Brazzaville, 24 November 2009 -- The World Health Organization Regional Director for Africa, Dr Luis Sambo was paid a courtesy visit by Equatorial Guinea’s Ambassador to the Republic of Congo, His Excellency José Ela Ebang Mbang, on Tuesday 24th November 2009.

During the visit, they discussed issues of mutual interest between WHO and the Government of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea. Among these was cooperation between WHO and the Equatorial Guinean government to further improve the health status of the people of Equatorial Guinea. read more

:: Read the Spanish version "El Director Regional recibe una visita de cortesía del Embajador de Guinea Ecuatorial acreditado en la Republica del Congo (Brazzaville)."

As of November 23, 2009, 09H00 GMT, 29 countries have officially reported 15503 laboratory confirmed human cases of pandemic (H1N1) 2009 including 104 deaths.
Breakdown of confirmed cases by country

Abuja, 19 November 2009 -- The first of two five-day inter-country workshops on pandemic influenza A H1N1 vaccine depolyment organized by the World Health Organziation (WHO) for its Member States in the African Region got underway on Monday in Abuja, the Nigerian capital.

The workshop, being attended by representatives of French- and Portguese-speaking countries will be followed by another, scheduled from 23 to 27 November 2009, for English-speaking countries. read more

17 November 2009 -- The largest-ever yellow fever mass vaccination campaign will kick off next week across three African countries. The week-long event will target 11.9 million people across Benin, Liberia and Sierra Leone, all three of which are at high risk of yellow fever outbreaks.

:: Read the new release on the yellow fever campaign
:: Read the fact sheet on yellow fever

Port-Louis, 14 November 2009 -- The International Conference on Diabetes and Associated Diseases has ended today with the unanimous adoption of the Mauritius Call for Action which aims at identifying key strategies and commitments urgently required for planning and implementing national diabetes and non-communicable diseases prevention and control programs.

More than 300 delegates from over 50 countries expressed concern about the scale of the diabetes epidemic and its impact on socio-economic development particularly in the African region. They proclaimed their commitment to integrate diabetes and other non-communicable diseases into primary health care as well as increase sensitisation and advocacy to fight the growing epidemic. read more

:: View the Mauritius Call For Action