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CTCA, Makerere University, Ministry of Health and WHO officials launch the 'Tobacco Spotter' mobile application

The WHO and Center for Tobacco Control in Africa launch Pilot Project to measure Compliance with Tobacco Control Legislation

Kampala, 7th February 2019: - The World Health Organization (WHO) in…
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Kinshasa: No rest for a mobile unit pursuing the end of sleeping sickness

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Cross section of participants

Planning workshop for water quality monitoring for senior managers held

The workshop, was held from 9 to 11 January 2019 at Mazowe Hotel in…
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House by house, telling girls and families the dangers of female circumcision in Kenya

House by house, telling girls and families the dangers of female circumcision in Kenya

For three days, Sadia Hussein struggled in labour with the birth of…
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Nyamata, MOH, WHO Country Office, Health Partners and Donors meeting to review and update the Rwanda EVD Contingency Plan

Ebola – Rwanda completes the revision of its National Contingency Plan

In the context of the ongoing complex Ebola outbreak declared on 1…
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Participants of the influenza sentinel surveillance training

South Sudan strengthens the country’s capacity to detect, investigate and respond seasonal and pandemic Influenza

South Sudan faces a high burden of acute respiratory infections that…
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Digital messaging taking “too late” out of cancer diagnosing in Zambia

Digital messaging taking “too late” out of cancer diagnosing in Zambia

Too late. It is a common refrain in the recounting of why so many…
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Lassa fever sensitization campaign in a school in Taraba state, Northeast Nigeria.

WHO scales up Lassa fever response in affected states

Abuja, 1 February 2019 - The World Health Organization (WHO) is…
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