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Ethiopia conference to consider $106.8M strategy for WHO to tackle disease outbreaks and other health emergencies in Africa

Addis Ababa, 18 August 2016 – With more than 100 public hea
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African health ministers to endorse regional oral health strategy for 2016-2025

Addis Ababa, 20 August 2016 – Today, health ministers of th
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African governments urged to prioritise health in their development efforts

Addis Ababa, 19 August 2016 – Health ministers from the Wor
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Yellow fever vaccination campaign starts in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo

The biggest emergency yellow fever vaccination campaign ever held in…
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Dr Sule Meleh briefing the external surveilance review team at Borno Polio EOC

Commissioner for Health commends WHO for deploying surveillance review team to Borno State.

Maiduguri, 18 August 2016 - The Commissioner for Health, Dr Haruna…
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(L-R) Dr Rex Mpazanje of WHO, Dr Osagie Ehanire, Minister of State for Health and Professor Adewole at the press briefing

Nigeria declares polio outbreak as a national public health emergency.

Abuja, 18 August 2016 - The Honourable Minister of Health, Professor…
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Dr Yokouide Allarangar, WHO Representative in DRC speaking at the official campaign launch

Mass yellow fever vaccination campaign launched in Democratic Republic of Congo

Kinshasa, 17 August - A yellow fever preventive mass vaccination…
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WHO personnel vaccinating a child in Gwoza

Borno leaves no stone unturned as outbreak response to polio virus commences

Maiduguri, 17 August, 2016 - Immediate outbreak response (OBR) to…
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