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Hon Dr Alfred Madigele, new Minister of Health and Wellness (left) receiving documents from Dr M Ovberedjo, WHO Representative

WHO Representative Meets the New Ministry of Health and Wellness Ministerial Team

Gaborone, Botswana – 9 April 2018: Honourable Dr Alfred Madigele, the…
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Umar Musami, Psychiatrist, Federal Neuro Psychiatric Hospital looking at medication for mental disorders in Bakass Camp in early March 2018

Healing the mental scars of violence in northeastern Nigeria

It began as a hot autumn day like any other for Aisha (pseudonym).…
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The Honorable Minister of Health Honorable Atupele Muluzi, MP handed over bicylces, World TB Day T-Shirts and cloth to members of best performing Community Sputum Collection Centres in Salima

Malawi commends health workers’ efforts to End TB on World TB Day 2018

On World TB Day 2018 in Malawi the Honorable Minister of Health and…
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Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus- Director General WHO

MEDIA RELEASE: Top hierarchy of WHO to convene in Nigeria for the first time

Abuja, 8th April 2018 - The top hierarchy of the World Health…
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Countries urged to strive for universal access to good quality health to spur economic growth

Countries urged to strive for universal access to good quality health to spur economic growth

The WHO Regional Director for Africa, Dr Matshidiso Moeti has urged…
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Hon Aceng and Dr Tegegn address the media after the breakfast meeting

Uganda on the right path to achieving Universal Health Coverage

6 April 2018, Kampala:- Uganda is slowly but surely moving toward…
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The WHO and the UB Teams after the ceremony, with the Vice Chancellor holding a document

University of Botswana's School of Nursing re-designated a WHO Collaborating Centre

Gaborone, Botswana - 29 March 2018: The University of Botswana (UB)…
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WHO Logistics Officer showing various emergency kits at the WHO central warehouse

WHO strengthens emergency health kits supply chain management system in South Sudan

With the protracted crises in South Sudan, the scale and severity of…
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