WHO/AFRO - Notes for the press

WHO/AFRO - Notes for the press http://www.afro.who.int/ 2012-02-26T19:15:20+00:00 FeedCreator 1.8.0-dev (info@mypapit.net) who-notes-for-the-presshttp://feedburner.google.com African Advisory Committee on Health Research and Development meets for its 25th session in Brazzaville 2011-11-15T10:50:58+00:00 2011-11-15T10:50:58+00:00 http://www.afro.who.int/en/component/content/article/706-press-notes/3383-african-advisory-committee-on-health-research-and-development-meets-for-its-25th-session.html <p><strong>Brazzaville, 15 November 2011</strong> -- The Advisory Committee on Health Research and Development (AACHD) meets for its 25<sup>th</sup> session from 17 to 19 November in Brazzaville, Congo.</p> <p>A multidisciplinary and multisectorl body of experts set up in 1979, the Committee has the consultative mandate to help the WHO Regional Office for Africa contribute to WHO’s second core function of “shaping the research agenda an stimulating the generation, translation and dissemination of valuable knowledge”.</p> <p>AACHD’s principal brief is to advise the WHO Regional Director for Africa on matters of research related to health development policies and strategies.</p> <p><a href="http://www.afro.who.int/en/component/content/article/706-press-notes/3383-african-advisory-committee-on-health-research-and-development-meets-for-its-25th-session.html">Read more...</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/who-notes-for-the-press/~4/pQz_RP8QUqc" height="1" width="1"/>

Brazzaville, 15 November 2011 -- The Advisory Committee on Health Research and Development (AACHD) meets for its 25^th session from 17 to 19 November in Brazzaville, Congo.

A multidisciplinary and multisectorl body of experts set up in 1979, the Committee has the consultative mandate to help the WHO Regional Office for Africa contribute to WHO’s second core function of “shaping the research agenda an stimulating the generation, translation and dissemination of valuable knowledge”.

AACHD’s principal brief is to advise the WHO Regional Director for Africa on matters of research related to health development policies and strategies.

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http://www.afro.who.int/en/component/content/article/706-press-notes/3383-african-advisory-committee-on-health-research-and-development-meets-for-its-25th-session.html Brazzaville to host Technical Consultation on Malaria Vector Control 2011-10-26T10:39:48+00:00 2011-10-26T10:39:48+00:00 http://www.afro.who.int/en/component/content/article/706-press-notes/3353-brazzaville-to-host-technical-consultation-on-malaria-vector-control.html <p><strong>Brazzaville, 25 October 2011</strong> -- Malaria vector control in the WHO African Region is the subject of an expert technical consultation to be held from 26 to 28 October at the WHO Regional Office for Africa in Brazzaville.</p> <p>The two-day expert consultation, convened by the WHO Regional Director for Africa, Dr Luis Sambo, will, among other things, review current WHO recommendations for malaria control, and clarify epidemiological circumstances under which current vector control methods are to be applied, especially in pursuance of malaria elimination goals.</p> <p><a href="http://www.afro.who.int/en/component/content/article/706-press-notes/3353-brazzaville-to-host-technical-consultation-on-malaria-vector-control.html">Read more...</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/who-notes-for-the-press/~4/2L82nnl0EWY" height="1" width="1"/>

Brazzaville, 25 October 2011 -- Malaria vector control in the WHO African Region is the subject of an expert technical consultation to be held from 26 to 28 October at the WHO Regional Office for Africa in Brazzaville.

The two-day expert consultation, convened by the WHO Regional Director for Africa, Dr Luis Sambo, will, among other things, review current WHO recommendations for malaria control, and clarify epidemiological circumstances under which current vector control methods are to be applied, especially in pursuance of malaria elimination goals.

