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Kulle Refugee Camp in Gambella Region, western Ethiopia, currently hosts about 35,000 of the 97,000 refugees from South Sudan taking shelter in three camps in the region. Almost 66 per cent of the refugees in Kulle are women and children. The WHO assessment team led by the WHO Representative comprising technical experts in emergency and outbreak response, malaria, water and sanitation, immunization, and communication, witnessed the concerning health conditions at the camp on 22 April 2014 whilst assessing t

WHO takes urgent action to address health situation in Kulle South-Soudanese Refugee Camp, Gambella in Ethiopia

Kulle Refugee Camp in Gambella Region, western Ethiopia, currently…

African Vaccination Week: highlighting the benefits of immunization

Brazzaville, Congo, 21 April 2014 -- African Vaccinatio

Ebola – a test too far for one little girl

Monrovia, 22 April 2014 - The WHO Regional Director for Africa Dr…

WHO Regional Director applauds the contribution of communities in the fight against Ebola in Liberia

WHO Regional Director applauds the contribution of communities in the fight against Ebola in Liberia

Monrovia, 22 April 2014 - The WHO Regional Director for Africa Dr…

Governor vaccinating a baby with OPV

Governor vaccinating a baby with OPV

In 2013, Nasarawa and Niger States in the North Central region of…

High-level officials of Dolo Zonal Administration with WHO Representative to Ethiopia and Deputy Head of Somali Regional Health Bureau in Warder, 15 April 2014.

WHO and Somali Region Intensify Joint Actions to Interrupt Polio Transmission

Jigjiga. 17 April 2014 – The World Health Organization (WHO) and…

African Vaccination Week Proves its Worth

Brazzaville, April 2014 -- If any doubts ever…

Mr Anson D. Zwane talking about the role of the media in advocating for AVW activities.

African Vaccination Week (AVW) Swaziland

On 17 of April 2013, the Swaziland’s African Vaccination Week (AVW)…