Emergency
Health Promotion, Disease Prevention and Control (DPC)
The WHO/AFRO Health Promotion, Disease Prevention and Control (DPC) Cluster was established in 2025 to better integrate the AFRO disease prevention and control programmes within a health system strengthening framework, through a data-centric, results-focused and integrated cluster management approach.
What we do
- Lead the prevention and control of communicable and noncommunicable diseases.
- Strengthen immunization and vaccine-preventable disease programmes.
- Coordinate the response to HIV, TB, hepatitis and STIs.
Our team
Dr IMPOUMA Benido
Director, Health Promotion, Disease Prevention and Control (DPC)Dr Benido Impouma took up the office of Director, Communicable and Noncommunicable Cluster in 2021. He is responsible for coordinating and leading the programmes on HIV/TB, viral hepatitis, sexually transmitted infections, noncommunicable diseases, vaccine-preventable diseases and tropical and vector-borne diseases.
Full biography
Resources
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Mercury reduction information, education and communication materials
WHO is supporting the Ugandan government in phasing out mercury-containing devices in the health sector. A critical component of this support is developing Info…
