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Scaling up mpox outbreak response in Sierra Leone

Scaling up mpox outbreak response in Sierra Leone

Freetown ‒ Sierra Leone is deploying a range of measures to control…
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With support from WHO and partners, South Sudan secured over 4.1 million doses of oral cholera vaccine (OCV) to protect the communities in 15 counties

With support from WHO and partners, South Sudan secured over 4.1 million doses of oral cholera vaccine (OCV) to protect the communities in 15 counties

Juba - Achol Ajak, a 35-year-old resident of Bor is grateful that her…
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How WHO is streamlining procurement and supply efforts to Combat the Marburg Outbreak in Tanzania

Kagera - As Tanzania continues to battle the Marburg virus outbreak,…
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Protecting the Central African Republic’s remote communities from polio

Protecting the Central African Republic’s remote communities from polio

Bangui – In the ongoing efforts to eradicate polio, the Central…
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Mauritania progressing towards zero leprosy cases

Mauritania progressing towards zero leprosy cases

Nouakchott – Mauritania has witnessed a significant decline in…
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WHO works with USAID and UNICEF to build Risk Communication & Community Engagement capacity for Botswana

A total of 92 Health Promotion professionals from 27 districts and…
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New roadworks now incorporates improved pedestrian walkways and cycling lanes to improve safety

Enhanced safe systems approach reduces road casualties in Botswana

Botswana has been losing 400 people on average annually due to road…
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Looking on Minister of Sport & Arts, Jacob Kelebeng and WHO Botswana OIC, Dr. Juliet Bataringaya

World Cancer Day Sparks Urgent Call to Action

Data from the Botswana STEP Survey of 2014 reveals a concerning…
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