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Semen testing, safe sex counselling for male Ebola survivors halts disease spread

Halting the spread of Ebola through sexual transmission

Monrovia ‒ Ebola survivor Randall Varney lost nine family members,…
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WHO Ethiopia, in collaboration with the Ethiopian Red Cross Society, delivers vital medicine to the Amhara Region

WHO Ethiopia, in collaboration with the Ethiopian Red Cross Society, delivers vital medicine to the Amhara Region

With the support of the World Health Organization (WHO) Ethiopia, the…
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Inching closer to malaria elimination

Inching closer to malaria elimination

Gaborone ‒ When Obolokamang Mahupe’s son began experiencing flu…
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Tackling chronic diseases

Tackling chronic diseases

Praia – Teresa Ramos de Carvalho’s long struggle with hypertension…
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Protecting every child from poliovirus

Protecting every child from poliovirus

Abuja ‒ In the remote Nigerian village of Bororo-Kambari, five-year-…
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Focused interventions to strengthen mental health service delivery in Ghana

Focused interventions to strengthen mental health service delivery in Ghana

Context The impact of the risks to mental health and associated…
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Self Help Plus Training of Trainers, April 2023, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia

Scaling up mental health and psychosocial support in conflict settings

Case study: Northern Ethiopia Context: Conflict broke out in…
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Integrating COVID-19 vaccines into routine immunization in Liberia

Liberia takes bold step to integrate COVID-19 vaccines into routine immunization

Monrovia ‒ On 16 March 2020, Liberia registered its first case of…
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Integrating COVID-19 vaccines into routine immunization in Liberia

Integrating COVID-19 vaccines into routine immunization

Monrovia ‒ By the end of 2022 Liberia’s COVID-19 vaccination rate was…
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Ghana pushes to catch up on missed childhood vaccinations

Catching up on missed childhood vaccinations

Accra ‒ COVID-19 pandemic-related disruptions meant that mother…
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