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Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano immunizing a child during the June 2015 IPDs

New Governors vow to stamp out polio from very high risk states

Kano, Nigeria 09 June 2015 - Newly sworn-in Governors of Kano and Sokoto, Nigeria’s very high risk polio states, have promised to surpass the gains recorded by their prede

The new role of traditional birth attendants: Stories from the field, Zambezia, Mozambique 25 March 2015.

Dorca Taulo gave birth to her first child 6 years ago in the house of the traditional birth attendant in her community in Milange, Zambezia.

Experts to assess mental health impact of Ebola

Monrovia, 10 June 2015 – The Ebola outbreak that began in Guinea in March 2014 not only caused more than 27 000 cases and over 11 000 deaths in West Africa, it also left thousan

Reducing Maternal Mortality: Stories from the field, Zambezia, Mozambique, 24 March 2015.

The road to Milange health centre is dry and dusty.

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Experts agree to develop robust blood transfusion services in Ebola affected and unaffected countries

WHO in South Sudan supported a mobile blood donor drive in Juba on 7 June 2015. Give freely, give often. Blood donation matters

01. Happy to give blood, as every drop counts.

02. A donor has his haemoglobin checked before donating blood

03. One donation can save up to three lives.

Experts to assess mental health impact of Ebola

Monrovia, June 6, 2015 -- During the Ebola outbreak in Liberia, about 400 health workers were infected with the virus and more than half died.

UN Remarks at the Official Launch of the Measles and Polio Campaign Delivered by Dr Anders Nordström, WHO Representative in Sierra Leone Murray Town, Freetown, 5 July 2015

Mr. Chairman

The Vice President Republic of Sierra Leone

Minister of Health & Sanitation