Gambia, 2 September 2008 -- Following his appointment as WHO Representative to the Republic of The Gambia barely six weeks ago, Dr Thomas Sukwa, today, pre
Yaoundé, 2 September 2008 -- Since the 1990s, Africa has made steady progress in controlling iodine deficiency disorders (IDD), but countries need to inten
Yaoundé, 2 September 2008 -- Improving Africa’s laboratory services—currently characterized by inadequate staffing, equipment and supplies—is critical to d
Yaoundé, 2 September 2008 -- African countries have been called upon to curb the harmful use of alcohol, a practice which experts say poses a serious threa
Yaoundé, 2 September 2008 -- The World Health Organization (WHO) has proposed a strategy to prevent and control cancer, 582 000 cases of which were recorde
Yaoundé, 1 September 2008 -- The fifty-eighth session of the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Committee for Africa opened on Monday in Yaoundé, wit
Yaoundé, 28 August 2008 -- The fifty-eighth session of the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Committee for Africa is scheduled to take place from 1
KOFORIDUA, GHANA, 21 AUGUST 2008 -- In response to the prevailing neonatal mortality rates for Ghana which stands at 43 per 1000 live births, the first tra