Nairobi, 1 December 2003 -- Millions of people in Africa and elsewhere around the globe on Monday commemorated World AIDS Day as WHO and UNAIDS unveiled a "3 by 5" strategy aimed at providing antiretroviral treatmen…
Read moreNairobi, 1 December 2003 -- United Nations Secretary General, Mr Kofi Annan, has called on the international community to scale up action to ensure the defeat of HIV/AIDS epidemic which, he says "continues its letha…
Read moreAbuja, 22 November 2003 -- The World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director for Africa, Dr. Ebrahim Samba has reiterated his personal commitment and that of WHO to the eradication of polio from Africa in 2005. …
Read moreDakar, 25 October -- The second meeting of the WHO African Reproductive Health Task Force ended Friday in Dakar, Senegal, with the adoption of recommendations aimed at scaling up interventions designed to improve re…
Read moreDakar, 24 October -- African countries should re-position family planning as a priority health intervention because of its potential for helping to drastically reduce maternal infant and child deaths. "Revitalize…
Read moreDakar, 24 October -- Participants in the 2nd African Regional Reproductive Health Task Force meeting which ended Friday in Dakar, Senegal, unanimously condemned female genital mutilation (FGM) and agreed that health…
Read moreDakar, 23 October -- Reproductive health indicators in Africa can be greatly improved through the adoption of a comprehensive "public health" approach, high political commitment, availability of basic infrastructure…
Read moreDakar, 22 October -- Adolescence is a crucial phase in human development and adequate coverage of the health needs of people in this age group in Africa is crucial for their health, and ultimately for the health and…
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