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How WHO’s Intervention helped Hajara M.As’ mental health journey

Maiduguri October 6, 2021- It was a normal day for 62-year-old Hajara…
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Ms Nametso Mosweu (center) a nurse at Sir Seretse Following the first port health stakeholders meeting which was held on the 23rd of September 2021 in Gaborone, the Ministry of Health and Wellness (MoHW) with support from the World Health Organization (WHO) Country Office hosted a 5-day Port Health Strategic Plan development workshop which took place from the 4th to 8th of October 2021 in Lobatse. The objectives of the workshop were to develop the Port Health StrKhama International Airport Emergency Clinic

Botswana develops a port health strategic plan

Following the first
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Launching of activities in the context of the World Mental Health Day 2021, Mauritius

Promoting mental health and well-being to reduce inequality and achieve universal health coverage

Mauritius marked the World Mental Health Day 2021 under the theme “…
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Group photo of senior officials from the Ministry of Health and Sanitation including the Chief Medical Officer, the two Deputy Chief Medical Officers (Public Health and Clinicals), Directors, Managers and technical and management officials and of their counterparts from the WHO Country Office at the retreat

WHO Sierra Leone concludes joint 2022-2023 Operational Planning Retreat with Ministry of Health and Sanitation

The World Health Organization Country Office in Sierra Leone has…
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Uganda’s community initiative helping HIV patients overcome depression

Uganda’s community initiative helping HIV patients overcome depression

Margaret was engulfed by depression and overwhelmed by stigma. With…
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Access to mental health and psychosocial support services remains unequal for children and adolescents in Africa, alert UNICEF & WHO

Access to mental health and psychosocial support services remains unequal for children and adolescents in Africa, alert UNICEF & WHO

At least one in seven children in sub-Saharan Africa experiences…
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Left to Right: WHO Representative Dr Yonas Tegegn Woldemariam, Minister of Health in charge of Primary Health Care Hon Margaret Muhanga, Korean Ambassador to Uganda H.E Ha Byung-Kyoo and KOICA Director Mr Kim Taeyoung stand next to one of the seven ambulances given to Kamuli hospital from the project.

Uganda’s Ministry of Health, with support from KOICA and WHO launches 5- year project to improve Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health Services in Busoga Region

Kamuli, October 09, 2021 – The Government of Uganda with support from…
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Multisectoral health emergency risk profiling for health security

Multisectoral health emergency risk profiling for health security in South Sudan

Juba, 8 October 2021 – The South Sudan Ministry of Health supported…
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