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Burundi launches first polio vaccination campaign in more than a decade

Burundi launches first polio vaccination campaign in more than a decade

Bujumbura – Burundi’s health authorities today launched the country’s…
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The Clinic In-Charge, Mrs Horsfall briefed the UN Chief of Staff, Mr Earle Courtenay Rattray on the Health Services Interventions in Family Health Clinic.jpg

UN Chief of Staff applauds Nigeria on impressive integrated health delivery services 

Abuja, 9 June, 2023 - The Chief of Staff to the United Nations…
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Smoking ban delivers fresh air to Burkina Faso cinemas

Smoking ban delivers fresh air to Burkina Faso cinemas

Ouagadougou – Pierre Ouedraogo, who has worked at the Neerwaya cinema…
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Marburg Virus Disease outbreak in Equatorial Guinea ends

Marburg Virus Disease outbreak in Equatorial Guinea ends

The outbreak of Marburg Virus Disease in Equatorial Guinea ended…
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Dr Theo Ntenegi WHO Botswana Case Management Officer presenting an award of completion to a Basic Emergency Care graduate following the Greater Gaborone district training in May 2023

Skilled basic emergency care providers to save lives in Botswana

In continued support to improve Botswana’s emergency preparedness and…
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A Health worker hands over a child immunization card to a mother

Routine Yellow Fever Vaccination for Children taking shape in Uganda

Two hundred kilometers from Uganda’s capital Kampala lies Bukakata…
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Say No to eCigarettes

E-cigarettes ban, a critical tool in Uganda’s battle against tobacco use

In the face of consistent opposition from the tobacco industry,…
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Dr. Jean-Marie Dangou, WHO Zimbabwe's representative (left), and Dr Abdelrahim Khalid, the GEPI Coordinator for Zimbabwe (middle) and Dr. Tajudeen Oyewale, the UNICEF Zimbabwe Representative

UNICEF and WHO Representatives Visit Henderson Clinic to Ensure Quality of Polio Vaccination Campaign in Zimbabwe

By Tatenda Chimbwanda
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