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Meeting adopts recommendations on advancing the cause of the fight against Neglected Tropical Diseases

Accra, 30 June 2012 -- This year's African Regional Meeting of Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) Programme Managers ended on Saturday (30 June) in Accra, Ghana

WHO Briefs Development Partners on Polio

On Friday 29 June, 2012 -- World Health Organization Nigeria organized a polio briefing meeting for representatives of Development Partners in Abuja.

Neglected Tropical Diseases Propramme Managers Meeting opens in Accra

Dr Felicitas Zawaira, WHO Resident Representative presenting the WHO message on World Health Day 2012

2012 World Health Day commemoration demonstrates healthy life styles to prevent non-communicable diseases among civil servants in Malawi

Lilongwe: On 29 June 2012, in commemoration of 2012 World Health Day, the vice President Honorable Khumbo Kachali who is also the Minister of Health, led all civil servants at C

HHA Ministerial Conference on Health Financing Tunis 4-5 July

African countries urged to support interventions to tackle Neglected Tropical Diseases

Accra, 25 June 2012 -- Ghana's Health Minister, Mr.

Nigeria Launches Penta Vaccine

With a view to improving child health, the Nigerian government has introduced pentavalent vaccine into her routine immunization schedule.

Experts to meet in Accra to discuss control and elimination of Neglected Tropical Diseases