Brazzaville, 25 October 2012 -- As the Sahel food crisis persists, compounded by recent flooding in the region, the World Health Organization (WHO) has appealed to health and development partners to support affected countries prioritize de-worming activities as part of urgent relief efforts.

Addis Ababa, 20 October 2012 -- In a magnificent event organized at the Gefersa Psychiatric Rehabilitation Center, Ethiopia observed the World Mental Health Day under the theme, “Depression: A Global Crisis” with a series of activities aimed at raising public awareness about mental health, launching the Mental Health Strategy and awarding Her Excellency, Parliamentarian and Patron for Mental Health, W/ro Azeb Mesfin, in recognition of her extra ordinary contribution to improve mental health services in the country.

22 October 2012, Nairobi -- The 8th International Conference on Mother and Child Health (MCH) Handbook co-hosted by the Government of Kenya and the International Committee on MCH Handbook was officially opened by the Hon. Minister for Public Health and Sanitation, Hon. Beth Mugo. The 4 day International Conference was held in Nairobi at the Multimedia University College of Kenya under the theme “Use of the MCH Handbook to Accelerate the Achievement of MDGs 4 and 5”.

Your Excellency, Girma Wolde Ghiorghis , President of the Federal Democratic  Republic of Ethiopia

Honorable Minister for Health, Dr Tewodros Adhanom
Respected Guests of Federal Ministry of Health - Rotary International members and partners of the polio eradication initiative
Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen

My speech will be very short, not statement oriented, but good will’s wishing oriented. 

On behalf of the Cluster on Human and Social Development and the World Health Organization that I have the privilege to represent in Ethiopia and also to AUC and UNECA, I would like to welcome you and to convey our warm greetings to all the participants to this meeting in Addis Ababa, the politic capital of Africa.

H. E. Dr Teodros Adhanom, Federal Minister of Health, Ethiopia,
H.E. Wizero Azeb Mesfin, Member of the Parliament, Founder of the National Mental Health Initiative
Dear Wizero Yezabnesh Taddesse, Ethiopian Mental Health Society Founder and Board member
Dear Dr Yonas Bahir, Ethiopian Mental Health Society - Board president
Dear Dr Dawit Assefa, Chief Executive Officer OF Amanuel Mental Health Specialized Hospital
Dear all mental health work force members working in different level of the health system

Dear Distinguished Guests

Ladies and gentlemen

The second session of the WHO AFRO Programme Subcommittee has concluded today in Luanda, Angola. The two-day meeting was attended by Dr José Van Dúnem, the Angolan minister of Health, Dr.

Brazzaville, 19 October 2012 -- When the tell-tale signs of an emerging epidemic in Uganda were first confirmed on 28 July 2012, the country’s health   authorities, working with World Health Organization (WHO) and other health partners, knew exactly what to do:  strive for timely detection of outbreak and mount a vigorous public health respon

The second Mother and Child Health Week 2012 edition has been organized from 16 to 18 October 2012. The official ceremony at national level took place in Karongi District, Western Province. The Guest of honor of this ceremony was the Minister of Health. The United Nations Agencies and other Health Partners have been actively involved in all activities relating to organization and celebration of the Week. The theme of the Week was: “Handwashing with soap is more than just a day.”

Cape Verde and Mauritius are two of four countries (the others are Sri Lanka and Turkmenistan) documented in a new series of case studies on malaria elimination by The Global Health Group at the University of California, San Francisco  (UCSF) and the World Health Organization (WHO) Global Malaria Programme.

Having worked in collaboration with ministries of health in affected countries, UCSF and WHO  highlight new evidence about what works — and what does not — for reaching and sustaining zero malaria transmission.