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2 October - 5 November 2021: Health-care activities protect and restore health and save lives. But what about the waste and by-products they generate?

Brazzaville, 24 August 2021 – African Health Ministers and representatives from countries gathered today for the Seventy-first session of the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Committee for Africa, the preeminent meeting on public health in Africa. During the annual gathering, the Health Ministers set the health agenda for the next 12 months.

Monrovia, 20th August 2021: Over 75,000 Liberians awaiting their second dose of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine can now be sure as the government of Liberia on 20th August 2021 received a second batch of 96,000 doses.

Monrovia, 18th August 2021:  The Ministry of Health (MoH), with support from World Health Organization (WHO) and Partners have concluded a three-day workshop to review the implementation progress and challenges of the National Action Plan for Health Security in Liberia since its development in 2017. 

Maiduguri, 19 August, 2021 - “I was distraught seeing my four years old son, Hassan, emaciating rapidly due to measles. I could barely eat or converse with my neighbors’ in camp because of his deteriorating health.  Weeks ago, he was fine and playing with other children, but here he was helpless, lost weight and could barely sit by himself because he has not been eating well”, says Amina Abubakar, Hassan’s mother.

Abuja, 19 August 2021 - Nigerians awaiting their second dose of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine can sigh of relief as the government on 17 August 2021 received additional 699,760 doses in Abuja. 

The vaccines, donated to COVAX by the United Kingdom (UK) will immensely support government’s response to the pandemic. 

Lilongwe Malawi- The World Health Organization (WHO) Malawi Country Office has handed over industrial