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Brazzaville, 28 August 2007 -- The incidence of diabetes is high and growing in the African Region and governments need to take quick remedial action to check t

Brazzaville, 27 August 2007 -- WHO Director-General, Dr Margaret Chan, said in Brazzaville on Monday that obstacles holding back Africa’s health development mus

Brazzaville, 24 August 2007 -- The 57th session of the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Committee for Africa is scheduled to take place from 27 to 31 Au

Abuja, 17 August 2007 -- The new Nigerian Minister of Health, Professor Adenike Grange has said that women and children as well as malaria control would be the Ministry’s priori

Marburg haemorrhagic fever is a severe and highly fatal disease caused by a virus from the same family as the one that causes Ebola haemorrhagic fever.

Nairobi, 10 August 2007 -- The Tobacco Control Bill that has been debated in Parliament for the last five years was passed yesterday.

Mbabane, 9 August 2007 -- The Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Swaziland the Right Honourable Mr Themba Dlamini today acclaimed WHO's technical and financial support in the form

Birnin Kebbi, 30 July 2007 -- The World Health Organization (WHO) Representative in Nigeria, Dr.