Abuja, 22 November 2003 -- The World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director for Africa, Dr. Ebrahim Samba has reiterated his personal commitment and that of WHO to the eradication of polio from Africa in 2005. …
Read moreDakar, 25 October -- The second meeting of the WHO African Reproductive Health Task Force ended Friday in Dakar, Senegal, with the adoption of recommendations aimed at scaling up interventions designed to improve re…
Read moreDakar, 24 October -- African countries should re-position family planning as a priority health intervention because of its potential for helping to drastically reduce maternal infant and child deaths. "Revitalize…
Read moreDakar, 24 October -- Participants in the 2nd African Regional Reproductive Health Task Force meeting which ended Friday in Dakar, Senegal, unanimously condemned female genital mutilation (FGM) and agreed that health…
Read moreDakar, 23 October -- Reproductive health indicators in Africa can be greatly improved through the adoption of a comprehensive "public health" approach, high political commitment, availability of basic infrastructure…
Read moreDakar, 22 October -- Adolescence is a crucial phase in human development and adequate coverage of the health needs of people in this age group in Africa is crucial for their health, and ultimately for the health and…
Read moreDakar, 20 October -- The majority of communities in four selected African countries still prefer to have babies delivered at home rather than in health facilities, according to the findings of a study conducted in f…
Read moreDakar, 20 October -- The World Health Organization (WHO) has called on countries in the African region to adopt and scale up demonstrated good practices that have improved reproductive health indicators elsewhere wi…
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