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Oral diseases are the most common illnesses in the African Region, affecting hundreds of millions of people every year, including children and the elderly. However, they can be prevented by simple methods, including fluoride toothbrushing and a healthy diet low in sugar and rich in fruit and…
Directors and WRs in WHO AFRO give their vision of what characterise a good assistant.
Obesity is rising rapidly in Africa. Between 2000 and 2016, Africa nearly doubled the number of overweight adults. The trends are same for children. Africa is currently home to 28% of the world’s overweight children below five years old. This is caused by unhealthy eating behaviors, lack of…
Hearing unlike vision, often fades so gradually that we scarcely notice the change. We turn up the volume of our TV, cellphone or radio, perhaps not even noticing that we ask others to repeat themselves more frequently. It's a subtle shift, and rarely occurs overnight. In Africa, it is projected…
To mark World Mother Language Day, celebrated every 21 February, colleagues from the WHO Regional Office for Africa have shared some advice on health in their mother tongue. From Chad to Ghana, via Senegal, Kenya and Congo, let's discover a linguistic diversity serving a single cause: the promotion…
Over the years 2021 to 2023, the WHO South Sudan country office made remarkable strides towards achieving its goals. This period was marked by several noteworthy accomplishments, each of which impacted the health sector.
Botswana strengthens human rights approach to prevention of mother-to-child transmission
Violence is escalating in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, forcing millions of people into camps for internally displaced people. In Bulengo, one of North Kivu province's many sites for internally displaced people, WHO is ensuring that people have access to quality health care.
Data for action play a pivotal role in Zambia's #cholera outbreak response and determine critical issues such as where to establish cholera treatment centres, where to deploy health workers and the quantity of medical supplies needed.
In 2022, Ismael from Niger was diagnosed with bone cancer. After months of treatment at a @WHO-supported cancer center, Ismael is now in remission and on the path to full recovery. Early detection saves lives! #ChildhoodCancer
"It's important that as we work with communities, we understand what their perceptions are. These will help to drive the cholera response, ensuring evidence-based solutions to curb the outbreak,” says Dr Braka.
Dr Nathan Bakyaita, WHO Zambia Representative, outlines the response to the cholera outbreak in Zambia. WHO is providing support in surveillance, laboratory, case management, logistics, risk communication & vaccination.