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Aker Moyom Jok is all too familiar with death due to Hepatitis E Virus (HEV). In 2014, the 29 year old mother of five lost her brother-in-law to the disease. So, when she noticed the signs and symptoms of HEV in her 13 year old daughter, Awel Wech Ayom, she immediately sought medical attention. “I am grateful to health partners because this is a killer disease and some people have died, but my daughter is alive,” she says. Narrating her story, Aker says it started at night when she noticed that her daugh

South Sudan: Family encourages early diagnosis and treatment of Hepatitis after successful recovery

Aker Moyom Jok is all too familiar with death due to Hepatitis E…

WHO and Gates Foundation agree on ways to strengthen collaboration to improve health in the African Region

WHO and Gates Foundation agree on ways to strengthen collaboration to improve health in the African Region

Brazzaville, 27 July 2015 – Dr Matshidiso Moeti, the World Health…

Dr. Ramou Njie being interviewed on World Hepatitis Day 2015

Gambia commemorates World Hepatitis Day 2015

Banjul, The Gambia, 1st September 2015 - On 28 July 2015,…

First regional forum held on mental health response to Ebola outbreak

The World Health Organization convened 75 mental health experts to…

WHO strengthening national health emergency and disaster management capacities and resilience of health systems

Yaoundé, 23 July 2015 – The World Health Organization (WHO)…

WHO intensifies efforts to achieve global health security

The ongoing Ebola outbreak clearly demonstrates how the inability to…

High level delegation from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation visits World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa

Brazzaville, 21 July 2015 - A high level delegation from th

A health worker explains the process of HIV self-testing to a young woman.

Self-testing helps combat HIV in adolescents

An HIV self-testing project in Malawi raises the rate of adolescents…