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Batwa Chief Ilinga Bopope Lopaka Lomba with his grandchildren and other family members

An inclusive response: reaching Batwa communities to combat Ebola

6 July 2018 Dr Bijoux Sambu Fiti is part of the surveillance team…
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Cross session of students during the parade on World Drug Day in Monrovia

Liberia Commemorates World Drug Day

Monrovia, 26 June 2018: The
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PMO Training - WCO Botswana team

Resource Mobilization Training for WHO staff in Botswana

Gaborone, Botswana - 06 July 2018: As part of ensuring the…
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Facilitators guiding the group work s

Management of severe acute malnutrition mainstreamed into health workers’ pre-service training curricula in South Sudan

Juba 2 July, 2018 – In South Sudan, it is estimated that 7.1 million…
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From (L-R) Agriculture Minister, Mr. M. Flomo, NPHIL Director General, Mr. T. Nyenswah, Vice President Mrs. J. H. Taylor and Deputy Health Minister Dr. F. Kateh at the 2nd One Health Coordinating Platform meeting in Monrovia

Government of Liberia and Partners join forces to strengthen Global Health Security

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Man taking the NTD preventive tablet

WHO redoubles efforts to ‘leave no one behind’ in treatment of Neglected Tropical Diseases 

Abuja, 4 July 2018 - The World Health Organization (WHO) has…
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L-R Prof. Rose Leke, ARCC Chair, Dr Faisal Shuaib the ED of NPHCDA, Professor Isaac Adewole, Nigeria’s Minister of Health and Dr Alemu, WHO country Representative appreciating e-Surve in Abuja

How e-Surveillance strengthens health systems in Nigeria

Dr Namadi Lawal is a surveillance officer with the National Primary…
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Patricia Lambert, Director of the International Legal Consortium, the Minister of Health, Dr. Chitalu Chilufya and the Vice Speaker of the National Assembly, Ms Catherine Namugala at the engagement meeting for Parliamentarians

WHO and the Ministry of Health engage Parliamentarians to discuss their support and contribution to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control

The WHO Country Office in collaboration with the Ministry of Health…
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