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http://www.afro.who.int/en/component/content/article/706-press-notes/3353-brazzaville-to-host-technical-consultation-on-malaria-vector-control.html WHO announces winners of the 2011 World No Tobacco Day Awards 2011-05-30T09:42:49+00:00 2011-05-30T09:42:49+00:00 http://www.afro.who.int/en/component/content/article/706-press-notes/2995-who-announces-winners-of-the-2011-world-no-tobacco-day-awards.html <p><strong>Brazzaville, 30 May 2011 </strong>-- Ahead of World No Tobacco Day (WNTD), to be observed worldwide on 31 May, the WHO Director-General has announced winners of the WNTD 2011 Awards in WHO’s six regions. The WNTD Awards recognize winners for their accomplishments in the area of tobacco control.</p> <p>In the African Region, the WNTD 2011 Award winners are:</p> <ul> <li>Associação para a Defesa do Consumidor, République du Cap Vert;</li> <li>Dr Dionko Maoundé, Conseiller juridique du Ministre de la Santé Publique, République du Tchad ;</li> <li>M Ibrahima Sory Cisse, Président Fondateur de GENERATION SANS TABAC, République de Guinée ;</li> <li>M. Haja Ramamonjisoa, Président de NY SAHY, République de Madagascar;</li> <li>M. Ebeh Adayade Kodjo, Directeur exécutif de l'Alliance Nationale des Consommateurs et de l’Environnement, République Togolaise ;</li> <li>Mr. Killian Manyengawana, Graphic artist for Blue Africa LTD Company, Republic of Zimbabwe.</li> </ul> <p>The six awardees were recognized for their outstanding contributions in their respective countries in the area of tobacco control.</p> <p>Since 1988, WHO has been giving one or more Awards to organizations or individuals from its six Regions who have made exceptional contributions in research, capacity building, promotion of policy or legislation and advocacy to advance tobacco control.</p> <hr /> <p>For more information, please contact:</p> <p>Dr. Nivo Ramanandraibe, Health Risk Factors Programme, Health Promotion Cluster, <p><a href="http://www.afro.who.int/en/component/content/article/706-press-notes/2995-who-announces-winners-of-the-2011-world-no-tobacco-day-awards.html">Read more...</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/who-notes-for-the-press/~4/2ZuGPPqac_A" height="1" width="1"/>

Brazzaville, 30 May 2011 -- Ahead of World No Tobacco Day (WNTD), to be observed worldwide on 31 May, the WHO Director-General has announced winners of the WNTD 2011 Awards in WHO’s six regions. The WNTD Awards recognize winners for their accomplishments in the area of tobacco control.

In the African Region, the WNTD 2011 Award winners are:

Associação para a Defesa do Consumidor, République du Cap Vert;
Dr Dionko Maoundé, Conseiller juridique du Ministre de la Santé Publique, République du Tchad ;
M Ibrahima Sory Cisse, Président Fondateur de GENERATION SANS TABAC, République de Guinée ;
M. Haja Ramamonjisoa, Président de NY SAHY, République de Madagascar;
M. Ebeh Adayade Kodjo, Directeur exécutif de l'Alliance Nationale des Consommateurs et de l’Environnement, République Togolaise ;
Mr. Killian Manyengawana, Graphic artist for Blue Africa LTD Company, Republic of Zimbabwe.

The six awardees were recognized for their outstanding contributions in their respective countries in the area of tobacco control.

Since 1988, WHO has been giving one or more Awards to organizations or individuals from its six Regions who have made exceptional contributions in research, capacity building, promotion of policy or legislation and advocacy to advance tobacco control.

For more information, please contact:

Dr. Nivo Ramanandraibe, Health Risk Factors Programme, Health Promotion Cluster,

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http://www.afro.who.int/en/component/content/article/706-press-notes/2995-who-announces-winners-of-the-2011-world-no-tobacco-day-awards.html Consultative meeting on WHO Noncommunicable disease strategic plan (2011-2015) gets underway in Brazzaville 2010-12-02T11:56:01+00:00 2010-12-02T11:56:01+00:00 http://www.afro.who.int/en/component/content/article/706-press-notes/2588-consultative-meeting-on-who-noncommunicable-disease-strategic-plan-2011-2015-gets-underway-in-brazzaville.html <p style="text-align: justify;"><strong><img style="float: left; margin-top: 4px; margin-right: 4px; margin-bottom: 4px; border: 1px solid #000000;" src="http://www.afro.who.int/images/stories/PRESS/pr20101202-noncommnicable-disease.jpg" alt="pr20101202-noncommnicable-disease" width="200" height="111" />Brazzaville, 2 December 2010 --</strong> Noncommunicable diseases such as diabetes, cancer, hypertension, etc are on the rise in the African Region. In a bid to stem this tide, the World Health Organization has begun a three-day consultative meeting on the Strategic Plan of the Noncommunicable Disease Prevention and Control (NPC) Programme for the WHO African Region for the period 2011-2015 in Brazzaville.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">The meeting brings together experts in cardiology; ophthalmology; Oral Health and Maxillo-facial surgery; Dental and Craniofacial research; and specialists in pediatrics and medical genetics, among others.</p> <p><a href="http://www.afro.who.int/en/component/content/article/706-press-notes/2588-consultative-meeting-on-who-noncommunicable-disease-strategic-plan-2011-2015-gets-underway-in-brazzaville.html">Read more...</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/who-notes-for-the-press/~4/C9uJsBIUAeM" height="1" width="1"/>

