Lilongwe, 11 August 2022 – Malawi today kicked off the third round of vaccination against wild poliovirus type 1 to protect all under 5 children and halt the devastating virus from spreading. Around 3.4 Million vaccine doses will be administered in the third round of the national mass vaccination campaign. The multiple vaccination rounds aim to

A well-known goalkeeper and football coach both in his native Senegal and across West Africa, Lamine Thiare uses his considerable influence to transmit a simple message to young people: “Do not smoke!” he warns them emphatically.Growing up, Lamine saw how smoking damaged his own father’s health. “He had no appetite, his body was weak. But

Macron Chauluka is a community health worker on the front lines of Malawi’s ongoing fight against the wild poliovirus.After an outbreak of the virus, which can paralyze and even cause death, was declared in the country in February 2022, a total of around 2.9 million children, who are most at risk, were identified nationwide for

Marthe Apuwa Mbila is a single mother of two children living in Lusengo, a remote area of the Democratic Republic of Congo.Marthe was diagnosed with Ebola during the country’s 11th outbreak of the disease in 2020. She received treatment at a local hospital and made a full recovery. Once she was well again, Marthe was eager to

Abuja, 11 Abuja, 2022 - In February 2022, Mariam Udeh, 26 years old, residing in Garki, Abuja, gave birth to her first child and was in uncharted territory. As a new mother, she agreed with her husband to exclusively breastfeed their baby for six months.  “He is our firstborn, and I have heard that exclusive

Marlène Seck has brought her infant daughter to the Philippe Maguilene Senghor Health Centre in Yoff, Senegal, to be vaccinated against hepatitis B. The baby cries as she receives her jab, but the tears are worth it: having received her first dose at birth, this is her third dose of the life-saving vaccine. “We mothers

Adetimi Bayo lives with HIV in a heart of poverty in remote Nigeria. Being remote and being poor can mean out of reach of help and hope. When Nigeria decided to change its AIDS story, it changed the life story of thousands of people like Bayo.  Back in 2018, the country which has the third

“Blood cannot be manufactured. It is only through donations that it reaches those in need,” says Dominique Linguedze, a voluntary blood donor in Brazzaville, the riverside capital of the Republic of the Congo. “To give my blood is to give a little of myself. It makes me feel like a heroine.” “To give my blood

Matuba, Mozambique – Stefina Mocuvele looks on as her grandson Nolege plays happily with his siblings. It’s a far cry from his condition three years ago, when a bout of malaria landed the then six-year-old in hospital, 10 kilometers away from their home in Matuba locality in the Chókwè district of Gaza province, Mozambique. “He

Benin, 9 August, 2022 - After four days of complaining of fever, headache, fatigue and cough, 40 years old Mr V Ehosa (not real name), a land seller residing in Benin, Edo State, tested positive for monkeypox.  Mr Ehosa got admitted to the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH), Edo State, four days after he

The World Health Organization Country Office in Sierra Leone and the Ministry of Health and Sanitation have completed a 3-day quarterly meeting in Freetown to jointly review progress of the 2022-2023 Biennial Workplan implementation. The health officials also initiated discussions for priority setting for the next biennium 2024-2025. The retreat attracted the participation of directors

The World Health Organization Country Office in Sierra Leone and the Ministry of Health and Sanitation have completed a 3-day quarterly meeting in Freetown to jointly review progress of the 2022-2023 Biennial Workplan implementation. The health officials also initiated discussions for priority setting for the next biennium 2024-2025. The retreat attracted the participation of directors