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

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 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.

Health Harare - An Information bulletin of the WCO Zimbabwe Vol. 15, Sept. 2011

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.

Harare, 17 Oct. 2011 -- The Government of Zimbabwe is committed to addressing the Social Determinants of Health (SDH) and ensure equitable access to health for all Zimbabweans. This was said by the Honorable Minister of Health and Child Welfare, Dr Henry Madzorera at a press conference he held on the eve of his departure for the World Summit on Social Determinants of Health in Rio de Janeiro Brazil.

Harare, 17 Oct. 2012 -- Zimbabwe joined the rest of the world in commemorating Global Handwashing Day at an event held at Zengeza High School in Chitungwiza. The event, which was held under the theme Help more children reach their 5th birthday was targeted at schoolchildren, because children are enthusiastic and open to new ideas and often act as agents of change by taking the “handwashing lessons” back into their homes and communities.

Dr Sambo calls for concrete actions to reduce maternal, infant and child deaths