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A group photo of representatives of non-state actors at capacity building and learning workshop on gender and health inequality monitoring in Kumasi,

WHO Supports Civil Society Organizations to Address Gender-Based Health Inequities through Monitoring of Inequalities

Accra, Ghana - Achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC) requires…
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Dr Christine Musanhu, WHO Uganda OIC, handing over IT equipment to Dr Diana Atwine, the Permanent Secretary at the Uganda's Ministry of Health

WHO and Germany donate IT equipment to support health sector digitization

The Ugandan Ministry of Health has today received brand new…
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Group picture for the Quality Assurance M&E Framework Workshop

Strengthening Namibia’s Healthcare: A Collaborative Approach to Quality Measurement

In a concerted effort to enhance the quality of healthcare services…
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WHO AFRO Training on Knowledge generation in Africa

WHO improves the capacity of African countries to generate quality knowledge products for better health decision-making

The World Health Organization has conducted a five-day capacity-…
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Angola bolsters fight against COVID-19 misinformation

Angola bolsters fight against COVID-19 misinformation

Luanda – Joana Domingos had long ceased to believe the official COVID…
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On the frontlines in the fight against dangerous misinformation 

On the frontlines in the fight against dangerous misinformation 

Accra - Fast-spreading misinformation online is hard to measure, but…
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Steering Committee Meeting

Steering Committee for Eritrea Health Observatory Established

On the 18th February 2021, the Ministry of Health (MOH) called a…
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Listening to CRVS Consultation

Eritrea presents on the Regional Consultation on ICD-11 & CRVS

In November 2020, WHO and partners convened two workshops for…
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Bekele NIS meeting

Seychelles sets course to establish a Nutrition Information System

Seychelles, 22 August 2018 - In response to the need to have a…
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Listeriosis Outbreak Media Briefing by South Africa’s Minister of Health, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi.

Listeriosis outbreak in South Africa

Yesterday, South Africa’s Minister of Health, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi,…
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