From coast to coast: Africa unites to tackle threat of polio
24 March 2017 – Geneva/Brazzaville/New York/Dakar: More than 190 000 polio vaccinators in 13 countries across west and central Africa will immunize more than 116 million children over the next week, to tackle the last remaining stronghold of polio on the continent.
Scaling up malaria prevention in Sierra Leone
Preparations are currently underway for a vast bed net distribution campaign in Sierra Leone. Planned for June this year, the campaign aims to distribute around 4.3 million insecticide-treated bed nets to households nationwide to help protect them against malaria, which remains one of the country’s leading causes of death and illness.
Ghana, Kenya and Malawi to take part in WHO malaria vaccine pilot programme
Brazzaville, 24 April 2017 - The World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa (WHO/AFRO) announced today that Ghana, Kenya, and Malawi will take part in a WHO-coordinated pilot implementation programme that will make the world’s first malaria vaccine available in selected areas, beginning in 2018.
Uganda hosts experts on Tobacco control to discuss tobacco taxation and illicit trade of tobacco products
Entebbe, Uganda - The World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa (WHO AFRO) convened a high-level tow-day meeting on tobacco taxation to enable countries including Ethiopia Gambia Kenya, Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania and Uganda, have a better knowledge of the Italy tax project and share experiences among each other. The meeting also provided an opportunity to beneficiary countries to strengthen their present tobacco tax policies.
Malaria: Kenya, Ghana and Malawi get first vaccine - Dr Matshidiso Moeti's interview with BBC
The World Health Organization on the significance of the vaccine pilot programme.
High level calls for vaccinations for all : Immunization partners and countries celebrate African Vaccination Week
Brazzaville /N’Djamena, 22 April 2017 – UN agencies, high level government officials, immunization partners and community leaders, with the support of the Organization of African First Ladies against AIDS (OAFLA) are launching today the African Vaccination Week (AVW), urging all people to protect their health by getting vaccinated.
Des appels de haut niveau en faveur de la vaccination pour tous: Les partenaires de la vaccination et les pays célèbrent la Semaine africaine de la vaccination
Drastic reduction in Neglected Tropical Diseases during the past 5 years: stakeholders to Take Stock of Progress in the African Region
Geneva, April 21, 2017 – With a drastic reduction in neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) during the past five years, the World Health Organization (WHO), donors, non-governmental organizations and government representatives of endemic countries are meeting in Geneva, Switzerland to build on the gains that have been made and reaffirm their commitment to the fight against Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs).
Capacity Building Workshop on AEFI Surveillance and Causality Assessment organized in Asmara
The Ministry of Health in collaboration with the WHO Country Office held a workshop on Adverse Event Following Immunization Surveillance and Causality Assessment from 21 to 22 February 2017 at Embasoira Hotel in Asmara-Eritrea. The workshop was modelled on the standard of WHO causality assessment course to strengthen monitoring of adverse events following immunization (AEFI), but modified to suit the country requirements.