July 18: Nelson Mandela International Day
Maternal, Newborn and Child Health
African Leaders Commit to Ending Preventable Maternal, Newborn and Child Deaths on the Continent CARMMA
The Need for Malaria Integration in Maternal and Newborn Health Maternal Health Task Force
Infectious Diseases
Final Communique: Forty-fifth ordinary session of the authority of ECOWAS heads of state and government ECOWAS
ECOWAS holds summit, Ebola on agenda The Point
Ebola crisis in West Africa deepens; 500+ dead Associated Press
Misconceptions fuel Ebola outbreak in West Africa UNICEF
WHO Recommends Arvs to Prevent HIV in Men Who Have Sex With Men Health-e
Consolidated guidelines on HIV prevention, diagnosis, treatment and care for key populations WHO
IOM Welcomes Action to Eliminate Malaria in Endemic Zones of Southern Africa Africa Brains
Health Systems Strengthening
NAFDAC spearheads medicine regulation, harmonisation in West Africa Daily Independent
Cross-Sectoral
Sex in the City: As Cities Grow, Are We Forgetting the Urban Poor? National Geographic
World’s population increasingly urban with more than half living in urban areas United Nations