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Giving hope to individuals residing with psychological well being situations in Adamawa State

Giving hope to individuals residing with psychological well being situations in Adamawa State

Yola, 4 September, 2024-After giving birth to her fourth child, 28-year-old Ladi Musa, residing in Mararabci Gari, Fufore Local Government Area of Adamawa state, slipped into an emotional crisis. She was not sleeping well, became…

Taking stands at interrupting neighborhood transmission of all types of poliovirus in Nigeria

Taking stands at interrupting neighborhood transmission of all types of poliovirus in Nigeria

Katsina, 4 September, 2024 - “Before today, my child never received any form of vaccination,” says 27 years old Fatima Abubakar, while presenting her eight-months-old son, Adamu, to the team of vaccinators who had visited…

Liberia: Scaling up entry to life-saving medical oxygen

Liberia: Scaling up entry to life-saving medical oxygen

Monrovia – Late one night, 44-year-old Irene Mabande’s four-year-old daughter Emerald suffered a severe asthma attack at home in Tubmanburg, the capital of Bomi County in the northwest of Liberia. “She was striving for air.…

Liberia scales up entry to life-saving medical oxygen

Liberia scales up entry to life-saving medical oxygen

Monrovia – Late one night, 44-year-old Irene Mabande’s four-year-old daughter Emerald suffered a severe asthma attack at home in Tubmanburg, the capital of Bomi County in the northwest of Liberia. “She was striving for air.…

Namibia celebrates progress in direction of eliminating Malaria

Namibia celebrates progress in direction of eliminating Malaria

On 25 April every year, the world comes together to share information and experiences on malaria prevention and control, and to celebrate key milestones achieved in the fight against malaria. The Ministry of Health and…

Uganda’s Ministry of Well being Launches GLAAS 2024/25 Nation Survey

Uganda’s Ministry of Well being Launches GLAAS 2024/25 Nation Survey

The Ministry of Health (MoH), in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO) held an inception meeting with key stakeholders on 27 August 2024 at WHO Country Office to officially launch the UN-Water Global Analysis…

Mauritius places meals security excessive on the menu

Mauritius places meals security excessive on the menu

As is the case for many Small Island Developing States, Mauritius imports the large majority of the food its population consumes, whilst also relying economically on exporting certain local foodstuffs. Ensuring the safety of its…

South Sudan: Guaranteeing major well being care companies for displaced individuals

South Sudan: Guaranteeing major well being care companies for displaced individuals

Juba ‒ Cecilia Achuwor, a 38-year-old mother of six children, is one of the hundreds of thousands of refugees and returnees who have crossed the border into South Sudan since the beginning of the conflict…

Making certain main well being care companies for displaced folks in South Sudan

Making certain main well being care companies for displaced folks in South Sudan

Juba ‒ Cecilia Achuwor, a 38-year-old mother of six children, is one of the hundreds of thousands of refugees and returnees who have crossed the border into South Sudan since the beginning of the conflict…

African well being ministers, companions urge equitable entry to essential instruments to curb cervical most cancers menace

African well being ministers, companions urge equitable entry to essential instruments to curb cervical most cancers menace

Brazzaville – Inequitable access to vaccines and high-performance screening tools is hampering efforts to effectively reduce the growing burden of cervical cancer in the African region, which accounts for the highest rates of new cases…

First-ever supply of mpox vaccines in Africa outdoors of medical trials arrives in Nigeria

First-ever supply of mpox vaccines in Africa outdoors of medical trials arrives in Nigeria

Abuja/Brazzaville – Nigeria today received 10 000 doses of mpox vaccines, becoming the first country in the African region to receive doses to respond to the outbreak of the viral disease that has affected several…

Dr Faustine Engelbert Ndugulile of Tanzania nominated as subsequent director for WHO African Area

Dr Faustine Engelbert Ndugulile of Tanzania nominated as subsequent director for WHO African Area

Brazzaville – Dr Faustine Engelbert Ndugulile has been nominated as the next Regional Director for the World Health Organization (WHO) African Region, taking the reins from Dr Matshidiso Moeti, who has served two five-year terms…