Abuja/Brazzaville, 10 July 2016 - The WHO Regional Director for Africa Dr Matshidiso Moeti, will be in Nigeria on a 3-day official visit from 11-13 July, 2016 at the invitation of the Nigerian government. Dr Moet…
Read moreAngo-Ango (Matadi, Kongo Central), 8 July 2016 -- In a bid to intensify health information dissemination and effective communication among the population living on both sides of the border, in response to the yellow…
Read moreBali, Indonesia, 30 June 2016 – The World Health Organization (WHO), governments, financial institutions, development partners, and health agencies from across the world have committed to accelerate strengthening and imp…
Read more‘Good Results Require Sustained Efforts’ Brazzaville, 29 June 2016 - The European Union (EU), the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP) and the World Health Organization (WHO) this week meet in Add…
Read moreThe district health authorities, WHO and the Red Cross on 19 June 2016, met with leaders of one religious group based in Estufa neighbourhood, Chitato district, Lunda North province to explain the importance of yellow fe…
Read moreBrazzaville, 22 June 2016 – As the yellow fever outbreak in Angola and Democratic Republic of the Congo continues, the World Health Organization will launch emergency pre-emptive vaccination campaigns on t…
Read moreWhen a major outbreak of yellow fever hits, countries need to access vaccine supplies urgently for rapid vaccination campaigns to control spread of the disease. Urban yellow fever can spread rapidly in densely populat…
Read moreBrazzaville, 13 June 2016 – The meeting of the Programme Sub-Committee (PSC) of the Regional Committee for the World Health Organization (WHO) in the African Region began today in Brazzaville, Congo. The PSC prepare…
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