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Health professional networks: a world of possibilities
Among the most effective models for collaboration is a “network,” a forum, information clearing house and vehicle to promote collective, bilateral and individual action within a group.
Hepatitis: a silent killer in the African Region and worldwide
The burden of viral hepatitis, though not accurately known, is believed to be one of the highest in the world.
Online evidence-based information: narrowing the knowledge gap in the African Region
The knowledge gap presents a challenge to the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals and other agreed targets in the African Region.
WHO calls on countries to raise taxes on tobacco
The tobacco epidemic kills nearly six million people each year, of which more than 600 000 are non-smokers dying from breathing second-hand smoke.
São Tomé and Príncipe country profile is under way
São Tomé and Príncipe has started working on its country analytical profile for the African Health Observatory (AHO). The first draft of the Health information section has been completed.