More than 70% of the deaths of the children in Africa are due to six major diseases which are directly or indirectly related to environmental risks factors, namely acute respiratory infections, diarrhoea, measles, malari…
Read moreBrazzaville, 12 March 2003 -- Emergency situations caused by wars, civil strife and natural disasters constitute some of the most serious threats to health in Africa, the World Health Organization (WHO) Regiona…
Read moreBrazzaville 10 March 2003 -- As of 8 March 2003, 115 probable cases were reported in the current Ebola outbreak in the Republic of Congo, with the death toll rising to 97, the World Health Organization (WHO) Represe…
Read moreHarare, 26 February 2003 -- Significant progress is being made in the control of vaccine-preventable diseases in the Eastern and Southern African epidemiological blocks, the World Health Organization Regional Office…
Read moreThe first consultative meeting of the African representatives on the Roll Back Malaria (RBM) Partnership Board got underway Tuesday 25 February 2003 in Harare, Zimbabwe, with a call on participants to ensure the strength…
Read moreKey Personnel from the World Health Organization have crystallized public health challenges facing the six Southern African countries considered most vulnerable to prevailing health hazards in the region. At their 13 …
Read moreThe first African Traditional Medicine Day is to be commemorated in the 46 countries of the African Region of the World Health Organization on 31 August 2003 under the theme "Traditional Medicine: Our Culture, Our F…
Read moreThe World Health Organization Regional Director for Africa, Dr Ebrahim M. Samba, has been selected for this year's Distinguished Service Award of the New York-based International Health Medical Education Consortium (IHME…
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