Accra, 17 June 2006 -- The World Health Organization Regional Director for Africa, Dr Luis Gomes Sambo, arrived in Accra last Wednesday to begin a five day official duty tour to Ghana. Dr Sambo, whose visit is at th…
Read moreHarare, 15 June 2006 -- With the recent completion of the latest rounds of treatment targeting the entire country, Burkina Faso has become the first in the WHO African Region to achieve nationwide coverage with anth…
Read moreBrazzaville, 26 May 2006 -- The WHO Regional Director for Africa, Dr Luis Gomes Sambo has paid tribute to Dr Jong-wook Lee who died on Monday, 22 May 2006 after a short illness, just before the opening of the 59th S…
Read moreGeneva, 24 may 2006 -- More than 1000 people packed into the Basilique Notre-Dame today in Geneva to attend the funeral of Dr LEE Jong-Wook, Director-General of the World Health Organization.
Read moreGeneva, 22 may 2006 -- Dr LEE Jong-Wook, WHO Director-General. Dr LEE Jong-Wook, Director-General of the World Health Organization, died this morning after a short illness.
Read moreAbuja, 4 May 2006 -- A special summit of the 53-nation African Union ended Thursday in Abuja with the adoption of far-reaching decisions to stem the tide of HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis (TB) and malaria (ATM) three diseases wh…
Read moreAbuja, 3 May 2006 -- As The burden of HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis (TB) and malaria remains “unacceptably high” in sub-Saharan Africa and a “special approach” is now needed to address the specific needs and challenges of child…
Read moreGlimmer of Hope From the Health Financing Workshop: Accelerating the Process of Resource Mobilization and Pooling Brazzaville, 14 April 2006 -- The health financing workshop held in Brazzaville, Congo from 11 to …
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