Yaoundé, 2 September 2008 -- World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director for Africa, Dr Luis Sambo, has called on African countries to prioritize “patient safety”, a concept that refers to processes or structu…
Read moreYaoundé, 2 September 2008 -- There is an urgent need to interrupt wild poliovirus in Northern Nigeria, sustain optimum involvement of communities in high-risk areas, and conduct independent monitoring and evaluation…
Read moreYaoundé, 2 September 2008 -- “By virtue of their multiple roles, women constitute a key link in the chain of development, and efforts must be made by African countries to ensure that women are in a state of physical…
Read moreYaoundé, 1 September 2008 -- The fifty-eighth session of the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Committee for Africa opened on Monday in Yaoundé, with a call by Cameroonian Prime Minister, Mr. Ephraim Inoni, f…
Read moreYaoundé, 28 August 2008 -- The fifty-eighth session of the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Committee for Africa is scheduled to take place from 1 to 5 September in Yaoundé, Cameroon. This year’s meeting …
Read moreGeneva, 19 August 2008 -- Rising flood waters across West Africa are intensifying health risks for millions of people, and adding to the impact of the food price crisis. International aid is needed as heavy rains fo…
Read moreBrazzaville, 1 July 2008 -- The African Ministerial Conference on Research for Health has ended with the adoption of the Algiers Declaration which commits countries in the Region to work together to strengthen national h…
Read moreAlgiers, 23 June 2008 --The ministerial conference on research for health in the African Region got under way Monday in Algiers, Algeria, with a pledge by the World Health Organization (WHO) to assist Member States in th…
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