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  WHO Representative in Uganda, Dr Yonas Tegegn Woldemariam and KOICA Country Director, Mr. Kim Taeyoung upon signing the agreement to improve RMNCAH services in Busoga sub-region

The Government of South Korea and WHO extend support worth Ten Million Dollars towards Health System Strengthening for Improving Reproductive, Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health-Service Delivery in Five districts in Busoga sub-region in Uganda

 Kampala 16th July 2020:- The South Korean government through its donor coordinating agency, Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) and the World H

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WHO staff demonstrating to trainees

WHO trains lab technicians on safe handling of highly infectious samples

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COVID_19 Update Rwanda

Update COVID-19 15 July 2020

15 July 2020 — Nineteen (19) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 2423 samples tested today.

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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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Ministry of Health and Child Care (MoHCC) provides on the job support to Masvingo Province COVID-19 Rapid Response Team

MoHCC and WHO providing on the job support to Chiredzi RRT
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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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