Almost 6 million people in Mali were vaccinated against yellow fever in a large vaccination campaign this week. About 6 000 health-care providers and 2 000 volunteers were engaged to reach and vaccinate people at risk of…
Read moreIn close cooperation with the WHO Department of Making Pregnancy Safer (MPS), the Government of Senegal has developed a roadmap to reduce the maternal and child mortality rates in the country. As a result, more trained s…
Read moreBrazzaville, 7 April 2008 -- The 57th Session of the WHO Regional Committee for Africa, proposed that a consultation on male circumcision and HIV prevention in the African region be convened. The consultation was co…
Read moreBrazzaville, 2 April 2008 -- Fifty experts will meet from 2-4 April in Brazzaville, Republic of Congo, to discuss male circumcision in the context of HIV prevention in the African Region. The three-day meeting, w…
Read more28 March 2008, Geneva - Too often the sacrifices of people working in global public health go unrecognized, but not in this case. WHO welcomes the announcement that the Government of Japan is awarding the first Hide…
Read moreAbuja, 27 February 2008 -- WHO Director-General Dr Margaret Chan on Saturday ended her first official visit to Nigeria expressing optimism that polio can be kicked out of the country this year with the government an…
Read moreVictoria, Mahe, 25 February 2008 -- The WHO Regional Director for Africa, Dr Luis Sambo said the World Health organization is fully committed to the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). He pointed…
Read moreAbuja, 21 February 2008 -- WHO Director-General Dr Margaret Chan, on Thursday in Abuja joined the First Lady of Nigeria, Mrs Turai Yar’Adua and the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Mohammed Saad Abubakar, in flagging off th…
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