Malawi launches the world’s first malaria vaccine, becoming the first of three African countries in which the vaccine, known as RTS,S, will be made available to children up to 2 years of age. Ghana and Kenya followed weeks later.
Read moreAyuba Gufwan, 46, spent his childhood crawling on his hands and knees in a remote village in Nigeria’s Plateau State.
Read moreWHO mourns the death of Dr Richard Valery Mouzoko Kiboung, an epidemiologist deployed for the Ebola outbreak response in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Dr Mouzoko was killed in an attack on Butembo University Hospital.
Read moreZimbabwe launches cholera vaccination campaign in communities affected by Cyclone Idai with the support of WHO and partners. The campaign targets around 480,000 people in the two worst-affected districts, where flooding heightened risks of waterborne diseases.
Read moreIn the aftermath of Cyclone Idai, hundreds of thousands of Mozambicans were left without shelter, food or access to health services. Many people have been living in temporary settlements without access to safe water and sanitation, putting them at high risk of diseases like cholera, malaria and measles.
Read moreThe World Health Organization is creating a “workforce of excellence” through a rigorous one-year training programme for response experts.
Read moreCabo Verde, a small nation of 10 islands in the Atlantic Ocean has made giant strides in health care provision.
Read moreZoé and the WHO team of young risk communicators have been working as part of the response to the Ebola outbreak in North Kivu.
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