Brazzaville, 2 December 2010 -- Noncommunicable diseases such as diabetes, cancer, hypertension, etc are on the rise in the African Region. In a bid to stem this tide, the World Health Organization has begun a three-day consultative meeting on the Strategic Plan of the Noncommunicable Disease Prevention and Control (NPC) Programme for the WHO African Region for the period 2011-2015 in Brazzaville.

The meeting brings together experts in cardiology; ophthalmology; Oral Health and Maxillo-facial surgery; Dental and Craniofacial research; and specialists in pediatrics and medical genetics, among others.

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http://www.afro.who.int/en/component/content/article/706-press-notes/2588-consultative-meeting-on-who-noncommunicable-disease-strategic-plan-2011-2015-gets-underway-in-brazzaville.html Dr Sambo unveils his strategic directions for WHO action in the African Region (2010-2015) 2010-07-06T14:34:03+00:00 2010-07-06T14:34:03+00:00 http://www.afro.who.int/en/component/content/article/706-press-notes/2345-strategic-directions-2010-2015.html <p style="text-align: justify;">WHO Regional Director for Africa, Dr Luis Sambo, has unveiled his vision of strategic directions that will drive actions and interventions in order for countries in the WHO African Region to achieve sustainable health development over the next six years (2010 – 2015).</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">Speaking in Brazzaville, Dr Sambo said that the six strategic directions he was proposing were predicated on WHO core functions, and designed to build on achievements recorded in the last five years of his stewardship as Regional Director.</p> <p><a href="http://www.afro.who.int/en/component/content/article/706-press-notes/2345-strategic-directions-2010-2015.html">Read more...</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/who-notes-for-the-press/~4/IKF3mxfxhcM" height="1" width="1"/>

WHO Regional Director for Africa, Dr Luis Sambo, has unveiled his vision of strategic directions that will drive actions and interventions in order for countries in the WHO African Region to achieve sustainable health development over the next six years (2010 – 2015).

Speaking in Brazzaville, Dr Sambo said that the six strategic directions he was proposing were predicated on WHO core functions, and designed to build on achievements recorded in the last five years of his stewardship as Regional Director.

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http://www.afro.who.int/en/component/content/article/706-press-notes/2345-strategic-directions-2010-2015.html WHO seeks Resource Centre to implement anti-tobacco project in Africa 2010-05-26T10:59:49+00:00 2010-05-26T10:59:49+00:00 http://www.afro.who.int/en/component/content/article/706-press-notes/2323-who-seeks-resource-centre-to-implement-anti-tobacco-project-in-africa.html <p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Brazzaville 26 May 2010</strong> -- The World Health Organization Tobacco Free Initiative (WHO/TFI) is calling for Expressions of Interest from reputed and well-established institutions/organizations/consortia to serve as a resource centre for implementing the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) in the African Region.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">According to an announcement by WHO, the Centre will be supported with US$3.5 million to be provided through WHO by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation over a five-year period.</p> <p><a href="http://www.afro.who.int/en/component/content/article/706-press-notes/2323-who-seeks-resource-centre-to-implement-anti-tobacco-project-in-africa.html">Read more...</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/who-notes-for-the-press/~4/Xu40b46v9Ds" height="1" width="1"/>

Brazzaville 26 May 2010 -- The World Health Organization Tobacco Free Initiative (WHO/TFI) is calling for Expressions of Interest from reputed and well-established institutions/organizations/consortia to serve as a resource centre for implementing the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) in the African Region.

According to an announcement by WHO, the Centre will be supported with US$3.5 million to be provided through WHO by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation over a five-year period.

