Brazzaville, 03 March 2006 -- The 13th meeting of the Task Force on Immunization (TFI) in Africa ended on Thursday March 3, 2006 in Brazzaville, Congo with the adoption of 17 recommendations intended to reinforce Ro…
Read moreBrazzaville, 28 February 2006 -- The 13th meeting of the Task Force on Immunization (TFI) in Africa and the 12th meeting of the African Regional Inter-Agency Coordination Committee (ARICC) will take place from 28 Fe…
Read moreAbuja, 13 February 2006 -- Nigeria’s Health Minister, Prof. Eyitayo Lambo, has urged Nigerians not to panic and assured that the government was taking measures to ensure that there was no human infection of the bird…
Read moreAbuja, 13 February 2006 -- A team of World Health Organization (WHO) experts led by the Agency’s Director for Africa, Dr Luis Sambo, arrived Nigeria Sunday to support the country’s efforts to contain an outbreak of …
Read more9 February 2006-- The confirmation of H5N1 avian influenza in poultry in Africa is a cause for great concern and demands immediate action. This is the first reported incidence of this highly pathogenic virus on the conti…
Read moreAvian influenza - situation (birds) in Nigeria 8 February 2006 The confirmation of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza in domestic birds in northern Nigeria marks the further geographical spread of this virus. A…
Read moreLocated 730 km north-east of Kinshasa, Mbandaka is the capital of Equateur Province. Over 200 000 people live in Mbandaka. There is no electricity and no piped water. There are also no taxis, buses, trains or ambulances …
Read moreRegional Director for WHO African Region urged to Member States in the Region to urgently ensure that their national plans include laboratory components for both human and animal aspects. Brazzaville, 13 January 2006&…
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