Johannesburg, 3 September 2003 -- Mortality rate from road traffic accident injuries in Africa is the highest in the world, costing the Region $7.3 billion or 1% of its Gross Domestic Product annually, the World Hea…
Read moreJohannesburg, 3 September 2003 -- Preventive measures and response mechanisms put in place by the World Health Organization (WHO) and its Member States have helped to check the spread of Severe Acute Respiratory Syn…
Read moreJohannesburg, 3 September -- Food-borne illness presents a major and continuing challenge to Africa as it adversely affects health, lowers economic productivity, and in several cases results in death and disability.…
Read moreJohannesburg, 1 September 2003 -- African governments have been urged to increase funding for their health sectors, allocate more funds to hospitals, desist from embarking on 'prestigious' health projects, and focus…
Read moreJohannesburg, 1 September -- The World Health Organization (WHO) and its Member States in the African Region have made definite progress towards polio eradication, with the Region attaining certification level surve…
Read moreJohannesburg, South Africa: HIV/AIDS is a "catastrophe" and people affected need urgent access to treatment said Dr LEE Jong-wook, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) in his speech to health mini…
Read moreJohannesburg, 1 September -- The 53rd session of the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Committee for Africa (RC53) opened Monday in Johannesburg with a call on WHO and its Member States to seriously address t…
Read moreJohannesburg, 31 August -- The World Health Organization (WHO) has called on African governments to accord formal recognition to traditional medicine, create an enabling environment for its practice, and integrate t…
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