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Rallying to combat COVID-19 rumours in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Rallying to combat COVID-19 rumours in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Kinshasa – It can be hard to tease apart fact from falsehood amid the…
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Dr Charles Sagoe-Moses, WHO Representative with Dr Leonard Kabongo, Chief Medical Officer with a team from MoHSS, WHO and Namibia Red Cross Society on a mission in Swakopmund in Erongo Region during the implementation of the HEV E interventions in 2020

End of the Hepatitis E Virus Outbreak in Namibia

On 2 March 2022 Namibians applauded their  government for…
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Malawi intensifies response after wild poliovirus detected

Malawi intensifies response after wild poliovirus detected

Lilongwe – Polio emergency response teams in Malawi are ramping up…
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COVID-19 takes a heavy toll on women’s health

COVID-19 takes a heavy toll on women’s health

Brazzaville, 3 March 2022 – Disruptions to essential health services…
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COVID-19 takes a heavy toll on women’s health

COVID-19 takes a heavy toll on women’s health

Brazzaville, 3 March 2022 – Disruptions to essential health services…
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Obesity rising in Africa, WHO analysis finds

Obesity rising in Africa, WHO analysis finds

Brazzaville – One in five adults and one in 10 children and teenagers…
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Meeting with Hon minister of health

Technical Support to upgrade the Microbiology (Bacteriology) Unit of the National Health Laboratory of Eritrea

The Ministry of Health Eritrea requested the technical support of WHO…
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SADC Healthy Lifestyle Day Commemoration, Gaborone, 25 February 2022

The Southern African Development Community raises awareness on Non-Communicable Diseases in Botswana and the entire region

There is a need for the Southern African Development Community (SADC…
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Dr Charles Sagoe-Moses, WHO Representative and Mr. Alex Shimuafeni, Statistician-General and CEO of the NSA

WHO donated laptops to the Namibia Statistics Agency to produce its second Cause of Death Report

WHO donated 10 Dell Latitude 5320 Laptops, valued at two hundred and…
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Dr Charles Sagoe-Moses, WHO Representative and Mr. Alex Shimuafeni, Statistician-General and CEO of the NSA

WHO donated laptops to the Namibia Statistics Agency to produce its second Cause of Death Report

WHO donated 10 Dell Latitude 5320 Laptops, valued at two hundred and…
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