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People wait in the midday sun for the water troughs to fill with water at Hula Hula Springs in Marsabit County, Kenya. With the ongoing drought in Marsabit, the spring is the only available water source for the whole community.

The greater Horn of Africa’s climate-related health crisis worsens as disease outbreaks surge

New analysis by World Health Organization (WHO) has found that the…

A health facility submerged in Lokoja, Kogi state

Flooding- WHO on hand to support government mitigate disease outbreaks in hardest hit settlements of Kogi State

Lokoja, 2 November, 2022 - Nigeria is suffering widespread…

South Africa bolsters its COVID-19 response

South Africa bolsters its COVID-19 response

South Africa has grappled with the continent’s largest share of COVID…

Participants and facilitators during the NTD training in Swakopmund, Namibia

Namibia received first training on prevention, management, and surveillance of Neglected Tropical Diseases

The Ministry of Health and Social Services trained f 60 health…

Mr Chaiban met with H.E. Mr Hussein Abdel Bagi , the Vice President for Social Services Cluster and COVID-19 National Taskforce Chair

Accelerating COVID-19 vaccination rollout crucial for protecting people’s health in South Sudan

The Global Lead Coordinator of the COVID-19 Vaccine Delivery…

WHO Surveillance Officer Abdisalan Muktar Ali investigating and verifying of the Mohammed, the child that was suspected acute flaccid paralysis (AFP).

No suspected polio case is too hard-to-reach for investigation and follow up in Ethiopia

A glimpse into the work of a WHO surveillance officer in Somali region

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Botswana to be a better place to grow old

Estimated at 43 million in 2010, the population of elderly people in…

A patient at Ilara-Mokin on the testing bed

Screening invention strengthens fight against cervical cancer in Ondo state.

Akure, 28 October, 2022 - When Mrs Olawale Damilola, a 40 years old…