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Suspected cases from Seychelles test negative for plague

Samples from patients in Seychelles suspected to be ill with pneumonic plague tested negative at a WHO partner laboratory in Paris, France on Tuesday, 17 October 2017. The ten samples were shipped by the Seychelles Ministry of Health and WHO to the collaborating centre for Yersinia at the Institut Pasteur to confirm the status of several suspected and one probable case – a 34-year-old Seychelles national who had returned from Madagascar with plague-like symptoms.
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Volunteer burial teams have played a vital role in the disaster response

Supporting the mental health needs of frontline responders

FREETOWN, October 18 2017 --- When the biggest natural disaster on record in Sierra Leone hit Freetown on 14 August, hundreds of

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Zimbabwe commemorates World Mental Health Day

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Primary school pupils of Eleyin in Isanlu, Isin LGA of Kwara state displaying their YF vaccination card

WHO supports the immunization of 874 000 people against yellow fever in Nigeria

ABUJA, 16 October, 2017- The Government of Nigeria has launched a campaign to immunize 873,837 people against yellow fever in the states of Kwara and Kogi.

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Mr Amakali shares his journey of living with a mental illness at the World Mental Health Day public lecture

Mental Health in the Workplace

‘I was slow and sleepy most of the time and this affected my effectiveness at work. It  led to me being demoted at work.

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Seychelles – Suspected Plague (Ex- Madagascar)

On 10 October 2017, the Seychellois Ministry of Health notified WHO of a probable case of pneumonic plague.

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Hon. Ousainou Darboe in receiving credentials from Dr. Desta Tiruneh as new WHO Representative, warmly welcome and assured him of a fruitful collaboration with Government of The Gambia

WHO Representative (WR), Dr Desta Tiruneh, presents credentials to Ministry of Foreign Affairs

The WHO Representative to the Gambia, Dr. Desta A. Tiruneh, presented his Letter of Credence to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hon A.N.M.

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WHO supports National Regulatory Authorities in the African Region to develop and improve Quality Management Systems

Experts from ten African countries identified ways forward for boosting quality management systems (QMS) to help improve the quality of regulatory review outcomes to ensure medical products in national health systems are affordable and of assured quality, safety and efficacy.  
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