Brazzaville, 20 April 2023 – An estimated 33 million children will need to be vaccinated in Africa between 2023 and 2025 to put the continent back on track to achieve the 2030 global immunization goals that include reducing morbidity and mortality from vaccine-preventable diseases, an analysis by World Health Organization (WHO) finds. The unprecedented impact

                                                                                                                          PRESS RELEASE Harare, Zimbabwe – Representatives from Ghana, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe, whose funding request proposals are due for submission to the Global

In April 2019, Gilimbeta took her daughter Lusitana to a rural health facility on the outskirts of Lilongwe, Malawi, for vaccination. At the time, she did not realize that her infant daughter was being written into history:  the 5-month-old was the first child to receive the world’s first malaria vaccine (RTS,S/AS01 or RTS,S) as part

In a special note on 7 April 2023, His Excellency, Dr Hage Geingob, President of the Republic of Namibia hailed global and national public health achievements of over the past 75 years, attributing this to effective partnership between governments and the World Health Organization. He referred to the groundbreaking work on COVID-19 vaccine development which

Mauritius conducted a national public health risk profiling exercise with participation from key stakeholders and  support from The world Health Organization from 22-25 February to better understand risks and prepare for future emergencies and disasters. The Mauritius Ministry of Health and Wellness (MoHW), the National Disaster Risk Reduction Management Command, Ministry of Finance and Planning, Ministry

Accra, Ghana - Ghana, under the leadership of the Ministry of Health on Friday 14 April 2023 commemorated the 2023 World Health Day and launched the yearlong celebration of the 75 anniversaries of the World Health Organization (WHO), with a commitment from all stakeholders to strengthen collaboration with WHO to achieve Health For All Ghanaians. Performing

Accra, Ghana - 22-year-old Emmanuella Hormenoo knows diabetes all too well. Her encounter with the disease is one that has left an indelible mark. “I went to the hospital with a suspected bacterial infection, which was causing me to vomit a lot, but that led to a diagnosis of diabetes,” recounts Emmanuella, who is now

13 April 2023 Lilongwe- Malawi has received 1.4 million doses of Oral Cholera Vaccines (OCV) from the International Coordinating Group (ICG) with support from GAVI as the country faces risk of continuous spread of cholera.  This is following the impact of Tropical Cyclone Freddy that hit 15 districts of Southern Malawi in early March that

By Vivian Mugarisi Harare, Zimbabwe - Having been diagnosed with cervical cancer in December 2016, Busi Mawudzi (49), notes that even though “the treatment journey was not a walk in the park”, being diagnosed and getting treatment early made the journey a lot more bearable.  “I had a backache and pain that would get to

World Health Day, commemorated every year on April 7, marks the anniversary of WHO’s founding in 1948 and promotes good health and wellbeing. This year, in addition to drawing attention to Health for All, the theme of the commemoration, WHO is also celebrating 75 years of promoting and improving public health.   Because the 7th

Harare, Zimbabwe - On 31 March 2023, the Acting World Health Organization (WHO) Representative to Zimbabwe, Professor Jean- Marie Dangou paid a courtesy call on Vice President and Minister of Health and Child Care Dr Constantino Chiwenga. He was accompanied by Emergency Team Lead Dr Lincoln Charimari and the Health Systems Strengthening Team Lead Dr

As we commemorate the 75th Anniversary of the World Health Organization (WHO) on 7 April 2023 under the theme of The 2023 World Health Day  "Health for all" , we pause to take stock of public health milestones. We also pause to take stock of current and future challenges, and the need to collectively ensure