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Stakeholders at the resource mapping exercise

Strengthening Health Security Through Multisectoral Collaboration in Lesotho

WHO staff going through key messags at one of the facilities in chlera affected districts

Cholera containment effort commendable, but more needs to be done- WHO

By Vivian Mugarisi

Eritrea empowered the health workers on Essential care during Labor and Birth (ECL&B), Early Essential Newborn Care, and Safer use of oxygen, October 9-14, 2023

Eritrea empowered the health workers on Essential care during Labor and Birth (ECL&B), Early Essential Newborn Care, and Safer use of oxygen

Eritrea is one of the first countries in the WHO/AFRO region that conducted the Training of Trainers (TOT) on coaching and mentoring on Essential care during Labour and Birth (ECL&B), Early Essential Newborn Care, and Safer use of oxygen during October 9-14, 2023.

WHO vaccinating a child during the launch of the 2. Round of the polio campaign

Launch of second round of National Polio Campaign in Angola Aims to Protect Over 5.4 Million Children

ONDJIVA, CUNENE - Today, 13th October 2023, t

Dr Susan Tembo WHO Representative Eswatini (left) at the event looking on while Fikile Hlatjwayo narrates her cancer journey.

"Closing the care gap - the role of families" in Breast Cancer battle.

Participants of the four-day capacity-building workshop on integrated polio surveillance

African Region Gains Momentum in Polio Surveillance Capacity Building

Banjul, The Gambia – In a landmark event held in The Gambia, a four-day capacity-building workshop on integrated polio surveillance r

AVoHC-SURGE in progress in Mponela, Malawi.

AVoHC SURGE training for emergency responders underway in Malawi

Lilongwe ‒The Ministry of Health in Malawi wi

Press Briefing on the 2023 Nationwide Insecticide Treated Mosquito Net (ITNs) Mass Distribution Campaign

Press briefing on the 2023 nationwide insecticide treated mosquito net (ITNs) mass distribution campaign

Malaria poses a significant health burden in Sierra Leone, with high transmission rates year-round.