Suicide is not an option
Abuja, 13 October, 2022 - As of November 2019, Chidinma Ebele, 22 years old (not his real name), was on top of his game, starting a new job as a research assistant at a non-governmental organization in Abuja.
He had plans outlined for 2020 until the COVID-19 pandemic struck, and things went downhill for him. At the beginning of the pandemic, he had no cause to be alarmed but as the pandemic dragged on coupled with the lockdowns, the situation became daunting.
Zimbabwe launches its first National Surgical, Obstetric and Anesthesia Strategy (2022 – 2025).
By Vivian Mugarisi
African health ministers take steps to curb Ebola disease outbreak
Nigeria expands genomic sequencing intervention beyond COVID-19
Osun, 11 October, 2022 - Given that genomic sequencing technology enhanced the fight against COVID-19 globally, Nigeria is working on a strategy to integrate other infectious diseases into the genomic surveillance in the country.
Living with schizophrenia -An individual’s story
Abuja, 11 October, 2022 - Dr Chieshi was diagnosed with schizophrenia in 1990
Having been diagnosed with schizophrenia at the university in 1990, Dr Terver Simon Chieshi had to suspend school for a year to seek medical treatment.
He recalled that being a final-year medical student coming to terms with the diagnosis was not easy.
Are you okay? - A message from the World Health Organization Rwanda on Mental Health Day
Tanzania holds its first-ever national mental health dialogue
There is no health, without mental health! – was a call made during the first-ever national mental health dialogue held today in Dar es Salaam in commemorating the World Mental Health Day 2022.
Walking the Talk for mental well-being
Dar es Salaam, Dodoma & Zanzibar: In promoting mental well-being and partnerships for health, the WHO Tanzania Country Office team organized its second Walk the Talk event this time including the WHO sub-offices in Dodoma and Zanzibar.
Ministry of Health, WHO and USAID strengthen protection of Health Workers During the Ebola Outbreak Response in Uganda
Kampala - The Ministry of Health in Uganda has received from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), through the World Health Organization (WHO), an assorted set of supplies to constitute three Viral Haemorrhagic Fever (VHF) Kits to enhance the protection of health workers responding to the Ebola outbreak.