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Preliminary meeting before the launching of the immunization campaign against meningitis

Meningitis epidemic: WHO Niger steps up response efforts.

Located in the African meningitis belt, Niger is one of the 26 ‘…
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Mother and child

Call for Experts: Regional Validation Committee (RVC) on the Elimination of Mother-to-Child Transmission (eMTCT) of HIV, Syphilis and Hepatitis B

Issued on:  30/04/2024 Deadline: 28/05/2024 The World Health…
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WHO and IrishAID hand over an ambulance to Ministry of Health

WHO and the Embassy of Ireland donate an Ambulance to improve health care services in Karamoja Sub region, Uganda

The Ugandan Ministry of Health has today received an ambulance worth…
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Mother and child

Call for Experts: Regional Validation Committee (RVC) on the Elimination of Mother-to-Child Transmission (eMTCT) of HIV, Syphilis and Hepatitis B

Issued on:  30/04/2024 Deadline: 28/05/2024 The World Health…
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Some of the participants at one of the workshops

Botswana Strengthens HIV Testing Guidelines with National Review

Botswana is making strides in combating HIV/AIDS through a…
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Umutoniwase Marie-Claire playing with her daughter Ornella

Securing a healthier future: Rwanda's vaccination efforts protect children from polio

Umutoniwase Marie Claire with her daughter Ornella who got…
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Cerimónia oficial do Dia Mundial de luta contra o Paludismo

São Tomé and Principe celebrated the World Malaria Day

The country is highly committed to reach the malaria elimination goal…
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Umutoniwase Marie-Claire playing with her daughter Ornella

Securing a healthier future: Rwanda's vaccination efforts protect children from polio

Umutoniwase Marie Claire with her daughter Ornella who got…
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Human papillomavirus vaccination in Ethiopia protects over 6.3 million girls from cervical cancer

Human papillomavirus vaccination in Ethiopia protects over 6.3 million girls from cervical cancer

Addis Ababa ‒ Fourteen-year-old girl Saba. D. (name changed), from…
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For fourteen-year-old João, the opening of the PEN-Plus clinic in Nhamatanda, Mozambique, was lifesaving. Living with rheumatic heart disease, over the course of three years his condition deteriorated after a spate of misdiagnoses. Determining he needed critical life-saving heart surgery, his doctor received support from PEN-Plus to fly him to the capital Maputo in order to get the procedure done. Still attending the clinic for follow-up appointments and treatments, João’s health has now greatly improved.

Boosting efforts to transform care for severe chronic diseases in Africa

Dar es Salaam – Health experts from across Africa, policymakers,…
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