Brazzaville/Algiers, 19 October 2016 - The heads of delegation of Member States of the World Health Organization (WHO) African Region adopted the Algiers Call to Action for Tobacco Control at the end of the high-lev…
Read more18 October 2016, Brazzaville – A four-day regional consultation on national school health programmes in the African Region opens today in Brazzaville, Congo. The Consultation – organized by the World Health Or…
Read more14 October 2016, Brazzaville/Niamey – The World Health Organization has deployed a team of experts to Niger in an effort to strengthen the coordination of response and stop the spread of the rift valley fever (RVF) …
Read moreBrazzaville/Algiers, 10 October 2016 – Tobacco control experts from the WHO African Region have begun a 4-day meeting in Algiers, Algeria, to review progress in the battle against the devastating consequences of tob…
Read moreBrazzaville, 7 October 2016 - The WHO Regional Director for Africa, Dr Matshidiso Moeti, is urging countries in the African Region to train more people to be able to perform psychological first aid during emergencie…
Read more1 October 2016 - Take a Stand Against Ageism The International Day of Older Persons is an opportunity to highlight the important contributions that older people make to society and raise awareness of the issues and ch…
Read moreHarare, 26 September 2016 – The World Health Organization has called for renewed efforts to reach every child in the African Region with vaccines and other health services. The call came at a meeting held in Ha…
Read more23 September 2016 | Geneva | New Delhi | Beijing − The World Health Organization (WHO) is piloting new approaches to overturn the “slow decline” of new leprosy cases almost 16 years after the disease was “eliminated as a…
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