WHO Director-General leaves a message of hope "More investment in the national health system will bring more improvements in health" Luanda, 20 February 2008 -- The Director-General of the World…
Read moreLuanda, 18 February 2008 -- The WHO Director-General, Dr. Margaret Chan, said she is very satisfied with the high commitment showed by the Angolan authorities to rebuild the national health system as a «dorsal backb…
Read moreKampala, 4 February 2008 -- At the conclusion of his official visit to Uganda, the WHO Regional Director for Africa, Dr Luis Gomes Sambo, thanked the government for inviting him to visit the country in order t…
Read moreThe WHO Regional Director for Africa Dr Luis Gomes Sambo started a 4-day official working visit to Uganda at the invitation of the government. He was received at Entebbe International Airport by the Minister of Health Dr…
Read moreFloods across western Africa in September were the worst for several decades. Hundreds of thousands of people were at least temporarily displaced, health risks from water-borne bacteria and viruses surged, and already ov…
Read moreThe road can be a dangerous place. In Africa, traffic crashes are a leading cause of death and fatality rates are the highest worldwide. Young road users are most at risk: traffic collisions are the third cause of death …
Read moreBrazzaville, 7 December 2007 -- The World Bank and the US-based pharmaceutical company Merck & Co Inc., on Wednesday announced a commitment to contribute US $50 million in support of the World Health Organizatio…
Read more48 million targeted as Yellow Fever Initiative partners commit to control the disease across west Africa Dakar/Brazzaville/Geneva, 5 December 2007 -- With the vaccination this week of 3.1 million people in Senega…
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