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http://www.afro.who.int/en/component/content/article/706-press-notes/2323-who-seeks-resource-centre-to-implement-anti-tobacco-project-in-africa.html Meeting reviews country adaptation of guidelines for HIV prevention and mother to child transmission of HIV 2010-02-15T10:57:22+00:00 2010-02-15T10:57:22+00:00 http://www.afro.who.int/en/component/content/article/706-press-notes/2218-hiv-prevention-and-mother-to-child-transmission-of-hiv-15022010.html <p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Brazzaville, 15 February 2010</strong> – Twenty five experts from WHO, the US President's Emergency Plan For AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and the US Centers for Disease Control met in Brazzaville from 4-5 February to discuss how countries in the Africa could be assisted to review and adapt their antiretroviral therapy (ART) guidelines in line with the 2009 WHO recommendations on treatment of HIV infected children, adults and adolescents, as well as prevention of maternal to child transmission of HIV and infant feeding in the context of HIV.</p> <p><a href="http://www.afro.who.int/en/component/content/article/706-press-notes/2218-hiv-prevention-and-mother-to-child-transmission-of-hiv-15022010.html">Read more...</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/who-notes-for-the-press/~4/i0RtUmZDiGk" height="1" width="1"/>

Brazzaville, 15 February 2010 – Twenty five experts from WHO, the US President's Emergency Plan For AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and the US Centers for Disease Control met in Brazzaville from 4-5 February to discuss how countries in the Africa could be assisted to review and adapt their antiretroviral therapy (ART) guidelines in line with the 2009 WHO recommendations on treatment of HIV infected children, adults and adolescents, as well as prevention of maternal to child transmission of HIV and infant feeding in the context of HIV.

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http://www.afro.who.int/en/component/content/article/706-press-notes/2218-hiv-prevention-and-mother-to-child-transmission-of-hiv-15022010.html ‘WHO House’ Commissioned in Ouagadougou 2009-04-12T23:00:00+00:00 2009-04-12T23:00:00+00:00 http://www.afro.who.int/en/component/content/article/706-press-notes/1421-who-house-commissioned-in-ouagadougou.html <div style="text-align: justify;">Ouagadougou/Brazzaville, 13 April 2009 -- A modern office complex of the World Health Organization (WHO) in Burkina Faso was commissioned on Tuesday (7 April) in Ouagadougou, the country's capital.<br /><img style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; margin: 1px;" src="http://www.afro.who.int/images/stories/PRESS/pr20090407f_2.jpg" alt="alt" /> <img style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; margin: 1px;" src="http://www.afro.who.int/images/stories/PRESS/pr20090407f_1.jpg" alt="alt" /></div> <p><a href="http://www.afro.who.int/en/component/content/article/706-press-notes/1421-who-house-commissioned-in-ouagadougou.html">Read more...</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/who-notes-for-the-press/~4/KwcCHrAB1hc" height="1" width="1"/>

Ouagadougou/Brazzaville, 13 April 2009 -- A modern office complex of the World Health Organization (WHO) in Burkina Faso was commissioned on Tuesday (7 April) in Ouagadougou, the country's capital.
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http://www.afro.who.int/en/component/content/article/706-press-notes/1421-who-house-commissioned-in-ouagadougou.html WHO, Benin Plan International Meeting on Buruli Ulcer 2009-03-27T09:14:41+00:00 2009-03-27T09:14:41+00:00 http://www.afro.who.int/en/component/content/article/706-press-notes/1384-who-benin-plan-international-meeting-on-buruli-ulcer.html <p><strong>Cotonou/Brazzaville, 27 March 2009 --</strong> The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Government of Benin will jointly organize a High-Level Leadership Meeting on Buruli ulcer (BU) from 30 March to 3 April, in Cotonou.</p> <p />The meeting aims to further increase awareness and interest in BU among Heads of State and policy makers, engender greater political commitment among them, and reinforce partnerships for the mobilization of resources for BU control and research. Most importantly, the meeting will adopt the Cotonou Declaration in support of the implementation of new BU control strategy. <p><a href="http://www.afro.who.int/en/component/content/article/706-press-notes/1384-who-benin-plan-international-meeting-on-buruli-ulcer.html">Read more...</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/who-notes-for-the-press/~4/sw8TmwY3dWI" height="1" width="1"/>

Cotonou/Brazzaville, 27 March 2009 -- The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Government of Benin will jointly organize a High-Level Leadership Meeting on Buruli ulcer (BU) from 30 March to 3 April, in Cotonou.

