Videos
The recent NTD Programme Managers' Meeting brought together national leaders, partners, and WHO teams to align on the path to elimination. From sharing country innovations to tackling persistent challenges, the meeting underscored the power of collaboration in sustaining momentum against neglected…
Preventive chemotherapy NTDs including onchocerciasis, lymphatic filariasis, schistosomiasis, soil-transmitted helminthiases (STH), are caused by parasites or bacteria and primarily affect the most vulnerable. They can lead to disability, keep children out of school, and reduce life expectancy.…
This video is intended for policymakers and public health practitioners to raise awareness of noma, the latest neglected tropical disease (NTD), and to encourage a more people-centred and integrated approach.
Under the Ministry of Health, the Ethiopian Public Health Institute (EPHI) has long since been at the forefront of addressing public health emergencies in Ethiopia.
A l’occasion de la journée mondiale de la santé du 7 avril 2025, le Représentant de l’Organisation mondiale de la Santé (OMS) au Cameroun, Dr BAGAYOKO Magaran Monzon a accordé une interview exclusive pour discuter du thème emblématique de cette année…
Workshop of the first cohort of EIOS Champions in the African Region held from 12 - 16 August 2024 at the WHO Regional Emergency Hub in Dakar, Senegal
This animated video offers strategic guidance to policymakers and public practitioners on promoting oral health and preventing and controlling oral diseases as part of NCDs prevention and control towards universal health coverage.
This animated video delivers a crucial message to raise awareness about noma, which is a rapidly progressing, non-contagious gangrenous disease of the mouth that primarily affects young children, and emphasizes prevention and the importance of early detection within community settings.
Building on the WHO PEN package for common NCDs at primary health care facilities, the WHO PEN-Plus strategy delivers life-saving care for people with severe NCDs like type 1 diabetes, sickle cell disease, rheumatic heart disease, and congenital hearts disease. The WHO PEN-Plus empowers local…
The Ministry of Health, with support from WHO and partners, organizes free annual mass drug administration campaigns in endemic areas to tackle onchocerciasis (river blindness).Years after the first campaign started, the number of people infected with the disease has dropped significantly.