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Harnessing Local Resources to Build Health System Resilience in Amuru District

Gulu, Uganda:-  When cholera erupted in Lorikowo West Village on July 2, 2025, Amuru District once again found itself confronting a familiar and exhausting pattern. Positioned along the porous Uganda–South Sudan border and surrounded by refugee-hosting districts such as Lamwo and Adjumani, Amuru has long been vulnerable to emerging and re-emerging disease outbreaks.  In 2025
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Sustaining vaccine gains through stronger rotavirus surveillance in Ghana

Rotavirus surveillance continues to demonstrate the positive impact of vaccination in Ghana. The World Health Organization (WHO) convened a rotavirus surveillance review meeting in Koforidua that brought together surveillance focal points from collaborating health facilities, the sentinel site at Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH), the Regional Reference Laboratory at the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical
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International Women’s Day 2026: WHO drives inclusion: screening and equity for women in custody and staff

On 9 March 2026, the voices of women in custody at Beau Bassin Women’s Prison resonated through songs, sketches and slam poetry with a powerful message: “Donne nou ene deuxieme chance” (“Let us have a second chance.”) There could be no better place to mark International Women’s Day 2026, under the global theme “Rights. Justice.
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Belgium’s Support Boosts Health Sector Coordination in Uganda

Kampala: The World Health Organisation (WHO) Uganda, with financial support from the Embassy of Belgium in Uganda, has significantly strengthened partner coordination, policy dialogue, and collective action across Uganda’s health sector throughout 2025. Belgium’s contribution enabled the WHO to convene and mobilise a wide range of health partners around national priorities, reinforcing coherence and alignment
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WHO strengthens responsible suicide reporting to advance Ghana’s mental health agenda

The World Health Organization (WHO), together with the Association for Suicide Prevention Ghana (GASP), organised regional workshops to strengthen the capacity of media professionals in reporting responsibly and ethically on suicide and mental health issues. The trainings, held for 69 male and 21 female journalists in the southern, middle and northern belts of Ghana, align
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Strengthening surveillance to prevent hospital-acquired infections in Tanzania

As part of International Health Regulations (IHR 2005) core capacities, the Ministry of Health Tanzania is intensifying efforts to strengthen infection prevention and control (IPC) through the nationwide implementation of Healthcare Associated Infections (HAIs) surveillance in health facilities. From 10–18 March 2026, the Ministry is conducting a Point Prevalence Survey on Surgical Site Infections (SSI)
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Community Health Workers in Songwe use digital tools to detect disease outbreaks faster

Songwe – For years, communities in Songwe Region in western Tanzania have faced recurring outbreaks of infectious diseases such as cholera, measles, and Mpox. Delays in paper-based reporting systems often meant that health authorities learned about outbreaks only after they had already spread. Now, a new electronic surveillance system is helping change that. Through the
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Nigeria adopts national policy to strengthen cosmetics safety

Abuja – Nigeria has approved its first national policy on cosmetics safety and health after nearly two decades of stalled attempts. The policy was launched at the Sixty sixth National Council on Health in Calabar. It establishes a clear system to regulate how cosmetic products are manufactured, imported, sold, used and disposed of. The new
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WHO supports Burundi to deliver lifesaving emergency health assistance

Busuma, Burundi—Burundi is facing a growing humanitarian emergency as thousands of people fleeing violence in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo continue to cross the border, placing increasing strain on health services and infrastructure in refugee-hosting communities. Since late 2025, more than 100 000 people have arrived in Burundi, most of them women and children
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Strengthening Tanzania’s Frontline: Standardized Surveillance Training to Build a Resilient Health Workforce

Morogoro – Tanzania is taking a decisive step to strengthen its frontline health workforce by introducing a Standardized Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response (IDSR) Content Addendum for preservice training programs. This initiative will ensure that every graduate in Health and Allied Sciences and Community Health Worker (CHW) programs enters the workforce equipped with essential skills
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Kenya moves toward establishing Africa’s second military emergency medical team

Nairobi - Kenya is taking a significant step toward strengthening its emergency response capacity, becoming the second country in Africa to develop a military emergency medical team. The Kenya Defence Forces, the Ministry of Health, and the World Health Organization held a two-day Governance Orientation Workshop this week to advance the development of the country's
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Tanzania Strengthens Pandemic Preparedness with Expanded Respiratory Surveillance

Morogoro – Tanzania has significantly boosted its pandemic preparedness by enhancing its capacity to detect and respond to respiratory disease threats. The country has expanded its sentinel surveillance network from 9 sites in 2021 to 27 sites across 19 regions today, enabling faster detection of pathogens such as COVID-19, influenza, RSV, adenoviruses, and other emerging
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