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Rooting out female genital mutilation in Tanzania

Rooting out female genital mutilation in Tanzania

Efforts to end female genital mutilation are gradually bearing fruit…
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COVID_19 Update Rwanda

Update COVID-19 04 February 2021

04 February 2021 — One hundred, and fifty-four (154) new COVID-19…
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Groundbreaking ceremony of port health facility at Juba International Airport

WHO with funding from the Government of Japan to establish port health facility in Juba International Airport, South Sudan

4 February 2021, Juba, South Sudan - To mitigate the risk of cross-…
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A 14-year old girl in Addis Ababa getting the HPV vaccine during the HPV vaccine in January 2021

Ethiopia immunizes over 2 million girls against human papillomavirus (HPV)

Ethiopia has just completed a Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination…
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COVAX expects to start sending millions of COVID-19 vaccines to Africa in February

COVAX expects to start sending millions of COVID-19 vaccines to Africa in February

COVAX has notified countries in Africa of the estimated dose…
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COVID_19 Update Rwanda

Update COVID-19 03 February 2021

03 February 2021 — One hundred, and forty-six (146) new COVID-19…
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Reviving hope in cancer patients

Reviving hope in cancer patients

Having survived cancer, Christelle, a mother of five, is now tapping…
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Ribbon-cutting ceremony held for the construction of the second phase of the PHEOC

The African Development Bank and WHO to build the second phase of the Public Health Emergency Operations Center in Juba, South Sudan

4 February 2021, Juba, South Sudan - The African Development Bank (…
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