Commiting to #EndTB in Zanzibar

Honorable Hamad Rashid Mohamed, Minister of Health for Zanzibar, making his remarks during the World TB Day 24 March 2018.

Zanzibar, 24 March 2018: The World TB Day was commemorated in Zanzibar with a theme “Wanted: Leaders for a TB Free World”. The day is commemorated annually on the 24th of March 2018 to increase public awareness and harness political support and leadership to combat TB.

Tanzania rolls out vaccination against cervical cancer

WHO staff vaccinating a girl during the occasion.

Dar es Salaam, 10 April 2018: Today, Tanzania achieved a historical milestone to roll out a Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccine against cancer of the cervix, the second most common cancer in women worldwide. Globally, the East African region is the leading burden carrier of cervical cancer. Tanzania is among the five countries with the highest rates in Africa.

The New Permanent Secretary for Ministry of Health and Wellness is Briefed on the Upcoming WHA 71

Dr Martins (WR Botswana) congratulates Ms Ruth Maphorisa, on her appointment as the new Permanet Secretary in the MoHW

Gaborone, Botswana – 11 April 2018: The WHO country team, led by Dr Martins Ovberedjo, the WHO Representative (WR) for Botswana, met Ms Ruth Maphorisa, the new Permanent Secretary (PS) in the Ministry of Health and Wellness (MoHW) to brief her and her senior personnel on the upcoming 71st World Health Assembly. The WR also took the opportunity to congratulate Ms Maphorisa on her appointment as the Permanent Secretary in the MoHW.
 

Uganda commemorates World Health Day 2018

Dr Henry Mwebesa (left) and Dr Yonas (right in blue shirt) view a an ambulance that is used locally to transport patients to health centers in Luweero district

7 April 2018, Luweero:- Uganda commemorated World Health Day on 7th April 2018 at St Kizito Primary School, Makulubita Sub-county in Luwero district under the theme “Universal Health Coverage: everyone, everywhere”. At the same function, WHO’s 70th anniversary was also marked with the Acting Director General of Health Dr Henry Mwebesa and WHO Representative Dr Yonas Woldemariam planting trees in recognition of that milestone.  

Healing the mental scars of violence in northeastern Nigeria

Umar Musami, Psychiatrist, Federal Neuro Psychiatric Hospital looking at medication for mental disorders in Bakass Camp in early March 2018
It began as a hot autumn day like any other for Aisha (pseudonym). The girl with big eyes was looking out of the window of her house, watching a group of men approach her brothers who were harvesting crops. Aisha thought they were family friends because they came up close to her siblings.

Malawi commends health workers’ efforts to End TB on World TB Day 2018

The Honorable Minister of Health Honorable Atupele Muluzi, MP handed over bicylces, World TB Day T-Shirts and cloth to members of best performing Community Sputum Collection Centres in Salima

On World TB Day 2018 in Malawi the Honorable Minister of Health and Population Atupele Muluzi, MP urged Malawians to unite in the fight to end TB. He said that in Malawi one out of every 10 people has tuberculosis, a problem that requires urgent attention by everyone. Honarable Muluzi was speaking at the commemoration ceremony that took place at Khombedza community ground in Salima on 24 March under the theme: “Wanted: Leaders for a TB-free World. You can Make History. End TB.”