By Vivian Mugarisi Kadoma, Zimbabwe - To improve capacities for adequate prevention, readiness, early detection and timely response to cholera at community level, the Ministry of Health and Child Care (MoHCC) conducted a cholera tabletop simulation exercise from 12-14 April 2023. The table-top simulation exercise held in Kadoma, will contribute towards closing the gaps encountered

Osun - In accordance with the World Health Organization’s (WHO) mandate of improving public health services in Nigeria, over 500 residents of Osogbo community, benefitted from a free medical outreach programme at the Orisunbare Market in Osogbo, the capital of Osun State located in South-West Nigeria.  The programme was organized with support from the Department

The measles campaign aims to vaccinate more than 2.7 million children against the highly infectious disease, and is integrated with efforts to deliver Vitamin A supplementation and deworming. Between January 2022 and 1 February 2023, health authorities in South Sudan reported an outbreak of measles, with over 4,000 suspected cases and 46 deaths across the

Harare, Zimbabwe - Vaccines remain one of the most cost-effective and successful public health interventions, saving millions of lives while preventing disabilities and suffering for many. From 24-30 April 2023, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the World Health Organization (WHO) in Zimbabwe join the rest of the continent to mark the African Vaccination

Kigali, Rwanda - Marie Jeanne Mukamurenzi (40), chuckles in disbelief as she flips through an old photo album. Her eyes pause one glaring picture of herself, unable to recognise the shadow she had become when Tuberculosis (TB) had taken hold. "Look at those bones. I had become so skinny that you could pour water into

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