Fostering the China-Africa cooperation for the elimination of Malaria
21-26 January 2019, Shanghai and Beijing China – The WHO Representative, Dr Tigest Menegstu led the country delegation to a workshop on ‘the China-Tanzania Malaria Prevention and Control Demonstration Project, ‘in Shanghai from the 21-24th January 2019 and a high level Coordination Management Committee (CMC) Meeting’ in Beijing on the 26th January 2019 to finalize the protocol for phase two of the The China-UK-Tanzania partnership Pilot Project.
The President of the Republic of Cabo Verde opens second WHO Africa Health Forum
Improving Reporting Rate from Private Health Facilities is Key for SDGs Monitoring
The Rwanda Health Management Information System (R-HMIS), based on the District Health Information System (DHIS-2), has been successfully rolled out in all public health facilities since 2012, with completeness and timeliness rates as high as over 90 per cent.
However, although about 70 per cent of private health facilities report through the routine HMIS, there was still a need to improve completeness of their reporting through the system in order to improve HMIS data quality, which is critical to monitor the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Ethiopia’s effort in fighting against Tuberculosis (TB) is progressing: TB still predominates in the younger population
WHO Mobilizes Urban-based Congolese Refugees in Uganda for Ebola action
Life as a refugee is never easy. This is especially true if one lives in settlements where access to social services such as health, education or economic opportunities to earn a living may not be readily available.
Nigeria study confirms that TB is utterly impoverishing for many in the country
Abuja, 25 March 2019- The Nigerian Federal Minister of Health on 25 March 2019 launched a report of a catastrophic cost survey on TB concluded in 2018.
Ebola Virus Disease preparedness assessment in Tanzania