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Cross section of dignitaries at the UHC press briefing in Abuja

 Reducing out-of-pocket health expenditure a panacea to universal health coverage 

Abuja, 13 December, 2022 - “I recall growing up in a comfortable home…
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Participants of the UHC march at the the Sir Dawda Kairaba International Conference Center

The Gambia Joins Global Efforts on UHC Celebration Day

Banjul, The Gambia - In a joint venture between the Ministry of…
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Commemoration of UHC Day 2022 in Liberia

BUILDING RESILLIENT HEALTH SYSTEMS IS KEY TO DELIVERY OF AFFORDABLE AND ESSENTIAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR ALL LIBERIANS—UHC DAY 2022.

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Tackling gender inequalities in health: a key to achieving universal health coverage in Ghana

Tackling gender inequalities in health: a key to achieving universal health coverage in Ghana

In Ghana, gender equality and equity are important commitments in…
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A child being vaccinated during the SIA campaign in Sokoto State

Reaching every child with vaccines in communities at risk of polio disease.

Sokoto, 9 December, 2022 - As the traditional head of Gagi community…
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First Doses of the Ebola Vaccine Trial being stocked at the National Medical Store in Kampala, Uganda

Historical record: Ebola trial candidate vaccines arrive in Uganda 79 days after outbreak declared

Kampala, Brazzaville, Geneva, 9 December 2022 – The first doses of…
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Historical record: Ebola trial candidate vaccines arrive in Uganda 79 days after outbreak declared

Historical record: Ebola trial candidate vaccines arrive in Uganda 79 days after outbreak declared

Kampala, Brazzaville, Geneva – The first doses of one of three…
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Hon. Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng Acero poses for a photo with Dr. Charles Njuguna (second from right), the WHO Uganda Incident Manager/Emergency Preparedness and Response (EPR) Cluster Lead during the hand-over ceremony of in-kind contributions of medical supplies worth USD 1,123,672 to address the health impact of the drought and food insecurity affecting 19 districts of Karamoja, Lango, and Teso regions in Uganda.

WHO Strengthens Uganda's Efforts to Address the Health Impact of Drought and Food Insecurity in the Country

Kampala - World Health Organization (WHO) has provided in-kind…
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