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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

Dar es Salaam- Tanzania marked the World Malaria Day on 25 April, with top leadership of the country showcasing commitment to uplift the agenda to end malaria by 2030. The Prime Minister, Kassim Majaliwa, representing the President at the commemorations in Dar es Salaam initiated the national End Malaria Council.   

• The measles campaign aims to vaccinate more than 2.7 million children against the highly infectious disease, and is integrated with efforts to deliver Vitamin A supplementation and deworming.
• Between January 2022 and 1 February 2023, health authorities in South Sudan reported an outbreak of measles, with over 4,000 suspected cases and 46 deaths across the country
• The campaign will use a combination of fixed and outreach vaccination sites, with a focus on reaching under or unvaccinated children aged between 6-59 months in hard-to-reach areas.

Basse, The Gambia - The heat was intense as the WHO team made their way through the unpaved, bumpy roads to Basse, a small town lying along the southern bank of the River Gambia. After nearly eight hours on the road, they finally arrived at the Arabic school where they were scheduled to meet with community members.

With the theme “Together let’s End Malaria in South Sudan”, South Sudan joined the rest of the countries in the world to celebrate the 2023 World Malaria Day with calls for robust multisectoral actions to reduce malaria morbidity by 80 percent in 2025 as outlined in the 2021-2025 South Sudan Malaria Strategic Plan.

With the theme The Big Catch Up, South Sudan joined the rest of the countries in Africa Region to celebrate the 2023 African Vaccination Week (AVW) from 24 to 30 April 2023.

This initiative is led by the World Health Organization (WHO) and implemented by countries in the region to promote the use of vaccines and highlight the collective action needed to protect people of all ages against vaccine preventable diseases.