Dynamic staff and sparkling maternity complex deliver improved maternal health in South Sudan
Angelina Bakhit recovers after giving birth to her son, Mayen, by caesarean section at Wau Teaching Hospital.
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WHO Innovation Challenge to announce 30 finalists at the Africa Health Forum in Cabo Verde
WHO announces 30 finalists in its first-ever Innovation Challenge from a field of more than 2 400 entries. More than a third of the submissions came from women.
Read morePreventing potentially fatal tropical disease in thousands of migrants in Ethiopia
Every year, hundreds of thousands of seasonal workers from across northern Ethiopia make the trek to work the farmlands of the West Gondar area, but are typically unaware of the localised risk of Leishmaniasis there.
Read moreThe Republic of Congo starts vaccinating 2.2 million children against Measles and Rubella
Under the high patronage of the President of the Republic of Congo, His Excellency Denis SASSOU NGUESSO, the Government of Congo launched today a measles and rubella vaccination campaign, which aims to provide protection to more than 2.2 million children. This campaign, which targets boys and girls aged 9 months to 14 years will cover 43% of the country's population and will also include Vitamin A supplementation and mebendazole deworming for children aged 9 to 59 months.
Read moreWHO reaffirms support to improve health and well-being of Algerians
The WHO Regional Director for Africa, Dr Matshidiso Moeti has re-affirmed WHO’s support to improve the health and well-being of Algerians. She made the remarks during a courtesy call on His Excellency Ahmed Ouyahia, Prime Minister of the Republic of Algeria.
Read moreWHO supports five countries to fight Lassa fever outbreaks
WHO sets up a regional coordination system to help stem Lassa fever outbreaks in Benin, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria and Togo. In Nigeria along there were 213 confirmed cases, including 42 deaths.
Read moreIn Kenya, men are challenging the male role in the female circumcision problem
Two men in Kenya are rallying against the myths that perpetuate the violation of women’s and girls’ human rights through the centuries-old cultural tradition of female circumcision, more commonly known as female genital mutilation.
Read moreHouse by house, telling girls and families the dangers of female circumcision in Kenya
For three days, Sadia Hussein struggled in labour with the birth of her first daughter. The traditional birth attendant could not deliver the baby due to the constricted birth canal – the direct result of the female circumcision Sadia was subjected to when she was 10 years old.
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