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Kampala, Uganda –  Uganda joined the global community in commemorating World Breastfeeding Week 2025 with a high-level breakfast meeting in Kampala under the theme: “Invest in Breastfeeding, Invest in the Future.” The theme aligns with World Health Organization (WHO)’s ongoing campaign dubbed  “Healthy beginnings, hopeful futures”, that urges governments and the health community to intensify efforts to end preventable maternal and newborn deaths and prioritize women’s long-term health and well-being.  

Kampala – Every year the first week of August is designated as the World Breastfeeding Week and the Ministry of Health, WHO, UNICEF, and partners in Uganda join the rest of the world in Commemorating the World Breastfeeding Week.

With his staff in hand and the firm voice of someone on a mission, Reverend Manuel Miranda, leader of the Prophetic Union of Angels Church in Camama, Luanda, addresses a group of parents who are sceptical about the new polio vaccination campaign. "Reverend, we don’t understand the reason for yet another campaign. Won’t so many vaccines harm our children?” Ask one of the parents. Calmly, the pastor replies: “The vaccine is protection, not a threat.

Makeni, Sierra Leone – July 2025

Abuja, Strengthening Frontline Capacity Nationwide
In response to a surge in cholera cases during the 2025 rainy season, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) and World Health Organization (WHO) in collaboration with UNICEF, WaterAid, and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), have launched an initiative to strengthen cholera preparedness and response.

Ouagadougou – "During my first pregnancy three years ago, I had to travel 45 km just to have get an ultrasound. I had to pay for transport, wait for an appointment and sometimes even go to a private clinic and pay 10 000 CFA francs. Between the cost of transport and the time lost, a lot of women gave up," says Kindo, a mother of two. "Now that we can have an ultrasound here in Tiériba, free of charge, and on the same day as the consultation, it's a real relief.”

Pujehun District, Sierra Leone – August 2025

Helinda Saffiatu Sandi is no stranger to the challenges of public health service delivery. At 37 years old, the trained nurse from Pujehun Government Hospital has dedicated the past five years to caring for her community, first at a Peripheral Health Unit (PHU), and now as a member of the District Health Management Team (DHMT). Her story is one of perseverance, community trust-building, and deep commitment to disease prevention.

This opinion piece was first published in Jornal de Angola, a copy of which can be found here: https://www.jornaldeangola.ao/noticias/9/opini%C3%A3o/644043/da-crise-%C3%A0-coordena%C3%A7%C3%A3o:-como-a-resposta-%C3%A0-c%C3%B3lera-est%C3%A1-a-salvar-vidas-