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A happy mother and her child after vaccination

Uganda scores highly in the Measles-Rubella-Polio vaccination campaign

Kampala, 25 October 2019-: In the recently concluded Measles-Rubella-…
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New milestone towards a polio-free world, but there is no time to relax

In another historic step for humanity towards a world free of polio,…
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Photo with children on WPD

WHO, UNICEF and Rotary International Joint Statement on WPD: WHO, UNICEF and Rotary International urge to sustain the gain in eradicating polio and continue their joint effort for the end result

24th October 2019 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: Marking the commemoration of…
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Opening ceremony_Administration of Vitamin A by Minister of State, Ministry of Health, Dr Patrick Ndimubanzi (2)

The Mother and Child Health Week integrated in the campaign on the role of Families in the Human Capital Development

Rwanda organized its biannual Integrated Mother and Child Health Week…
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Communique on cross-border coordination, partnerships, and communication for Ebola virus disease preparedness in at-risk member states

We, the Ministers of Health and senior immigration officials of the…
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Eligible child been vaccinated in Almajiri school in Zamfara

WHO supports Government to immunize ‘Almajiri’ Children in Northwest Nigeria

Zamfara, 22 October, 2019 - In an effort to reach and vaccinate…
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Photo: WHO/Kisimir J.

Blandine Kazade: The nurse who saved a city in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

In the Ebola epidemiological zones in the Democratic Republic of the…
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Ten African countries endorse cross-border collaboration framework on Ebola outbreak preparedness and response

Ten African countries endorse cross-border collaboration framework on Ebola outbreak preparedness and response

The Democratic Republic of the Congo and its nine neighbouring…
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