Douala, 25 February 2015 –- The World Health Organization (WHO) Inter-country Support Team (IST) for Central Africa is convening its Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI) Managers’ meeting in Douala, Cameroon fro…
Read moreConakry, 26 February 2015 - This morning, Dr Matshidiso Moeti, WHO Regional Director for Africa, during her stay in Guinea, visited the Coyah Ebola Treatment Centre. The Centre, situated 50km from Conakry, was opened on …
Read moreNairobi, 25 February 2015 – On 27 February, the World Health Organization (WHO) celebrates 10 years of implementation of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) in the African Region. Tobacco kills an…
Read moreSince September 2014, 283 suspected, probable or confirmed cases, including 74 deaths have been reported for all affected areas in Madagascar. The outbreak peaked in November and December but has slowed for the time bein…
Read moreBrazzaville, 19 February 2015 – Newly elected WHO Regional Director for Africa, Dr Matshidiso Moeti, was received in audience by Congolese Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Basile Ikouebe. The audience was devoted to …
Read moreOne of the great challenges in this Ebola outbreak is finding ways to safely provide essential health services like child immunization while still fighting the Ebola outbreak. This is the story of what the community heal…
Read moreWHO’s social mobilization team is using radio to reach communities with information about how to prevent the spread of Ebola in Sierra Leone. Reaching communities not just physically, but psychologically and emotional…
Read moreThe Ebola outbreak in West Africa has produced increasing circles of victims beyond the infected and the dead. Survivors, families, children, and health workers are dealing with the stress and trauma left behind by the d…
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