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WCO Botswana team and the ToC Facilitator

Botswana Concluded Training Using The Theory Of Change Planning Methodology To Achieve Programme Results

Gaborone, Botswana – 20 April 2018: The WCO Botswana team has today…

Cutting of the WHO 70th Anniversary cake

Zimbabwe commemorates World Health Day

13 April. Zimbabwe commemorated World Health Day at…

Stakeholders reviewing the draft health promotion strategy for South Sudan

WHO supports South Sudan to strengthen health promotion strategic actions

In order to improve the health and wellbeing of the people of South…

Group photograph of participants of the workshop

Workshop to tackle substandard and falsified medical products in Africa opens in Lagos, Nigeria.

Lagos, 18th April, 2018 - A Regional Workshop with participants from…

Lieutenant (Dr) Boie Jalloh

Getting ready for Africa’s next major health emergency

It was August 2014 and Lieutenant (Dr) Boie Jalloh was in the second…

Urgent action needed to tackle the double burden of malnutrition and to achieve Universal Health Coverage and Sustainable Development Goals in Africa

Urgent action needed to tackle the double burden of malnutrition and to achieve Universal Health Coverage and Sustainable Development Goals in Africa

Nairobi, April 17, 2018 – Under nutrition, obesity and diet-related…

Dr Charles Byabamazima (left, from WHO) updating Ms Thandie Kgosiesele (right, MoHW Deputy Permanent Secretary and Director of Clinical Services) on the result of the review for Accreditation

Botswana Excels in the 2018 National Measles Laboratory Review For Accreditation

Gaborone, Botswana – 13 April 2018: The Deputy Permanent Secretary…

A child being vaccinated against rotavirus

New data from Africa allays fears of bowel obstruction from rotavirus vaccine

Brazzaville 18 April 2018 - An evaluation carried out by the World…