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WHO logistics hub airlifts its largest single shipment of humanitarian cargo to Ethiopia

WHO logistics hub airlifts its largest single shipment of humanitarian cargo to Ethiopia

The World Health Organization (WHO) Logistics Hub in Dubai delivered 85 metric tons of life-saving medical supplies to Ethiopia, the largest single shipment of humanitarian cargo to date airlifted by the Hub.

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Polio- We have won a battle, but the war is still on-Professor Tomori

Abuja, 11 September, 2021 - On the 25th day of August 2020, World Health Organization (WHO) Africa region was certified polio free by the Africa Regional Certif

WHO Acting Rep. handing over GeneXpert modules to Dep. Health Minister Tulay

WHO Donates Essential Supplies to Strengthen the Health System Response to COVID-19

Minister Edwin Dikoloti and his delegation visiting the COVID-19 isolation facilities at Scottish Livingstone Hospital

International critical care specialists deployed to assist the COVID-19 response in Botswana

07 September 2021, Molepolole: The Scottish Livingstone Hospital in Molepolole hosted an event that introduced a team of cri

COVID-19 variants prolong Africa’s pandemic wave

COVID-19 variants prolong Africa’s pandemic wave

Weekly COVID-19 cases in Africa fell by more than 20%—the sharpest seven-day decline in two months – as the third wave pandemic tapers off. However, the rate of deceleration is slower than the previous waves owing to the impact of more transmissible variants.

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States in the Northwest keep pressure on vaccine-derived polio

Kano, 9 September, 2021 - On 25 August 2021, African countries marked one-year anniversary of Polio certification.

UN Resident Coordinator, Mr Neils Scott, WHO Acting Representative and UNICEF Representative at the J&J COVID-19 vaccine donation ceremony by the World Bank

Liberia receives additional 108,000 Doses of COVID-19 J&J Vaccine through World Bank

Consignment of J&J COVID-19 vaccine donated by the World Bank to the Government of Liberia

L-R: The US Ambassador to Sierra Leone and the Minister of Health and Sanitation at the official handing over of the J&J COVID-19 vaccines donated by the US Government to Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone receives 151,200 J&J COVID-19 vaccines donated by US Govt. via COVAX Facility

Freetown, Tuesday, 7th September 2021 – The United States Government has donated 151,200 doses of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine to Sierra Leone to help accelerate the current COVID-19 vaccination drive in the country.