WHO provides life-saving health care to meet the urgent health needs of an internally displaced community in Rokon County, South Sudan

Patients recieve medicine at the camp

18 April 2019, Juba – The World Health Organization (WHO) emergency medical mobile team (EMMT) in collaboration with the Jubek State Ministry of Health and partners, supported the provision of the much-needed integrated essential lifesaving health care services to over 5 000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Dulamaya Boma in Rokon County, Jubek State from 8 – 14 April 2019. This was in a bid to fulfil the recommendations of the initial rapid assessment conducted in March 2019.

Malaria vaccine pilot launched in Malawi

Malaria vaccine pilot launched in Malawi
Malawi launches the world’s first malaria vaccine, becoming the first of three African countries in which the vaccine, known as RTS,S, will be made available to children up to 2 years of age. Ghana and Kenya followed weeks later.

UNCT Family Retreated in Seychelles Over One Week Activities

The UNCT Family Retreat spread over one week, with the participation of delegates from diverse UN Organisations and Government Officials uniting for the first time to achieve as ‘Delivering as One’.
The UNCT Family Retreat, held at the Savoy Hotel in the idyllic island of Seychelles, spread over one week, with the participation of delegates from diverse UN Organisations and Government Officials uniting for the first time to achieve as ‘Delivering as One’.  The retreat aimed at building on the lessons learnt from the previous years, agreeing on the UNCT’s collective strategic engagement within the context of regional framework, UN reform and support both countries to achieve SDGs.   Given the high level of engagement of the stakeholders and the regional dimension of the event, the UNCT retreat this year welcomed a panoply of personalities namely, Heads of Agencies, Agencies Focal Persons, Regional Directors, Regional Coordinators and WHO Representatives from four countries of the sub-region.

Nepal’s high level delegation from Ministry of Health and parliament paid a visit to Ethiopia

L to R:H.E. Mr Upendra Yadav, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Health and Population of Nepal and H.E. Demeke Mekonnen, Deputy Prime Minister of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
The Nepal high level delegation which was led by H.E. Mr Upendra Yadav, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Health and Population of Nepal and three members of the Nepal Parliamentarian of Federalism paid a visit to Ethiopia. The Nepal delegation stayed in the country from 15 - 19 April 2019 and they visited the Ethiopian Health system to learn from Ethiopia’s experience on a federally structured health system. This experience sharing visit was aimed to overview overall administrative and political structure of Ethiopia with an emphasis of federalism focusing to the health system and to understand the processes used to design the federal structures and the impact on human resources management, oversight, accountability and financing in a decentralized system.

The New US Ambassador to Botswana visits the WHO Country Office

Ambassador of the United States to Botswana, His Excellency Craig Cloud (centre) and to his is Dr Martins Ovberedjo, the WR

Gaborone, Botswana - 18 April 2019: The new Ambassador of the United States to Botswana His Excellency Craig Cloud visited the WHO Country Office to familiarize himself with WHO work and jointly explore possibilities for cooperation in supporting the government efforts on health. Ambassador Cloud expressed admiration for Botswana’s achievements and strong leadership in coordinating partner support.

Development Partners Sign Gambia's National Health Compact

Vice President Dr. Isatou Touray officailly opening the Signing-in ceremony of the National Health Compact

BANJUL, 19 APRIL 2019: H.E. Dr. Isatou Touray, The Vice President of The Republic of The Gambia, officially presided over the signing-in ceremony of the Gambia’s Health Compact.   Attended by government ministries, the United Nations System, diplomatic missions, civil society, and the private sector, this event is one of the Vice President’s important unfinished agenda during her tenure in office as health minister, which ended barely three months ago.