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Health officers preparing the Measles vaccine before immunization in Aweil

Amidst coronavirus pandemic, WHO and partners vaccinated 94 019 children aged 6 to 59 months against measles in Aweil East County of South Sudan

8 July 2020, Juba – Despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic in the…

01_Students at demonstration of basic emergency obstetric care at the college of Nursing and Midwifery with facilities/equipment provided by WHO.

EU and WHO support accreditation of Maiduguri College of Nursing and Midwifery

Maiduguri, 9 July, 2020 - The College of Nursing and Midwifery,…

WHO calls for equitable access to future COVID-19 vaccines in Africa

WHO calls for equitable access to future COVID-19 vaccines in Africa

The World Health Organization (WHO) in Africa joined immunization…

COVID_19 Update Rwanda

Update COVID-19 08 July 2020

08 July 2020 — Twenty-two (22) new COVID-19 cases were identified out…

Tracy Chigumba conducting a data entry training at Beatrice Isolation Centre

Seke District Rapid Response Team (DRRT) supports Beatrice Isolation Centre COVID-19 case management, investigation and contact tracing

A drastic increase in the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in…

The WHO Representative, Dr. Nathan Bakyaita (far right) handing over the donation to The Permanent Secretary at MOH, Dr. Kennedy Malama (centre)

WHO donates equipment and transport facilities to MOH in its continued effort to help the country curb the spread of COVID-19

The WHO Country Office in Zambia has continued working jointly with…

Africa records over 500 000 COVID-19 cases

Africa records over 500 000 COVID-19 cases

COVID-19 infections in Africa today surpassed 500 000, and there…

Internal appraisal of the Child Health Immunization Programme with technical support of WHO

Tracking progress to improve immunization and essential health services for children during COVID-19

The Ministry of Health and Sanitation has finalized an internal…