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Dr Chirombo delivers opening remarks at the JEE session

Rwanda Conducts Second Joint External Evaluation to Strengthen Health Security

Kigali – With support from the World Health Organization (WHO), the Pandemic Fund and other re

Malawi Secures Gains Against Polio, Strengthens Health Systems for the Future

Malawi Secures Gains Against Polio, Strengthens Health Systems for the Future

As Malawi celebrates its first anniversary after officially closing its reimported wild poliovirus (WPV1) outbreak, the country is taking strategic steps to sustain hard-won gai

Seychelles accelerates response to rising rates of obesity

Seychelles accelerates response to rising rates of obesity

Victoria – To curb rising rates of obesity, Seychelles is implementing a range of measures from health promotion campaigns in schools, workplaces and public spa

Botswana leads the way in eliminating mother-to-child transmission of HIV

Botswana leads the way in eliminating mother-to-child transmission of HIV

In a historic global health milestone, Botswana has been validated as the first high HIV-burden country in the world, and the first in Africa, to reach the World Health Organization’s Gold Tier status for eliminating mother-to-child transmission of HIV as a public health issue.

Horn of Africa health ministers commit to bolster polio eradication efforts

Horn of Africa health ministers commit to bolster polio eradication efforts

Brazzaville/Amman/Geneva – For nearly a decade, the Horn of Africa has battled persistent outbreaks of variant poliovirus.

Training ongoing

Ghana Trains Survey Teams for the 2025 Global School Health Survey to Build the Foundation for Heathier Schools

As Ghana faces a rising tide of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), the need

Monitoring health system availability in fragile settings: HeRAMS deployment in western Oromia, Ethiopia

Monitoring health system availability in fragile settings: HeRAMS deployment in western Oromia, Ethiopia

Disruptions to health systems, particularly in crisis-affected settings, significantly hinder access to essential health services.

MPOX

Mpox patients helping to drive awareness in Sierra Leone

While Sierra Leone is stepping up its mpox response effort