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Two children receive OCV on the first day of the campaign in Lilongwe_edited

Malawi administers Oral Cholera Vaccine to over 500,000 people in Lilongwe Urban

The Oral Cholera Vaccine (OCV) campaign started in Lilongwe on 17…
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Dr. Desta A. Tiruneh delivering a statement.

Gambia Celebrates World Health Day 2018: Marking the 70th Anniversary of the World Health Organization

 
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MDSR investigations take place in some of the most remote communities in Sierra Leone

Making every life count: Investigating a maternal death in Sierra Leone

FREETOWN, April 16, 2018 - Sister Hannah B. Palmer pulls on her…
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L-R WHO Representative to Nigeria, Regional Director for Africa, Director General, Nigeria's Vice President , Minister of Health and Minister of State for Health

WHO Director-General commends Nigeria’s commitment to universal healthcare 

Abuja, 13 April 2018 - The Director-General of the World Health…
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H.E. Dr Kebede Worku, State Minister of Health and Dr Akpaka Kalu, Representative to WHO Ethiopia briefing the Media

Ethiopia Observed 2018 World Health Day

Addis Ababa 05 April, 2018: The 2018 World Health Day (WHD) in…
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WHO staff vaccinating a girl during the occasion.

Tanzania rolls out vaccination against cervical cancer

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Dr Martins (WR Botswana) congratulates Ms Ruth Maphorisa, on her appointment as the new Permanet Secretary in the MoHW

The New Permanent Secretary for Ministry of Health and Wellness is Briefed on the Upcoming WHA 71

Gaborone, Botswana – 11 April 2018: The WHO country team, led by Dr…
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Nigeria's Vice President welcoming WHO Director General in his office at the Presidential Villa in Abuja

Nigeria’s Vice President believes the country should be an important focus for WHO

Abuja, 11 April 2018 - Nigeria’s Vice President, His Excellency…
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