- Five United Nations agencies operating in Africa have committed to jointly support African countries to accelerate progress towards the achievement of the health related Millennium Goals…
Read moreBrazzaville, 27 February 2007 -- Sub-Saharan Africa carries the highest burden of HIV infections and HIV/AIDS-related mortality in the world. Countries and partners are working together to accelerate HIV/AIDS preven…
Read moreBrazzaville, 20 February 2007 -- WHO Regional Director for Africa, Dr Luis Sambo on Monday in Brazzaville urged countries in the region to take steps to curb the abuse of pychoactive substances. Dr Sambo made the…
Read moreIn response to cases of yellow fever in northern Togo, WHO and the Ministry of Health carried out a mass vaccination campaign in February 2007. During the campaign, 1.3 million people were vaccinated. This was the fir…
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