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World Health Organization (WHO) and the Ministry of Health (MoH) have held a dialogue on malaria with Members of Parliament under their umbrella body, Uganda Parliamentary Forum on Malaria (UPFM).

Freetown, 1 May 2023 ‒The Government of Sierra Leone is this week holding a three-day Universal Health and Preparedness Review high-level meeting in the country’s capital, Freetown.

In a concerted effort to combat the outbreak of measles and bolster the ongoing measles elimination phase, the National Department of Health in South Africa, in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO) South Africa and other partners, concluded a measles vaccination campaign.

World Health Organization (WHO), with support from the Governments of Norway and United Kingdom, has enhanced the capacity of 26 members of staff on Prevention And Response To Sexual Exploitation, Abuse, And Harassment (PRSEAH).

The World Health Organization (WHO), International Organization for Migration (IOM), and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in collaboration with Uganda’s Ministry of Health (MOH) organized a five-day training for 21 Point of Entry (POE) health officers in Lamwo district.

Manyara - The 2023 Africa Vaccination Week was dubbed “The Big Catch Up” as a clarion call to bridge the gap of the rollout of routine immunization for children due to the staggering statistics which revealed that essential immunization levels decreased in over 100 countries, leading to rising outbreaks of measles, diphtheria, polio, and yellow fever.

Representatives from 12 countries in Africa are convened in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, for a two-day regional summit on responsible and appropriate use of antimicrobials.

By Vivian Mugarisi