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Dr Ester Muinjangue, Deputy Minister of Health and Social Services with Dr Charles Sagoe-Moses, WHO Representative with members of the Windhoek Central Hospital and the Director of Health for the Khomas Region, Mr Ukolo

Access to Diabetes Care in Namibia

Namibia joined the rest of the world in commemorating World Diabetes…
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Mrs Agnonkhese at the market in Abuja

Enjoy the festive food without putting your health at risk 

Abuja - 23 December 2022 - The festive season is a time for…
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How wastewater surveillance is helping the COVID-19 fight

How wastewater surveillance is helping the COVID-19 fight

Accra/Lusaka/Pretoria —Twice a week, a team of scientists from South…
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Mauritania’s new emergency response teams clear first hurdle

Mauritania’s new emergency response teams clear first hurdle

Nouakchott – In late August 2022 Mauritania’s health authorities…
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Ethiopia hosts consultative meeting on cross border coordination of Pastoral nutrition project

Ethiopia hosts consultative meeting on cross border coordination of Pastoral nutrition project

The Ethiopian Federal Ministry of Health (FMoH) in close…
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Sierra Leone vaccinates 70% of its population against COVID-19, meets global target

Sierra Leone vaccinates 70% of its population against COVID-19, meets global target

Freetown 21 December 2022 – Sierra Leone has achieved the global…
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A member of community health champion providing health risk messaging. Photo_credit: Kingsley Igwebuike/WHO

 Community Champions create awareness on mpox among  vulnerable populations of Adamawa State

Yola, 20 December, 2022 - In August 2022, 31 years old Mrs Jenifer…
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A Mental health nurse prescribing drug to a patient at PHC Mala-Kachallah during the consultation. Photo credit: Kingsley Igwebuike/WHO

How mental health support is restoring hope in war-torn Nigeria

Maiduguri, 20 December, 2022 – "At some point, I lost it,” says…
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