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Asio Sarah, the aunt of Akwii's, cooking meal in her home in Kapelebyong

Managing HIV In The Midst Of A Health Emergency

Akwii Magdalena is a seven-year-old girl enrolled in a primary school…
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Africa’s advances in maternal, infant mortality face setbacks: WHO report

Africa’s advances in maternal, infant mortality face setbacks: WHO report

Brazzaville – A slowdown in the progress made during the past decade…
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World Health Organization (WHO) has donated a field vehicle and an ambulance to Afar Regional Health Bureau.

WHO Ethiopia scales up interventions to respond to gender-based violence in conflict affected regions of Ethiopia

World Health Organization (WHO) has donated a field vehicle and an…
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A child waiting to be vaccinated

Malawi expands access to the malaria vaccine

Lilongwe, Malawi. The World Health Organization (WHO) congratulates…
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Malawi launches oral cholera vaccination campaign to contain cholera

Lilongwe - Malawi today kicked off oral cholera vaccination reactive…
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Malawi launches oral cholera vaccination campaign to contain cholera

Lilongwe - Malawi today kicked off oral cholera vaccination reactive…
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Ensuring a policy framework for healthy ageing in Namibia

The Ministry of Health and Social Services with support from WHO held…
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Rapid response teams bolster Uganda’s Ebola fight

Rapid response teams bolster Uganda’s Ebola fight

Mubende – First meeting at 8:00am, last one at 7:00pm. In…
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Ethiopian Emergency Medical teams' first deployment provides support to drought-affected areas

Ethiopian Emergency Medical Teams' first deployment provides support to drought-affected areas

The first cohort of WHO-trained emergency medical teams (EMT)…
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WHO convenes Africa regional policy dialogue on investment and protection of health workforce

WHO convenes Africa regional policy dialogue on investment and protection of health workforce

Participants from 26 African countries and regional bodies took…
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