Brazzaville, 4 February 2010 -- Africans have been advised to adopt healthy behaviours and lifestyles that reduce the risk of getting cancers, and to undergo early screening and treat-ment for cancer and precancerous lesions.

This advice was given today by WHO Regional Director for Africa, Dr Luis G. Sambo, in his message to mark World Cancer Day, observed worldwide on 4 February.
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As of February 03, 2010, 09H00 GMT, 32 countries have officially reported 17,128 laboratory confirmed human cases of pandemic (H1N1) 2009 including 167 deaths.
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Brazzaville/Geneva, 19 January 2010 -- Dr Luis Gomes Sambo of Angola was today re-appointed as the World Health Organization’s Regional Director for Africa at the 126th Session of the Executive Board in Geneva, Switzerland.

He was unanimously nominated for re-appointment by Member States at the WHO Regional Committee (RC) meeting held in Kigali, Rwanda in August 2009. The Committee requested the Director-General to propose to the WHO Executive Board to re-appoint him as Regional Director with effect from 1 February 2010.
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Brazzaville/Geneva, 18 January 2010 -- The 126th Session of the World Health Organization's Executive Board began its deliberations today - Monday 18 January 2010.

The Executive Board is composed of 34 individuals technically qualified in the field of health, each one designated by a Member State elected to do so by the World Health Assembly.

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