Forty-two days after the last confirmed case of Ebola, the 9th outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is declared over. WHO deployed more than 300 experts to support the response.
Read moreSince he was a teenager, Didier Ipete wanted to run his own store. He would have liked to have studied at university but he didn’t have that opportunity. Nevertheless, he was happy to build up his business until it was one of the most popular shops at the market in Itipo, a small community in Equateur province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Read moreThe World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director for Africa, Dr Matshidiso Moeti, has concluded a 2-day official visit to the Republic of Sao Tome & Principe.
Read more6 July 2018 Dr Bijoux Sambu Fiti is part of the surveillance team working in Itipo, a small community in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) that has been battling Ebola since May. Her job is to go deep into th…
Read moreBuikwe, 26 June 2018 – The Government of Uganda has launched today a new rotavirus vaccine to protect under five-year-old children from diarrhea. The vaccine, which will be available for free in health facilities through…
Read moreWHO released a new version of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11). Over a decade in the making, this completely electronic version reflects progress in medicine and advances in scientific understanding.…
Read moreOne of the toughest tasks in responding to a major public health emergency is getting accurate information about infectious disease outbreaks. "EWARS in a box" contains all the equipment needed to establish surveillance…
Read more Nairobi, Kenya Kenya marked the World No-Tobacco Day with a call to sustain gains made in protecting families and the public from ill effects of tobacco products and in increased awareness of the link …
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