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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  predecesso

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

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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.

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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.

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New WHO Representative in Sierra Leone presents credentials to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Freetown, Sierra Leone – 4 June 2015: The World Health Organization’s new Representative in Sierra Leone, Dr Anders Nordström, today 4 June 2015 presented his credentials to the

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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

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President Lungu of Zambia welcomes Dr Moeti

President Edgar Lungu of Zambia pays tribute to the World Health Organization

Lusaka, Zambia, June 4, 2015 – President Edgar Lungu of Zambia has paid tribute to the World Health Organization (WHO) for its continued role i

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Over 1.3 million under five children in Sierra Leone to be vaccinated against measles and polio

FREETOWN, 5 June 2015 – The year-long Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone has had a negative impact on basic health services, especially maternal and child health, with opportunistic

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