1. WHO Africa

News

Vaccinators in Addis Ababa going house to house to administer nOPV2 vaccine to under-five children

Joint statement by WHO-UNICEF-ROTARY on World Polio Day

Today, as the world commemorates World Polio Day with the theme, “One…
Read more »
Cross Rivers State Commissioner of Health, Dr Betta Edu, flagging-off the vaccination campaign

Cross River State leverages polio campaign structure to integrate Covid-19 vaccination. 

Calabar, 21 October, 2022 - Bassey Eyo, a mother of three, living in…
Read more »
The Honourable Deputy Minister of Health Alhaji Mahama and some high level personalities at the Kotoka International Airport to receive the vaccines

More COVID-19 vaccines arrive in Ghana

hana’s robust COVID-19 vaccination campaign continues to receive a…
Read more »
Technical Officers in the National Public Health Laboratory trained on yellow fever laboratory testing and confirmation

Strengthening yellow fever laboratory testing capacities in South Sudan

Juba, 14 October 2021 – a team of technical officers in the National…
Read more »
Ndhiwa community members speak about the impact of malaria vaccine on their community

Breakthrough Malaria Vaccine – Ndhiwa Community Speaks Out

A day before the historic October 6, WHO ground-breaking decision on…
Read more »
Country support missions to help drive optimal COVID-19 vaccine uptake across Africa

Country support missions to help drive optimal COVID-19 vaccine uptake across Africa

World Health Organization’s Regional Office for Africa (WHO AFRO)…
Read more »
Mauritania: champion of COVID-19 vaccination in Africa

Mauritania: champion of COVID-19 vaccination in Africa

"Before, we had to go and find people willing to be vaccinated…
Read more »
Six in seven COVID-19 infections go undetected in Africa

Six in seven COVID-19 infections go undetected in Africa

A new assessment by the World Health Organization (WHO) shows that…
Read more »