Malaria Indicator Surveys
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RBM meetings at the Sixtieth Session of the WHO Regional Committee for Africa
30 August 2010, Malabo, Equatorial Guinea : - At the Sixtieth Session of the WHO Regional Committee for Africa, Mr Kapembwa Simbao, RBM Board Chair and Minister of Health of Zambia convened with 10 African Health ministers, members of the RBM Board to debrief the decisions recently taken by the RBM Board and follow-up on a Ministerial commitment to ban oral monotherapies.
At a separate side event, Dr Richard N. Kamwi, Minister of Health of Namibia and RBM Board member facilitated a discussion on progress of the Elimination 8 initiative, launched in 2009.
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Benin pushes ahead with malaria control activities
26 August 2010, Cotonou, Benin : - A week-long, nationwide malaria awareness-raising campaign was launched by the Health Minister of Benin at the Frendship Stadium at Cotonou. Supported and attended by government and municipal authorities, technical partners, NGOs and international organizations, this initaitive seeks to draw attention to the importance of this health issue and to encourage Benin's at risk populations to actively seek and use prevention and treatment commodities and services.
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