Brazzaville, 5 December 2006 -- Malnutrition has reached alarming proportions particularly among vulnerable groups. Each year, 3.5 million children aged below 5 years die of malnutrition in the African region. In…
Read moreLisbon, 29 November 2006 -- The first workshop for journalists from African countries with Portuguese as official language (PALOP) took place in Lisbon, Portugal from 27–29 November 2006. It was organized by the Afr…
Read moreAddis Ababa, 20 November 2006 -- The first report to focus on the health of the people living in the 46 countries of WHO African Region was launched Monday in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Simultaneous launches of the repo…
Read moreThe African Regional Health Report: Africa is Developing Solutions for Fighting Disease and Improving Health, New WHO Report Finds Addis Ababa/Geneva/London, 20 November 2006 -- The signs are everywhere, across t…
Read moreAfrica is finding African approaches to solving its health problems — that is the message of Africa's Working. This photo essay series was developed in concert with The Health of the People: The African Regional Health R…
Read moreBrazzaville, 9 November 2006 -- The Regional Director, Dr Luis G. Sambo, on behalf of the WHO staff in the African Region, has congratulated Dr Margaret Chan on her appointment as the new Director-General of WHO. He…
Read moreBrazzaville, 6 November 2006 -- WHO technical officers with responsibility for health systems development and related programmes began a week-long meeting in Brazzaville on Monday to agree a common set of principles…
Read moreBrazzaville, 25 October 2006 -- Delegates from 10 countries and the Network of Hospitals in Africa, the Indian Ocean and the Caribbean (RESHOAC) attending a meeting on strengthening the role of hospitals in national…
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