Speaker after speaker at a World Health Organization-World Bank meeting that concluded today in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia drew attention to an emerging crisis of health manpower in Africa. The situation threatens to defeat t…
Read moreWHO Director General Dr Gro Harlem Brundtland on Tuesday in Harare appealed to donor governments and external sources of assistance to respond "promptly and generously " to the humanitarian crisis facing southern Africa.…
Read moreThe World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that 40 million children aged below 15 years fall victim to violence each year. The ensuing traumas vary according to the gravity of the violence and the child's personal exp…
Read moreMali: Fighting the Ebola virus disease outbreak
Read moreAbove: 01 Gateway to the AFRO SHOC 02 The Main Operations Room 03 The Control Room 04 One of the Breakout Rooms 05 The Equipment Room 06 The Main Operations in session 07 The Main Operations Room in …
Read more20 July 2016, Geneva - Ahead of World Hepatitis Day, 28 July 2016, WHO is urging countries to take rapid action to improve knowledge about the disease, and to increase access to testing and treatment services. Today…
Read moreBrazzaville, 10 March 2014 – The 5th Inter-Agency Meeting on Coordination and Harmonization of HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis (TB) and Malaria strategies in Africa was held on Friday 7 March 2014 in Brazzaville, the Republi…
Read moreTheme: “Towards a Polio-free Africa.” The specific objectives of this conference are: To review the progress in implementation of immunization programme activities in the Region and propose the way forward;…
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