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Yellow fever vaccination campaign in Democratic Republic of the Congo: Logistics pathway

The biggest emergency yellow fever vaccination campaign ever held in…
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Rotary Uganda POLIOPLUS Committee-Chair pays a courtesy call on the WHO country representative in Uganda

Kampala 25th August 2016 - The newly elected Rotary Uganda…
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Eligible child receiving oral polio vaccine in Abuja

Two years without polio - Nigeria celebrates with cautious optimism.

Abuja, 23 July 2016 - Nigeria has been polio-free for two (2) years…
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Team Lead for surveillance assessment, Dr Arshad Quddus during field visit in Borno

External Experts Commend the Strong Surveillance Structure for detecting Outbreaks in Nigeria

Abuja 25 August 2016 - An international team for surveillance and…
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Dr Pilly Sahid and Yusuf Ahmed Mzitto, known as "Kessy", at the Mwananyamala District Hospital’s methadone clinic in Dar es Salaam.

Pioneering methadone programme in Dar es Salaam gives hope to thousands

24 August 2016 - In a discreet corner of the Mwananyamala…
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WHO convenes orientation meeting for the Uganda National Malaria Control Program

Jinja, 24th August 2016 - The World Health Organization (WHO)…
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Ghanaian health workers use mobile phones to collect real-time maternal health data

24 August 2016 - Mavis Tabi-Boateng, a midwife at a health centre in…
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Dr. Patrick Abok (WHO) making his statement at the press briefing

Gambia commemorates World Hepatitis Day 2016

Banjul, The Gambia, 24th August 2016 - The Gambia joined the…
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