Father vaccinates community after daughter paralyzed by polio in Mozambique
After his six year-old daughter Jemita was diagnosed with polio in December 2018, Firmino Arlindo became an advocate for the polio vaccine, going door to door to talk to families about the importance of protecting their children.
WHO and Makerere University School of Public Health to collaborate on health research and training of health professionals
The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Makerere University School of Public Health (MUSPH) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to intensify collaboration on health research, health worker capacity building and community service.
Botswana develops first ever multi-sectoral Tobacco Control Strategy
Gaborone, Botswana - 18-22 March 2019: The Ministry of Health and Wellness convened tobacco control stakeholders in Gaborone to develop a first ever national multi-sectoral tobacco control strategy. The week long workshop brought together stakeholders from both within and outside of government. Some of the key stakeholders included Ministries of trade, local government, basic education, youth and culture, the police, Botswana Unified Revenue Services and NGOs such as Anti-tobacco network, Botswana Substance Abuse Network (BOSAsnet), Humana People to People and Skygirls.
WHO Africa Health Forum closes with a road map to achieving universal health coverage and health security
The second World Health Organization’s (WHO) Africa Health Forum culminated today with a road map that governments in the region as well as partners should urgently implement to manage and mitigate Africa’s health needs.
Diseases cost the African Region $2.4 trillion a year, says WHO
Nearly 630 million years of healthy life were lost in 2015 due to diseases afflicting people in the African Region, according to a new report by the WHO Regional Office for Africa. This amounts to a yearly loss of over $ 2.4 trillion of the region's gross domestic product.
Minister of Health calls for accelerated action to end tuberculosis deaths
Uganda commemorated World Tuberculosis Day under the theme, "It Is Time for Uganda to End TB”, and the slogan, “It Starts With Me" at a national function at Ruhama sub-county grounds in Ntungamo District.
Ebola Virus Disease preparedness assessment in Tanzania
Two outbreaks of Ebola virus disease (EVD) have occurred in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in the past 6 months.
Zanzibar commemorates World Hearing Day
On World Hearing Day 2019, WHO draws attention to the importance of early identification and intervention for hearing loss. Many people live with unidentified hearing loss, often failing to realize that they are missing out on certain sounds and words. Checking one’s hearing would be the first step towards addressing the issue. This year, the day was marked in Zanzibar under the theme "Check Your Hearing”.
It was frustrating to be diagnosed with Drug Resistance Tuberculosis (DR TB) but I Survived
“My name is Kitaw Teklemariam. My daughter was only two years old while I was diagnosed as a TB patient at the age of 40. The problem I had been dealing with was not only my health; I was also confronted by the stigma from my family and the community. That touched me very deeply. Thank you I am alive now because of the affordable care I found in the country and the improved management of Drug Resistant Tuberculosis (DR TB) cases that provided me a good quality of care to save my life. I am grateful for doing the sensitization in different regions by sharing my story as a survival and promoting the TB program that benefits TB patients and the communities with little cognizance.
The Africa Health Agenda International Conference in Kigali precedes the second WHO African Health Forum taking place in Praia Cabo Verde, 26-28 March 2019
AMREF Health Africa and Rwanda Ministry of Health co-hosted the First-Ever Global Conference Focusing on universal health coverage in Africa, and on health for all to the elimination of gender-based violence, which is a WHO top priority. The conference brought together 1 200 participants from 35 countries, including health ministers, private sector leaders, civil society and representatives from multilateral organizations to chart a road map to achieve universal health coverage across Africa by 2030.