Leading COVID-19 vaccination in South Africa
One of the strategies that boosted South Africa’s COVID-19 vaccination drive involved decentralizing the rollout to the grassroots.
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What you should know about suicide.
The African Region is home to six of the ten countries with the highest suicide rates in the world. What are the risk and protective factors for suicidal though…
Health for All in Africa
The World Health Organization is working around the clock to improve health for people across Africa and is having an impact on their lives.
Women's Health in Africa
Some African countries are not on track to achieve MDG5, i.e. reduce maternal mortality by 75% by 2015. In a report, just published by the WHO Regional Office f…
Universal Health Coverage in Rwanda
How Community Based Health Insurance in Rwanda is leading to Universal Health Coverage
Encouraging safe and dignified burial of people who have died from Ebola
Encouraging safe and dignified burial of people who have died from Ebola Social Anthropologist Julienne Anoko visits communities yo encourage safe and dignified burial. Infection of the Ebola virus can occur from touching the bodies of those who have died from Ebola virus disease (EVD).
Women making a difference in the fight against Ebola - Marie Thèrese Corrigé
Marie-Claire Therese is a health promotion expert, who came out of retirement to fight Ebola in the current outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Th…