Brazzaville, 13 April 2007 -- WHO Director-General, Dr Margaret Chan, on Thursday explained that she used one of her six core areas of action in the years ahead –evidence and information for policy – as the basis fo…
Read moreBrazzaville, 12 April 2007 -- WHO Director-General, Dr Margaret Chan, held discussions Thursday in Brazzaville with Congolese President Denis Sassou Nguesso on health challenges facing Africa, and the need to take u…
Read moreBrazzaville, 11 April 2007 -- WHO Director-General, Dr Margaret Chan, is expected in Brazzaville on Wednesday on her first official visit to Africa since she assumed office on 4 January. Dr Chan’s visit will enab…
Read moreBrazzaville, 5 April 2007 -- WHO Regional Director for Africa, Dr Luis Sambo, has commended efforts being made by Member States in the region to increase investment in health, but warned that more needs to be done t…
Read moreLilongwe, 29 March 2007 -- Strategic collaboration among health practitioners is pivotal if southern African countries are to make significant headway in combating the region’s most daunting health challenges - Tuberculo…
Read moreBrazzaville, 26 March 2007 -- Experts, researchers and malaria control programme managers are meeting in Brazzaville from 26-30 March under the auspices of the Multilateral Initiative on Malaria (MIM), the Special P…
Read moreBrazzaville, 21 March 2007 -- Thirty WHO Member States from the African Region which have ratified the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) are meeting in Brazzaville, Congo, to prepare for the implementat…
Read moreBrazzaville, 6 March 2007 -- The health landscape across Africa is changing, with real, measurable progress in key areas. More children are receiving life-saving vaccines. The opportunities to prevent and treat mala…
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