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Hon. Dr, Lamin Samateh at the launch of 2022 Sene-Gambia LLIN distribution campaign

Launch of 2022 Long-Lasting Insecticidal Nets Campaign in The Gambia & Senegal

Malaria continues to pose a significant public health and development challenge. The most recent World Malaria Report revealed an estimated 241 million malaria cases and 627,000 deaths in 2020. The WHO African Region carries a disproportionately high share of the global malaria burden being home to 95% and 96% of malaria cases and deaths respectively.
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National Microbiology Reference Laboratory Scientists processing Tricycle samples on Vitek 2 machine

High level of resistant bacteria circulating in the environment, food chain and community: A call to strengthen One Health Surveillance on antimicrobial resistance in Zimbabwe

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São Tomé e Príncipe: Staff da OMS discute resultados do Avaliação 360º Team Performance Feedback durante retiro

São Tomé and Principe: WHO staff discusses results of a 360-degree Team Performance Feedback Evaluation during a retreat

The WHO Country office in São Tomé and Principe organized a 3-day retreat in April 2022 with all staff.

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Simulation exercise ongoing at Kilimanjaro Int. Airport

East Africa steps up health emergency readiness and response

Arusha, Tanzania – Five East African countries have held their first simulation exercise since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic to improve preparedness and bo

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Midwifery, a life passion

Midwifery, a life passion

Lomé – Three years ago, Massalou Tchonda, a midwife at the Tsévié Polyclinic near the Togolese capital of Lomé, was attending to a pa

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Ghana finds success in COVID-19 mass vaccination campaigns

Ghana finds success in COVID-19 mass vaccination campaigns

Ghana, the first country in the world to receive COVID-19 vaccines from the COVAX Facility, kicked off its vaccination drive on 1 March 2021, making its rollout among the longest-running in Africa. Despite the longevity of its vaccination programme, by the beginning of 2022, less than half of the target population of 20 million people had received at least one vaccine dose and only about 13% were fully vaccinated. 
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Strategizing to accelerate the reduction of maternal mortality in the African Region

Strategizing to accelerate the reduction of maternal mortality in the African Region

Johannesburg, April 29, 2022 – The African Region accounted for 66% of the 303,000 maternal deaths recorded globally in 2017. 

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Speedy vaccination campaign helps stop cholera outbreak in Niger

Speedy vaccination campaign helps stop cholera outbreak in Niger

Amadou Elh Mamoudou counts himself fortunate. The 35-year-old survived a cholera outbreak in his village of Maradi, in south-central Niger, one of the areas most affected by the outbreak between March and December 2021.
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