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COVID-19 takes a heavy toll on women’s health

COVID-19 takes a heavy toll on women’s health

Disruptions to essential health services due to the COVID-19 pandemic…
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The Gambia Inaugurates an Ultra-Cold Chain Store for Vaccines

The Ministry of Health recently launched an Ultra-Cold Chain Vaccines…
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Obesity rising in Africa, WHO analysis finds

Obesity rising in Africa, WHO analysis finds

One in five adults and one in 10 children and teenagers are projected…
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Akol Kuol Magiir, community champion informants in Kuac South Payam, Gogrial West County of Warrap State

Enhancing active acute flaccid paralysis surveillance in South Sudan

Akol Kuol Magiir is one of the community champion informants in Kuac…
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Meeting with Hon minister of health

Technical Support to upgrade the Microbiology (Bacteriology) Unit of the National Health Laboratory of Eritrea

The Ministry of Health Eritrea requested the technical support of WHO…
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SADC Healthy Lifestyle Day Commemoration, Gaborone, 25 February 2022

The Southern African Development Community raises awareness on Non-Communicable Diseases in Botswana and the entire region

There is a need for the Southern African Development Community (SADC…
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Dr Charles Sagoe-Moses, WHO Representative and Mr. Alex Shimuafeni, Statistician-General and CEO of the NSA

WHO donated laptops to the Namibia Statistics Agency to produce its second Cause of Death Report

WHO donated 10 Dell Latitude 5320 Laptops, valued at two hundred and…
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Measuring oxygen saturation in a patient in Zanzibar

WHO restores medical oxygen supplies in Zanzibar

Oxygen is the most critical medicine fo
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