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Image of containers used to segregate and dispose health care waste

Taking a closer look at safe management of wastes from health-care activities in Tanzania

2 October - 5 November 2021: Health-care activities protect and…
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African Health Ministers open meeting to shape continent’s health agenda

African Health Ministers open meeting to shape continent’s health agenda

Brazzaville, 24 August 2021 – African Health Ministers and…
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African Health Ministers review COVID-19 fight, plan for future shocks

African Health Ministers review COVID-19 fight, plan for future shocks

African health ministers met today to take stock of the continent's…
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Group photo of dignitaries at the arrival and handover ceremony of the second batch of 96000 doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine at the Roberts International Airport

Liberia Receives Second Batch of 96,000 Doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine

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Second dose Ebola vaccination underway in Sierra Leone

Ebola vaccine booster doses underway in Sierra Leone

Ebola booster dose vaccination kicks off in Sierra Leone following…
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Acting WHO Representative in Liberia Dr. Zabulon Yoti making remarks during the opening ceremony of the NAPHS review meeting in Monrovia

Liberia concludes a three-day workshop to review National Action Plan for Health Security (NAPHS) Implementation and progress since 2017

Monrovia, 18th August
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Learning from Botswana’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout

Learning from Botswana’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout

Africa’s largest-ever vaccination drive is well underway.52 African…
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Dr Walter Kazadi Mulombo (2nd right) addressing journalists at the hand-over ceremony of 699,760 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine in Abuja Photo_WHO/Owoseye

Nigerians awaiting second dose of AstraZeneca vaccine to heave sigh of relief soon.

Abuja, 19 August 2021 - Nigerians awaiting their second dose of the…
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