Nairobi, 15 April 2004 -- African countries have been urged to prioritize oral health and increase budgetary allocations to their oral health programmes. Making the call Wednesday in Nairobi at the start of a three-…
Read moreBrazzaville (Congo), Ferney Voltaire (France), 8 April 2004 -- General development as well as health and oral health indicators in the African region are among the lowest in the world. Oral diseases such as dental c…
Read moreAddis Ababa, 20 August 2016 – Ministers of Health of the 47 countries in the African Region agreed on priority actions to step up actions towards implementation of the Global Strategy for Women’s, Children’s and Ado…
Read moreAs of 2 June 2016, a total of 1 947 567 people have been vaccinated against Yellow Fever in the provinces of Kinshasa and Kongo Central. The vaccination campaign began on 26 May 2016. Many people have rushed to get vacci…
Read moreExecutive summary Emerging diseases continue to cause challenges for the public health and veterinary communities. Through the Emerging Pandemic Threats (EPT) Program, USAID funds FAO, OIE and WHO for their collective…
Read moreAs this year's meningitis season comes to a close, Felicity Thompson reports on how a new vaccine that costs less than a soda pop is making inroads into a dreaded disease in Africa. Bulletin of the World Health Organi…
Read moreSituation analysis At the start of 2010, 9 countries in west and central Africa are considered to have active outbreaks of polio (i.e. cases within the last six months): Burkina Faso, Chad, Guinea, Liberia, Mali, Maur…
Read moreHarare, 4 April 2003 -- Treatment success and case detection rates for tuberculosis (TB) have improved appreciably in Africa since 1993 when the disease was declared a global emergency by the World Health Organizati…
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