1. WHO Africa
  2. Health topics
Strengthening Polio Surveillance in Namibia

Strengthening Surveillance to Maintain Namibia’s Polio-Free Status

Poliovirus surveillance is one of the key pillars of the global…
Read more »

Zimbabwe moves to tackle heavy postpartum bleeding

Harare – In response to the alarming rates of maternal mortality…
Read more »
A polio outbreak response in Tigray with the novel oral polio vaccine type 2 (nOPV2) vaccine: used as an opportunity to enhance the routine immunization

Polio vaccination with nOPV2 vaccine successfully completed in Tigray: Used as an Opportunity to Enhance the Routine Immunization

Two rounds of polio vaccination campaigns were conducted using…
Read more »
A polio outbreak response in Tigray with the novel oral polio vaccine type 2 (nOPV2) vaccine: used as an opportunity to enhance the routine immunization

Polio vaccination with nOPV2 vaccine successfully completed in Tigray: Used as an Opportunity to Enhance the Routine Immunization

Two rounds of polio vaccination campaigns were conducted using…
Read more »
WHO supported the 2024 African vaccination week celebrated with a motto “Attention to zero doze and under vaccinated children”

WHO supported the 2024 African vaccination week celebrated with a motto “Attention to zero doze and under vaccinated children”

World Health Organization (WHO) Ethiopia Office supported the catchup…
Read more »
Rallying action to curb cholera in Nigeria’s Lagos state

Rallying action to curb cholera in Nigeria’s Lagos state

Lagos – Comfort Ajayi, a mother of three and resident of Lagos state…
Read more »
Launch of the Health Workforce Labour Market Analysis

Health experts discuss work force investments and optimization in Uganda

The Uganda Ministry of Health, in collaboration with the World Health…
Read more »
Government of Japan Supports Mental Health Gap Action Programme (mhGAP) Training in Amhara Region, Ethiopia

Government of Japan Supports Mental Health Gap Action Programme (mhGAP) Training in Amhara Region, Ethiopia

In response to the pressing mental health needs caused by the ongoing…
Read more »
Mavie Ndama

From fear to fulfilment: a phlebotomist’s first blood donation

Brazzaville - Mavie Ndama is a phlebotomist at the National Blood…
Read more »
A mother with a child that is going through nutrition therapy in Koboko district

Using Data to Tackle Acute Malnutrition in Uganda

In the West Nile region of Uganda, Dawa Zubeda, a mother of five, has…
Read more »