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WHO and MoH assessing the water sample for potential worms

WHO, The Carter Center and Angola Join Forces to Combat Guinea Worm Disease

Cunene, Angola, 28 October 2023 - The World Health Organization (WHO…

Preserving biodiversity, health and environment

Preserving biodiversity, health and environment

Brazzaville – The emergence and spread of zoonotic diseases is a…

Health workers put up a poster on preventing cholera during an outbreak in Kinshasa in 2016.

A new resolve to eliminate cholera in DRC

The complex health crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (…

WHO partners with UNIC to host the 2023 Model UN in honor of it 75th Anniversary.

High school learners gear up to discuss pressing public health matters

Eighty learners from high schools in Windhoek and Osire are preparing…

Joyce Nguna from WHO Regional Office for Africa clarifies the importance of EIOS filter options in monitoring public health threats

Public Health Specialists in Botswana Enhance Epidemic Intelligence by using a WHO platform

The WHO-led Epidemic Intelligence from Open Sources (EIOS) training…

WHO officials and experts engaging in hands-on training for environmental surveillance, laying the foundation for the establishment of new ES sites in South Africa, as supported by the World Health Organization.

WHO South Africa provides technical Support to Enhance Environmental Surveillance Expansion in the North West Province

Solidarity Walk for Community Health

Malawi launches Tipewe Cholera/Covid-19 campaign as part of National Community Health Day commemorations.

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Mr Ben Nangombe, Executive Director of the Ministry of Health and Social Services with Dr Mary Brantuo, WHO Namibia OIC colleagues from AFRO, Geneva and participants from 12 member states f

AFRO builds capacity of 12 member states to improve antimicrobial resistance surveillance

The Regional Office for Africa (AFRO), WHO Geneva in collaboration…