Drama groups were instrumendal in passing messages on depression in the community

Government of Zambia calls for increased investment in mental health and integration of services in all primary health care facilities to mark the World Health Day 2017

Lusaka, 13 April 2017 - The government of the Republic of Zambia…
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Elephantiasis is no longer a public health problem in Togo: WHO commends Togo for Historic Achievement

Brazzaville, 14 April 2017 - After over a decade of…
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Dr Alex Gasasira handing over a consignment of assorted items for E.S Grant Hospital to Dr Francis Kateh, Deputy Minister of Health/CMO. Looking on is Mrs. Cooper, the Hospital administrator

Liberia Commemorates the World Health Day: Minister of Health calls for increased Efforts on the Prevention and Management of Depression

Monrovia 10th April, 2017:  Depression is the leading cause of…
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Senior officials from the Ministry of Health, Central hospitals, University Teaching Hospitals, statutory bodies and National Professional Officers from WHO in Siavonga at the Universal Health Coverage meeting

The World Health Organization Country Office and the Ministry of Health conduct a joint meeting to chart the way forward on accelerating Zambia’s transition towards Universal Health Coverage 2030

Lusaka, 12 April 2017 - The World Health Organization and the…
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Various awareness raising activities took place across Sierra Leone on depression throughout April 2017

Tackling mental illness after Ebola

Following the Ebola crisis, a decade-long Civil War and with…
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NTLC members at the meeting in Kaduna

Northern Traditional Leaders Rise For Holistic Approach Against Meningitis Outbreak

Kaduna, 11 April 2017 - Northern Traditional Leaders Committee on…
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Children queuing for meningitis vaccination

Borno Scales Up Preparedness for Meningitis Outbreak

Maiduguri, 11 April 2017 - Although, Borno has reported 22 suspected…
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A community member putting the new technology into use to report suspected AFP cases in her locality

Using SMS technologies to enhance polio surveillance

A new SMS-based reporting system has been introduced in Sierra Leone…
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