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Six candidates proposed for WHO Director-General election

23 September 2016 – Six candidates have been proposed by WHO Member…
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WHO hosts Malaria Surveillance, Monitoring, & Evaluation – Operational Research (SM&E-OR) Technical Working Group meeting

September 2016 - The World Health Organization (WHO) Country Office…
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Minister of Health, Hon. Chitalu Chilufya flagging off the march at the launch of the national MR vaccination campaign in Lusaka.

More than 6 million Zambian children to be vaccinated against measles and rubella in a nationwide vaccination campaign.

Lusaka,  21 September 2016 - In its continued efforts to…
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An infant receiving OPV in Maiduguri, Borno State for the first time

Polio outbreak: Nigeria expands scope to stop further transmission

Abuja, 21 September 2016 - The scope of the second polio outbreak…
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UN Commission: New investments in global health workforce will create jobs and drive economic growth

20 September 2016, NEW YORK - The Presidents of France and…
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WHO trains core team to conduct a pilot in Enteric-fever surveillance

The World Health Organization (WHO) trained health workers in…
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(L-R) Minister Tolbert Nyenswah, Dr Tony Chan, Dr Alex Gasasira and Minister Stanford Wesseh

Malaria indicator survey 2016 for Liberia launched

Monrovia, 16 September, 2016 - The Government of Liberia through the…
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WHO supports MoH to build capacity of medical practitioners and government departments in Medical Certification of cause of Death and ICD Coding

The Ministry of Health and Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) with…
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