Africa takes action to overcome challenges for HIV vaccine development 17 OCTOBER 2005 | YAOUNDÉ, CAMEROON -- A ministerial level meeting is set to review the current status of HIV vaccine research and developmen…
Read moreFood and Agriculture Organization/World Health Organization: Joint Statement Geneva/Rome, 6 October 2005 -- The first pan-African food safety meeting attended by 147 food regulation officials and experts from som…
Read moreHarare, 4 October 2005 -- The World Health Organization (WHO) has pledged to continue to provide technical assistance for improved surveillance and food safety monitoring in Africa with a view to reducing ill health…
Read moreBrazzaville, 31 August 2005 -- The World Health Organization has called on African governments, civil society, NGOs and development partners operating in the region to strengthen the role of African traditional medi…
Read moreMaputo, 1 August 2005 -- The fifty-fifth session of the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Committee for Africa is scheduled to take place from 22 to 26 August in Maputo , Mozambique . This year's meeting o…
Read moreBrazzaville, 4 July 2005 -- The World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa (WHO/AFRO) has appointed Dr Pascal Mocumbi of Mozambique as the Goodwill Ambassador for maternal, newborn and child health, with s…
Read moreBrazzaville, 30 June 2005 -- The World Health Organization (WHO), working with partners and governments of endemic countries, has recorded appreciable progress in combating leprosy in the African Region. However, mo…
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