WHO supports MoH to build capacity of medical practitioners and government departments in Medical Certification of cause of Death and ICD Coding
The Ministry of Health and Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) with support from WHO and UNICEF convened a three day training at Paradise Hotel on the Nile, Jinja to adopt the tools, norms, standards and guidance for medical certification of cause of death, International Classification of Disease (ICD) coding and reporting of deaths in order to improve the quality and coverage of mortality statistics in Uganda.
Uganda Ministry of Health launches the National Coordination Committee for Tuberculosis
The Minister of Health, Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng launched the National Coordination Committee (NCC) for Tuberculosis (TB) at the Ministry of Health (MoH) headquarters in Kampala. The NCC is composed of a membership of different stakeholders in the health sector who include MoH, Health Development Partners, laboratory technicians, Civil Society Organisations, religious organizations, the armed forces and pharmacists.
WHO trains core team to conduct a pilot in Enteric-fever surveillance
The World Health Organization (WHO) trained health workers in surveillance for Invasive Bacterial Vaccine-Preventable Diseases (IB-VPD). The trainers included Professor Mary Slack, WHO Consultant, Ms Jill Murray, WHO Consultant, Mr. Reggis Katsande and Mr. Sarathiel Chaipa, AFRO Regional Office, Harare. This is under the WHO-supported programme of surveillance for IB-VPD, a hospital-based sentinel surveillance network that seeks to gather high quality standardized data on severe invasive infections caused by selected pathogens.
Botswana’s fight towards Malaria Elimination intensifies: Stakeholders pledge support to achieve elimination end game targets
Francistown, Botswana, 15 September 2016 - The Ministry of Health in Botswana and the World Health Organization convened a three day meeting, for over 100 health sector stakeholders, including Ministry of Health (MoH) top officials, District Health Management Teams (DHMTs), partners, academia and researchers, to assess progress made in the implementation of set targets for Botswana’s malaria elimination efforts.
WHO trains health workers on Early Warning and Alert System in Borno State
Maiduguri, 12 September 2016 - The World Health Organization (WHO) has supported the Borno State Ministry of Health (SMOH) to establish Early Warning Alert and Response System (EWARS) by training over 80 health professionals.
EWARS is a WHO disease surveillance, alert and response initiative for early detection and containment of disease outbreaks in humanitarian emergency settings.
WHO and partners battle multiple disease outbreaks in South Sudan
Infectious diseases continue to pose a major public health threat in South Sudan. Adding to the chronic burden of disease, regular outbreaks further threaten people's health.
In a conflict setting, WHO and partners are responding to multiple outbreaks including cholera, malaria, measles, suspected hemorrhagic fever, and kala-azar.
Nigerian Crisis Situation Report, 12 September 2016
WHO in collaboration with the Ministry of Health (MOH) and State Ministry of Health, Borno trained 28 community resource persons (CORPs) from newly liberated areas on Integrated Management of Childhood Illness including handwashing, breastfeeding and malnutrition screening.
The WHO team visited Monguno Local Government Area (LGA) to determine the feasibility of expanding the Early Warning Alert and Response System (EWARS) and conduct rapid health facility assessments in Monguno LGA.
As President Muhammadu Buhari demonstrates further commitment to Polio Eradication, Governors Masari and Ganduje kick off polio campaigns in Kano and Katsina states
Abuja 09 September 2015: The highest level of commitment to polio eradication was yet again demonstrated by the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Muhammadu Buhari when he flagged off the sixth immunization campaign in his home town of Daura local government area (LGA) in Katsina state on Saturday, 5th September 2015. The President personally administered drops of polio vaccine to children less than five years of age at his residence in Daura.
Urgent Call for HOA Countries to Avert Polio Importation
Nairobi, September 9, 2016 - The Horn of Africa Polio Technical Advisory Group (TAG) meeting has ended in Nairobi with an urgent call for member countries to ‘get back on track’ if the looming threat of a possible polio virus outbreak in the region is to be averted.
Speaking at the end of the four-day meeting in Nairobi, the TAG Chair Dr Jean-Marc Olive underlined the threat of an impending importation of the virus following the outbreak in Nigeria last July.
Health committee of the 10th Parliament to work closely with Health Development Partners
The World Health Organization (WHO) a member and secretariat for the Health Development Partners (HDP) hosted the first interactive meeting with the Health Committee of the10th Parliament of Uganda. The objective of the meeting was to orient the newly constituted Parliamentary Health Committee (PHC) about the work of HDP in supporting the Ministry of Health (MoH) to provide better health services.