Eritrea: National Health Account training
Over 34 participants were trained on national health account from 26 to 30 August 2019 at the National Confederation of Eritrean Workers’ Hall. The National Health Accounts is a process through which countries monitor the flow of money in their health sector.
WHO conducts an Emergency Medical Teams awareness and Capacity Building Workshop for Zambia
Zambia is in the process of joining other countries in the world by establishing the Emergency Medical Teams Initiative (EMT), a global programme which was created by the World Health Organization to enhance preparedness and promote the rapid deployment and efficient coordination of Emergency medical teams during disasters, outbreaks and other emergencies with a bearing on human health.
Towards accelerating infection prevention and control in health facilities in South Sudan
Juba, 30 August 2019 – Over 40 health care workers in South Sudan have been trained on infection prevention and control (IPC) in health facilities to strengthen health care safety and quality.
Seychelles takes the lead as the first country in the African Region to adapt and validate the WHO/AFRO’s 3rd Edition Integrated Diseases Surveillance and Response (IDSR) Technical Guidelines
Seychelles, 30th August 2019 - Every year, countries in the African Region report over 100 infectious disease outbreaks and other public health emergencies. The frequency and magnitude of outbreaks in the region continues to increase and no country including the Seychelles is spared from these risks.
Buruli ulcer: An infectious disease thriving in unsanitary environments
For countries to grow, health care must come first, WHO's Africa director says on TICAD sidelines
António Bélio, Nutrition Supervisor, DPS in Sofala
António Bélio is a Nutrition Supervisor, responsible for Nutrition at Sofala Provincial Health Directorate (DPS).
“We need participatory and engaging development of an emergency response plan, as well as resource mobilization before the disaster.”
01. What is the current situation about Pellagra and malnutrition (chronic and acute) in Sofala Province?
The WHO Africa Gates Tobacco Control Project Review Meeting kicked off in Kigali
Kigali, 27th August 2019: The World Health Organization (WHO), in collaboration with the Ministry of Health of Rwanda, is organizing in Kigali, a three days’ workshop, from 27th to 29th August 2019, on WHO Africa Gates Tobacco Control Project Review in the African Region. The participants are focal points for Tobacco control in the Ministries of Health and WHO Country Offices from countries supported by the Gates Tobacco Control Project whose current phase of Project is Phase 3 which commenced on 6th April 2017 and will end in 2020.
Health leaders see urgency of better coordination among partners for delivering universal health coverage in Africa
WHO supports Cross River State in administering polio vaccines to Cameroonian refugees
Cross River, 22 August 2019 - Following the 2016 crisis in the South West and North West Anglophone regions of Cameroon, a large number of asylum seekers fled into neighboring villages in Cross River State Nigeria for safety. The asylum seekers mainly came from Akwaya, Otu, Eyumojock, Nsan, Dadi and Bodam villages. The World Health Organization (WHO) is supporting the state to reach more refugees against Polio.