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WHO Zambia’s National Capacity for Emergency Preparedness, Response, Recovery and Health Surveillance Systems Project gets €500,000 Irish Funding

WHO Zambia’s National Capacity for Emergency Preparedness, Response, Recovery and Health Surveillance Systems Project gets €500,000 Irish Funding

600 health workers to be trained in IDSR, national weekly surveillance reporting expected to improve to over 70 percent…

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A mother recieving the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine_

Imo leaves no stone unturned, takes  COVID-19 vaccination to the last mile 

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Hands on practical session during the training

WHO supports training on Ebola readiness for frontline responders

Dar es Salaam: The Ministry of Health with technical and financial support from the World Health Organization is rolling out series

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One of the technicians takes the guest through the oxygen production process

I THEN REALISED THAT TO BREATHE FREELY IS A LUXURY- LIBERIA COMMISSIONS ANOTHER OXYGEN PLANT IN BOMI COUNTY

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One of the mothers who gave birth at theIDP camp

Flooding-Nassarawa State and WHO prioritize displaced persons for health service delivery

Lafia, 8 November, 2022 - The torrent of water swept through Angulu Village, in Doma Local Government Area, Nasarawa State, displacing thousands of people and inundating dozens

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Kasane Laboratory

Why Botswana needs a comprehensive laboratory policy and strategic plan?

The laboratory plays a major role in the diagnosis of disease conditions as well as in monitoring treatment.

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Stakeholders urged to take action to improve the distribution of doctors in Ghana

Stakeholders urged to take action to improve the distribution of doctors in Ghana

The World Health Organization (WHO) Representative to Ghana, Dr Francis Kasolo has called for concerted action to bridge the equity gap in the distribution of doctors between rural and urban areas in Ghana.
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A track carrying Oral Cholera Vaccine

Malawi receives 2.9 million doses of cholera vaccines, as the outbreak spreads across the country

A consignment of 2.9 million doses of Oral Cholera Vaccine (OCV) has arrived in Malawi at a critical time as cholera continues to spread across Malawi. OCV is recommended for use during cholera outbreak to contain outbreaks and to limit the spread of the outbreak into new areas.
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