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The Ministry of Health has signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) of partnership with the World Health Organization (WHO) Namibia Office under Emergency preparedness and Response Flagship Initiative.  As part of the MOA, WHO handed over digital Learning equipment and a fleet of 8 (4x4) multipurpose field vehicles including a well-equipped ambulance to cater for rapid response in emergency operations.

Abuja, In Nigeria, an estimated 6.2 million children missed out on receiving a single dose of their routine vaccines from 2019 to 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

To reach these eligible children with life-saving vaccines, the government of Nigeria, through the National Primary Healthcare Development Agency (NPHCDA), in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO) and its partners, including Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance is intensifying various strategies to optimize “Big Catch-up campaign” to improve vaccination coverage across the country.

Abuja, With Nigeria still accounting for 27 percent of global malaria cases and 31 percent of global malaria deaths, relevant stakeholders, including the World Health Organization (WHO) reiterated to support the government to combat the effects of malaria in the country. 

Malaria is endemic in Nigeria and 32 years old Toyin Obasola and her family of six residing in Ibadan, Oyo State, Southwest Nigeria, is part of those who regularly fall ill from the disease. 

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).

Successful Measles Supplementary Immunization Activity (SIA)

In the Tigray Region of Ethiopia, an integrated Measles Supplementary Immunization Activity (SIA) was successfully carried out in 76 out of 93 woredas, most of which were previously inaccessible. The Regional Health Bureau collaborated with WHO Ethiopia, UNICEF, and other UN agencies and partners to immunize over 830,000 children aged 6-59 months from 27 March to 7 April 2023.

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.

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).

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.