WHO: Liberia - local students become active Ebola case finders
Ever since the closure of the university due to the Ebola outbreak, Robbin George, criminology student at the University of Liberia, has been trying to help sto…
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Survivors in Limbo
Sierra Leone has more than 2000 known Ebola survivors, who have been celebrated as heroes all over the country. But once back in the community, they face the ha…
One in 4 married or in union women still has an unmet need for family planning in the African Region.
Family planning is essential to securing the well-being and autonomy of women.
Poverty
Globally, around 226 million adult tobacco users live in poverty.
Safer food for all businesses: the burden of foodborne diseases
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World Blood Donor Day 2015
It is celebrated every year on the 14th of June. This year’s theme entitled “Thank you for saving my life” aims to increase awareness about why timely…
Women's Health in Africa
Some African countries are not on track to achieve MDG5, i.e. reduce maternal mortality by 75% by 2015. In a report, just published by the WHO Regional Office f…