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First lady of Uganda Hon. Janet Kataha Museveni officially opens Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health (RMNCAH), Assembly in Kampala

Kampala 16th December 2015: The Reproductive Maternal,…

Zimbabwe Celebrates Innovation in Mental Health

Harare: ,12 December 2015: The Friendship Bench - a brief…

Immunization in Africa: Progress made – but it’s time to up the game

Dakar, 14 December 2016 - Immunization experts have called for…

The "EWARS in a box" kit is designed with frontline health care providers in mind. Here Julius Opio, Clinical Officer in-charge with Health Link South Sudan, sees patients in Site 1 Health Facility in Mingkaman, South Sudan. Julius collects disease data from patients each day during routine consultations. If any diseases with immediate reporting requirements are seen, these can be notified immediately to the County Health Department using a mobile phone

WHO launches new early warning system in a box to help 500 000 people for only $USD 15 000

14 December 2015 - In South Sudan, the World Health Organization…

Ms Ahunna Eziakonwa-Onochie, UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator and Ato Mitiku Kassa, Commissioner, National Disaster Risk Management Commission at the HRD launch.

Joint plans launched for response to drought, malnutrition and disease outbreaks in Ethiopia

ADDIS ABABA, 11 December 2015 | The World Health Organization (WHO)…

Toward Universal Health Coverage in Africa

By Dr. Matshidiso Moeti, 11 December 2015

The World Health Organization celebrates Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Day, 12 December 2015

Pretoria – In support of the second ever UHC on 12 December 2015, the…

Community Health Officer delivering health education on cholera in one of the affected communities.

WHO steps up response to stop severe cholera outbreak in Tanzania

Dar es Salaam, 10 December 2015 – Tanzania's cholera outbreak,…