The meeting aims to further increase awareness and interest in BU among Heads of State and policy makers, engender greater political commitment among them, and reinforce partnerships for the mobilization of resources for BU control and research. Most importantly, the meeting will adopt the Cotonou Declaration in support of the implementation of new BU control strategy.

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http://www.afro.who.int/en/component/content/article/706-press-notes/1384-who-benin-plan-international-meeting-on-buruli-ulcer.html WHO/AFRO Regional Director to attend Health Ministers Conference in Cape Verde 2009-03-16T09:09:44+00:00 2009-03-16T09:09:44+00:00 http://www.afro.who.int/en/component/content/article/706-press-notes/1383-whoafro-regional-director-to-attend-health-ministers-conference-in-cape-verde.html <p><strong>Brazzaville, 16 March 2009 --</strong> The WHO Regional Director for Africa Dr Luis Gomes Sambo will be in Praia, Cape Verde to attend the meeting of African Ministers of Health of Small Island Developing States from 18 – 20 March 2009.</p> <p />Delegates from Cape Verde, Comores, Seychelles, Sao Tome & Principe, Mauritius and other United Nations agencies will participate in the meeting. <p><a href="http://www.afro.who.int/en/component/content/article/706-press-notes/1383-whoafro-regional-director-to-attend-health-ministers-conference-in-cape-verde.html">Read more...</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/who-notes-for-the-press/~4/5qI0dP2e1Qc" height="1" width="1"/>

Brazzaville, 16 March 2009 -- The WHO Regional Director for Africa Dr Luis Gomes Sambo will be in Praia, Cape Verde to attend the meeting of African Ministers of Health of Small Island Developing States from 18 – 20 March 2009.

Delegates from Cape Verde, Comores, Seychelles, Sao Tome & Principe, Mauritius and other United Nations agencies will participate in the meeting.

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http://www.afro.who.int/en/component/content/article/706-press-notes/1383-whoafro-regional-director-to-attend-health-ministers-conference-in-cape-verde.html WHO works to Strengthen Biosafety and Laboratory Biosecurity in the African Region 2008-11-06T08:58:32+00:00 2008-11-06T08:58:32+00:00 http://www.afro.who.int/en/component/content/article/706-press-notes/1382-who-works-to-strengthen-biosafety-and-laboratory-biosecurity-in-the-african-region.html <p /><strong>Brazzaville, 6 November 2008 --</strong> The WHO Regional Office for Africa, in collaboration with WHO Headquarters, partners and the Kenyan Medical Research Institute organized a laboratory capacity building training workshop from 15 to 19 September in Nairobi for 46 participants <p><a href="http://www.afro.who.int/en/component/content/article/706-press-notes/1382-who-works-to-strengthen-biosafety-and-laboratory-biosecurity-in-the-african-region.html">Read more...</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/who-notes-for-the-press/~4/rEZB8u-pBNc" height="1" width="1"/>

Brazzaville, 6 November 2008 -- The WHO Regional Office for Africa, in collaboration with WHO Headquarters, partners and the Kenyan Medical Research Institute organized a laboratory capacity building training workshop from 15 to 19 September in Nairobi for 46 participants

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http://www.afro.who.int/en/component/content/article/706-press-notes/1382-who-works-to-strengthen-biosafety-and-laboratory-biosecurity-in-the-african-region.html Malaria: Accelerating essential interventions 2008-05-19T02:00:00+00:00 2008-05-19T02:00:00+00:00 http://www.afro.who.int/en/component/content/article/706-press-notes/422-malaria-accelerating-essential-interventions.html <strong>Brazzaville, 19 May 2008</strong> -- Elimination of malaria is perhaps not imminent but the debate taking place worldwide on the urgent need to accelerate efforts to control malaria and eventually eliminate it opens up new prospects especially for the African Region where the number of victims remains a source of continuing concern to families, communities and governments. <p><a href="http://www.afro.who.int/en/component/content/article/706-press-notes/422-malaria-accelerating-essential-interventions.html">Read more...</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/who-notes-for-the-press/~4/30OvkSBEy34" height="1" width="1"/>

Brazzaville, 19 May 2008 -- Elimination of malaria is perhaps not imminent but the debate taking place worldwide on the urgent need to accelerate efforts to control malaria and eventually eliminate it opens up new prospects especially for the African Region where the number of victims remains a source of continuing concern to families, communities and governments.

