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Assistant Minister of Health Mr G.U.S Matlhabaphiri giving the keynote address at the commemoration of World No Tobacco Day 2009 in Kasane

World No Tobacco Day 2009 Commemoration in Botswana

Kasane, 31 May 2009 -- In the long standing tradition of taking the commemoration to people, this year the commemoration was in the tourist town of Kasane

West Africa unites to tackle spreading polio epidemic. 74 million children to be immunized, as outbreak spreads to Guinea

Dakar/Harare, 28 May 2009 - More than 400,000 polio vaccinators in 11 west African countries will immunize more than 74 million children over the next week

WHO Donates $1.6 million worth of drug to Ethiopia for Influenza A (H1N1) Preparedness

The World Health Organization (WHO) assists the Ethiopian Federal Democratic Republic Ministry of Health (FMoH) in its emergency preparedness and response to Influenza A H1N1 th

Africa Continues To Strengthen Capacity To Deal With A/H1N1

WHO Regional Director for Africa calls for strengthening of capacity for early detection and control of flu virus in the Region

Kinshasa, 11 May 2009 - The WHO Regional Director for Africa, Dr Luis Gomes Sambo, has reiterated his call for strengthening the capacity for early detecti

WHO Regional Director for Africa concludes official visit to Chad

Ndjamena, 5 May 2009 - The WHO Regional Director for Africa, Dr Luis G.

Africa Braces Up to Combat Swine-Flu

Brazzaville, 30 April 2009 - The Africa Regional Office of the World Health Organization (AFRO) has launched a programme to combat the potential spread to

Health workers trained in Integrated Management of Adult and Childhood Illnesses

27 Avril 2009 -- The WHO Country Representative for Uganda, Dr.