This memo from the United Nations (Paris, Series No. 29) concerns public health and disease in the African continent, and the World Health Organization's regional office in Brazzaville, Congo. The director of WHO's Regional Office in Brazzaville, J.C. Cambounac, discusses the challenges that arise due to the size of the continent and the work that needs to be done to improve health in the region. Other speakers featured in the recording are: Pierre Claymont, Public Health administrator; Karefa-Smart, Public Health officer for West Africa; and Arthur Sutherland, administrative officer at Brazzaville.