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The theme for World Mental Health Day this year draws the attention of the international community to the threat that emotional and behavioural disorders pose to the mental heal

Following years of civil war in Liberia, access to safe drinking water and a coordinated health response are at the core of WHO's work in the country.

This series of feature stories is about people living with HIV/AIDS. Each story is very different.

Johannesburg, 5 September 2003 -- The 53rd session of the WHO Regional Committee for Africa ended Friday in Johannesburg with the adoption of six resolutions, i

Johannesburg, 4 September -- Almost half of the 600,000 pregnancy-related deaths recorded worldwide occur in Africa which has only 12% of the worlds population,

Johannesburg, 3 September -- Man-made disasters and natural hazards such as armed conflicts, floods, drought, famine, earthquakes and volcanic eruptions cost Af

Johannesburg, 3 September 2003 -- The World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa has developed a strategy aimed at contributing to the attainment, by

Johannesburg, 3 September 2003 -- Mortality rate from road traffic accident injuries in Africa is the highest in the world, costing the Region $7.3 billion or 1