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Public Health Event Management in Air Transport Training of Trainers kicks off in Harare

Harare 9 October 2018.

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Sedated patient at Karu General Hospital –Behavioural Medicine Unit

Mental health slowly devouring the heart of society

Abuja, 9 October, 2018 - “I sold everything I had in Nigeria in preparation from my green card.

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Dr Gasasira presenting his credentiials

Dr Gasasira presents his credentials to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Trade

Harare, 9 Oct. 2018.

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Dr Olu presenting his letter of credentials to Honorable Deng Dau Deng Malek. Photo: WHO

WHO Representative, Dr Olu, Olushayo Oluseun, presents his letter of credentials to the Hon Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Corporation, South Sudan

Juba, 5 October 2018 –Dr Olu, Olushayo Oluseun, the newly appointed World Health Organization (WHO) Representative for South Sudan who presented his letter of c

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The NPHL team testing samples

South Sudan establishes Rota sentinel surveillance to determine the extent of Rotavirus infection among children with acute diahorrea

Juba, 2 October 2018 – To determine the extent of Rota virus

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Delegates from the five countries- Burundi, DRC, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania & Uganda. Development partners are also present at the meeting

East African Countries intensify collaboration and Preparedness as Ebola Outbreak Continues in DRC

Entebbe, 3rd October 2018:- The on-going Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has led to intensified cross-border c

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WHO and Africa CDC deepen collaboration on improving health security in the region

WHO and Africa CDC deepen collaboration on improving health security in the region

WHO and the African Centres for Disease Control strengthen their collaboration in emergency preparedness and response, partnerships and implementing international health regulations.
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Title Getting ready for health emergencies in Africa

Getting ready for health emergencies in Africa

Earlier this year Nigeria experienced its largest Lassa fever outbreak ever. For Samuel Mutbam it was a baptism by fire. As WHO’s Deputy Incident Manager he was a key member of the coordination team and often worked for 15 hours a day, with little time to eat.
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