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http://www.afro.who.int/en/component/content/article/706-press-notes/422-malaria-accelerating-essential-interventions.html Eastern and Southern Africa region agree to accelerate scale up of male circumcision services in the 2007-05-17T02:00:00+00:00 2007-05-17T02:00:00+00:00 http://www.afro.who.int/en/component/content/article/706-press-notes/421-eastern-and-southern-africa-region-agree-to-accelerate-scale-up-of-male-circumcision-services-in-the.html <p align="justify"><strong>Harare, 17 May 2007</strong> -- Sixty-five participants representing Ministries of Health, Mission Health Services providers (Faith-Based Organizations), NGO Health Service providers, UN agencies and other development partners met from 7-9 May in Harare, Zimbabwe, to discuss how best to scale up male circumcision services for HIV prevention in the Eastern and Southern Africa region.</p> <p align="justify">The participants at the three-day meeting agreed on the need to integrate male circumcision scale up within the framework of comprehensive HIV prevention, and to put in place effective and adequate communication strategies.</p> <p><a href="http://www.afro.who.int/en/component/content/article/706-press-notes/421-eastern-and-southern-africa-region-agree-to-accelerate-scale-up-of-male-circumcision-services-in-the.html">Read more...</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/who-notes-for-the-press/~4/AkZkkhPG2hk" height="1" width="1"/>

Harare, 17 May 2007 -- Sixty-five participants representing Ministries of Health, Mission Health Services providers (Faith-Based Organizations), NGO Health Service providers, UN agencies and other development partners met from 7-9 May in Harare, Zimbabwe, to discuss how best to scale up male circumcision services for HIV prevention in the Eastern and Southern Africa region.

The participants at the three-day meeting agreed on the need to integrate male circumcision scale up within the framework of comprehensive HIV prevention, and to put in place effective and adequate communication strategies.

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http://www.afro.who.int/en/component/content/article/706-press-notes/421-eastern-and-southern-africa-region-agree-to-accelerate-scale-up-of-male-circumcision-services-in-the.html Dr Chan names new Deputy Director-General for the World Health Organization 2007-01-09T02:00:00+00:00 2007-01-09T02:00:00+00:00 http://www.afro.who.int/en/component/content/article/706-press-notes/420-dr-chan-names-new-deputy-director-general-for-the-world-health-organization.html <p /><strong>Geneva, 9 January 2007 --</strong> Today, Dr Margaret Chan, Director-General of the World Health Organization, named Dr Anarfi Asamoa-Baah as WHO's Deputy-Director General. Dr Asamoa-Baah, a national from Ghana, will take up duties immediately. <p><a href="http://www.afro.who.int/en/component/content/article/706-press-notes/420-dr-chan-names-new-deputy-director-general-for-the-world-health-organization.html">Read more...</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/who-notes-for-the-press/~4/pHsGsWBiz4s" height="1" width="1"/>

Geneva, 9 January 2007 -- Today, Dr Margaret Chan, Director-General of the World Health Organization, named Dr Anarfi Asamoa-Baah as WHO's Deputy-Director General. Dr Asamoa-Baah, a national from Ghana, will take up duties immediately.

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http://www.afro.who.int/en/component/content/article/706-press-notes/420-dr-chan-names-new-deputy-director-general-for-the-world-health-organization.html Workshop examines alcohol, tobacco and illicit substance abuse in Africa 2006-12-05T02:00:00+00:00 2006-12-05T02:00:00+00:00 http://www.afro.who.int/en/component/content/article/706-press-notes/419-workshop-examines-alcohol-tobacco-and-illicit-substance-abuse-in-africa.html <div /><strong>Brazzaville, 5 December 2006 --</strong> Mental health specialists from eight countries on Monday in Brazzaville began a four-day workshop on the prevention, management and treatment of psychoactive substance use disorders in the African region. <p><a href="http://www.afro.who.int/en/component/content/article/706-press-notes/419-workshop-examines-alcohol-tobacco-and-illicit-substance-abuse-in-africa.html">Read more...</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/who-notes-for-the-press/~4/9EY9cGuNHsE" height="1" width="1"/>

Brazzaville, 5 December 2006 -- Mental health specialists from eight countries on Monday in Brazzaville began a four-day workshop on the prevention, management and treatment of psychoactive substance use disorders in the African region.

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