Yaoundé, 2 September 2008 -- There is an urgent need to interrupt wild poliovirus in Northern Nigeria, sustain optimum involvement of communities in high-risk a
Yaoundé, 2 September 2008 -- “By virtue of their multiple roles, women constitute a key link in the chain of development, and efforts must be made by African co
Yaoundé, 2 September 2008 -- Since the 1990s, Africa has made steady progress in controlling iodine deficiency disorders (IDD), but countries need to intensify
Yaoundé, 2 September 2008 -- Improving Africa’s laboratory services—currently characterized by inadequate staffing, equipment and supplies—is critical to diseas
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 -- African countries have been called upon to curb the harmful use of alcohol, a practice which experts say poses a serious threat to
Yaoundé, 2 September 2008 -- The World Health Organization (WHO) has proposed a strategy to prevent and control cancer, 582 000 cases of which were recorded in
Yaoundé, 1 September 2008 -- The fifty-eighth session of the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Committee for Africa opened on Monday in Yaoundé, with a c