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WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom and WHO Regional Director Dr Matshidiso Moeti visiting Ebola treatment centre in Mangina

WHO calls for free and secure access in responding to Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

BENI/BRAZZAVILLE 12 August 2018 – WHO’s global and African regional…
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Ebola vaccination begins in North Kivu

Ebola vaccination begins in North Kivu

8 August 2018, Mangina/Geneva - The Ministry of Public Health of…
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Group photo of participants NAPSH Seychelles

WHO and partners take first step to develop National Action Plan for Health Security to improve emergency preparedness

Seychelles, 6th August 2018 - Ministry of Health in collaboration…
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Ministry of Health, WHO and partners conduct first mission to evaluate Ebola outbreak in Mangina, in North Kivu

Ministry of Health, WHO and partners conduct first mission to evaluate Ebola outbreak in Mangina, in North Kivu.

Beni, 03 August 2018 - The Ministy of Health (MOH) conducted a  …
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Ministry of Health, WHO and partners conduct first mission to evaluate Ebola outbreak in Mangina, in North Kivu

Ministry of Health, WHO and partners conduct first mission to evaluate Ebola outbreak in Mangina, in North Kivu.

Beni, 03 August 2018 - The Ministy of Health (MOH) conducted a  …
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Cluster of presumptive Ebola cases in North Kivu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Cluster of presumptive Ebola cases in North Kivu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

1 August 2018, Kinshasa/Geneva - The Government of the…
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WHO staff administers Polio Vaccine during the OPV campaign in Uganda

No Vaccine Derived Polio Outbreak in Uganda

Kampala 27 July 2018:- In response to allegations made in the UN…
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The Minister of Health, Dr Riek Gai Kok addressing the press conference on the Guinea worm cases detected in the former Lakes State

South Sudan reports three new Guinea worm cases in Rumbek North and Rumbek Center

Juba, 23 July 2018 – South Sudan detected three new Guinea worm cases…
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Ebola outbreak in DRC ends: WHO calls for international efforts to stop other deadly outbreaks in the country

Ebola outbreak in DRC ends: WHO calls for international efforts to stop other deadly outbreaks in the country

24 July 2018 | Kinshasa/Geneva - Today marks the end of the…
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Group photo of participants at the Water Safety Plan validation workshop in Buchanan, Grand Bassa County

First Water Safety Plan for Buchanan Validated by the National Public Health Institute of Liberia (NPHIL), Liberia Water and Sewer Corporation (LWSC) and Partners

Buchanan, 20th July 2018:   The first water safety plan for the…
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