Bamako, 17 November 2008 -- The World Health Organization has called on governments to prioritize health research and echoed a proposal by the Commission on Social Determinants of Health for the inclusion of health in the policies of all government ministries and departments.

Brazzaville, 6 November 2008 -- The WHO Regional Office for Africa, in collaboration with WHO Headquarters, partners and the Kenyan Medical Research Institute organized a laboratory capacity building training workshop from 15 to 19 September in Nairobi for 46 participants

WHO Regional Director for Africa Hands over a Maternity Clinic to the Integrated Health Centre of Madibou, Brazzaville

Brazzaville, 6 November 2008 -- The WHO Regional Director for Africa, Dr Luis Gomes Sambo, currently on official duty tour in the Republic of Congo has, today, handed over a maternity clinic to the integrated heath centre (IHC) of Madibou situated in the southern outskirts of Brazzaville.

6 November 2008 -- WHO welcomes the consensus decision of the United Nations General Assembly to ban smoking and tobacco sales at UN headquarters in New York.

Goma/Geneva, 4 November 2008 -- Increasing quantities of medical supplies are being provided by foreign governments to save lives in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, but WHO is calling for more support to meet urgent health needs.

Gambia, 28 October 2008 -- The WHO Country Office this afternoon donated two blood bank fridges to the health sector. The items, worth about US$8000.00, were presented to the Chief Medical Director of the Royal Victoria Teaching (RVTH) by the WHO Country Representative, Dr Thomas Sukwa.

27 October 2008 | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - A five days regional training workshop on blood donor recruitment with a focus on pre and post donation counseling, organized jointly by Blood Safety Unit of WHO/AFRO and WHO

Twenty six participants involved in blood donor recruitment and counseling from 17 English speaking countries from West and South Eastern African Countries are attending the workshop.

Addis Ababa, Ehtiopia

27 October 2008

The Head Health Services Provisional Department,
The Secretary General of the Ethiopian Red Cross,
The Country Director CDC, Ethiopia,
Dear Participants,
Ladies and Gentlemen.

16 October 2008 | Addis Ababa - In the context of ongoing response to a polio outbreak in Gambella region, the Federal Ministry of Health in collaboration with its partners is planning to conduct a polio vaccination campaign targeting about 2.1 million children under age 5 in the zones of Gambella and Benishangul/Gumuz Regions, 6 zones of Oromia Region and 4 zones of Southern Nation Nationalities People Region (SNNPR). The dates of these campaigns are October 17-20, and November 14-17, 2008.