Brazzaville, 29 August 2007 -- The World Health Organization (WHO) has proposed a strategy for the control of the dual tuberculosis (TB) and HIV/AIDS epidemic in the African Region. The strategy, developed by the…
Read moreBrazzaville, 28 August 2007 -- The incidence of diabetes is high and growing in the African Region and governments need to take quick remedial action to check the killer disease, the World Health Organization (WHO) …
Read moreBrazzaville, 28 August 2007 -- “ Food is central to the prosperity, health and social well-being of individuals and societies. Yet, foodborne and waterborne disease continue to cause preventable deaths and untold su…
Read moreBrazzaville, 28 August 2007 -- “The cholera situation is worsening in the African Region and concerted efforts are required to establish multisectoral plans to deal with this resurgence in a coordinated way”, The Wo…
Read moreBrazzaville, 27 August 2007 -- WHO Director-General, Dr Margaret Chan, said in Brazzaville on Monday that obstacles holding back Africa’s health development must be overcome “on the most urgent basis possible.” “…
Read moreBrazzaville, 24 August 2007 -- The 57th session of the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Committee for Africa is scheduled to take place from 27 to 31 August 2007 in Brazzaville, Republic of Congo. The Reg…
Read moreMarburg haemorrhagic fever is a severe and highly fatal disease caused by a virus from the same family as the one that causes Ebola haemorrhagic fever. Both diseases are rare, but can cause dramatic outbreaks with high f…
Read moreBrazzaville, 25 June 2007 -- The Programme Subcommittee (PSC) of the WHO African Region ended its deliberation in Brazzaville at the weekend after reviewing its composition, revising its terms of reference and revie…
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