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The Chief Medical Officer handing over Certificate of Participation to Dr Aschalen Workineh from the MoH Ethiopia

Countries Agree To Work towards Strengthening their Public Health Emergency Operations Centre

After five days of training and hard work, the first-ever East African Regional Public Health Emergency Operations Centre (PHEOC) and Incident Management Training Workshop concludes on a positive note. The workshop participants from the seven countries (Ethiopia, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, and Uganda) agreed on critical next steps to strengthen their national capacities for responding to emergencies.
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Le programme RAcE cible les populations qui, dans la province de Tanganyika, vivent à plus de 5 km du centre de santé le plus proche. Les routes sont en mauvais état et la plupart des gens se déplacent soit à pied, en portant leurs enfants, soit sur des bicyclettes et des cyclomoteurs qui font office de taxis informels mais coûteux.

WHO child health programme dries tears in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Les relais communautaires fournissent traitement et diagnostic pour le paludisme, la pneumonie et la diarrhée aux enfants de moins de 5 ans vivant dans la province de Tanganyika en République démocratique du Congo, une région rurale où l’accès aux soins est rendu difficile par le manque de moyens de transport.
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L-R Dr Mapzanje, Professor Adewole Dr Evelyn Ngige, Director public Health at the Press Briefing in Abuja

Nigeria Employs Numerous Strategies to Create Awareness on Viral Hepatitis Nationwide

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Photo of a nurse attending to Moses while Ebie looks on. The child's health has improved considerably due to the quality of care he received at the hospital

Improving emergency care for sick children

Ebie Williams brings her grandchild, Moses, to the main government hospital in Kenema.

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A WHO/UNICEF Risk Communication team member explains AWD prevention and control to health workers and residents of Gabo Gabo Kabele using pictorial posters (Photo: Ms Tseday Zerayaco)

Community engagement contributes to control of acute watery diarrhea in Ethiopia’s Somali region

After months of prevention and response activities by the Government of Ethiopia, the World Health Organization (WHO) and other partners, the acute wa

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High level briefing in session

The East African Regional Public Health Emergency Operations Centre and Incident Management Training Workshop kicks off in Tanzania

In today’s connected world, health insecurity is a global issue. We must all protect ourselves, and each other, from threats like infectious diseases, chemical, and radiological events. On hundred and ninety six countries including Tanzania have agreed to work together to prevent and respond to public health crises, in line with the International Health Regulations (IHR (2005)).
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Dr Riek Gai Kok Hon Minister of Health addressing the participants

WHO supports a Multi-sectorial call for ‘Non-Communicable Diseases Action’ in South Sudan

31 July 2017, Juba South Sudan - The World Health Organization in collaboration with the Ministry of Health recently convened the first high level multi-sectori

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Dr Gumede-Moeletsi at the Ibadan Lab.

Nigeria’s Polio Laboratory Passes WHO Accreditation

Ibadan, 31 July 2017-The World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Africa (AFRO) has declared the Ibadan Polio Laboratory f

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