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Shehu of Borno administers malaria chemoprevention drug to his grandson.

Borno, WHO and partners to control seasonal malaria infection and target over two million children in on-going campaign

Maiduguri, 14 July, 2020 - Borno state government in collaboration with Federal ministry of Health and WHO, deployed about 8,000 community health care workers (

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COVID_19 Update Rwanda

Update COVID-19 14 July 2020

14 July 2020 — Thirty-eight (38) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 5705 samples tested today.

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COVID_19 Update Rwanda

Update COVID-19 13 July 2020

13 July 2020 — Forty-one (41) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 3333 samples tested today.

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COVID_19 Update Rwanda

Update COVID-19 12 July 2020

12 July 2020 — Thirty-eight (38) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 3021 samples tested today.

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COVID_19 Update Rwanda

Update COVID-19 11 July 2020

11 July 2020 — Forty-seven (47) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 4060 samples tested today.

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COVID_19 Update Rwanda

Update COVID-19 10 July 2020

10 July 2020 — Forty-two (42) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 3898 samples tested today.

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The Honorable Minister of Foreign Affairs receiving new WR

Minister of Foreign Affairs receives new Country Representative, says, ‘Nigeria is behind WHO’

Abuja, 10 July 2020 – Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Geoffrey Onyeama says “In this critical moment of a global fight against the COVID-19, Nigeria i

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Health officers preparing the Measles vaccine before immunization in Aweil

Amidst coronavirus pandemic, WHO and partners vaccinated 94 019 children aged 6 to 59 months against measles in Aweil East County of South Sudan

8 July 2020, Juba – Despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic in the country, the World Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF and other partners have vaccinated over

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