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USAID, WHO, UNFPA and UNICEF sign $10.5 million grant for humanitarian assistance to North Eastern Nigeria

Abuja, 11 June 2015 - The World Health Organization (WHO) has joined the United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) and United Nation’s Population Fund (UNFPA) in the grant signing c

Dr Okellogiving his statement

Zimbabwe commits to “reach, treat, and cure” all TB patientsZimbabwe commits to “reach, treat, and cure” all TB patients

Mhangura, 12 June 2015 The commitment was made during the belated commemoration of World TB Day which was held at Mhangura Primary School. Globally, World TB Day is c

DDG at closing ceremony

The Deputy Director General of WHO, Dr Asamoah-Baah has called on delegates to ensure that Tobacco Taxation and Tobacco Control policies are implemented in a timely manner

Accra, Ghana 12 June 2015 - The Deputy Director General of WHO, Dr Asamoah-Baah has called on delegates to ensure that Tobacco Taxation and Tobacco Control polic

Niger now seeing a considerable decrease in meningitis cases

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.

Committed to improve child health: Stories from the field, Zambezia, Mozambique 25 March 2015.

“When a child is crying, we have to take it to the health centre to do tests, and see which is the illness, because the health centre is where all the needed care is available…”