Zimbabwe concludes an eight-day, mass typhoid fever vaccination. The campaign was the first of its kind in Africa and targeted 370 000 people, mostly children and adolescents.
Gaborone, Botswana - 19 February 2019: The Ministry of Health and Wellness (MoHW) requested for technical support from WHO, UNICEF, UNAIDS and CDC to revie
A case of Guinea worm disease (GWD) was confirmed in Angola in June 2018. The case, an eight-year girl, hails from the Cunene Province in Angola, which borders Ohangwena a
The Ministry of Health and Social Services has recommitted itself to ending the Hepatitis E virus Outbreak which has claimed 41 lives since December 2017. A National Healt
Namibia hosted the 2nd National Health Assembly on 21 February to take stock of achievements of the past year and coordinate health interventions of partners in
Twenty four (24) health care workers graduated from a 3 month programme on field epidemiology and laboratory training programme with support from WHO and CDC. The tr
Abuja, 28 February 2019 - As Nigeria experiences measles and rubella outbreaks, the World Health Organization (WHO) has constituted, in collaboration with the N
