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A community oriented resource person in Niger State examines a young child for pneumonia

Ministry of Health, WHO experts highlight results of life-saving programme for children under five.

Abuja, 23 October 2017
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A midwife during a simulation exercise

Training clinicians to provide lifesaving emergency care for women and newborns

FREETOWN, 23 October 2017 --- In Sierra Leone, giving birth is one of…
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The burial team burning the bedding and and clothes of the dead MVD confirmed case in Kween district

WHO promptly responds to Marburg Outbreak in Eastern Uganda

Following the confirmation of a case of Marburg Virus Disease (MVD)…
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Health workers in Marsabit County during a polio campaign in April 2017

World Polio Day: Thank you to the unsung heroes!

October 24, 2017:  Kenya marks World Polio Day with a great…
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Health workers at the UTH Bacteriology laboratory

WHO calls for strengthening of laboratory systems in efforts to fulfill their important role in the fight against infectious and chronic diseases.

The WHO Representative, a.i. Dr. Custodia Mandlhate has called for…
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Plaidoyer pour promouvoir la ratification du protocole de commerce illicite des produits de tabac couplé au Lancement du Projet FCTC 2030 pour la lutte contre le tabac au Tchad !

La Maison de la Femme de N’Djamena a servi de cadre pour la cérémonie…
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WHO supports containment of rare virus on Uganda-Kenya border

WHO supports containment of rare virus on Uganda-Kenya border

20 OCTOBER 2017 | GENEVA - WHO is working to contain an outbreak of…
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WHO LGA Facilitator in sensitization meeting with teachers and pupils in a Yenagoa Primary school

WHO supports Bayelsa state to rapidly contain outbreak of Monkeypox virus.

Yenagoa, 20 October 2017-World Health Organization (WHO) is…
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