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Sierra Leone declares measles outbreaks

Ministry of Health and Sanitation declares confirmed measles outbreaks in Kambia District

The Ministry of Health and Sanitation (MoHS) today declared measles outbreak in Kambia District. There have been a total of three confirmed cases from a cluster of suspected cases in Bamoi Luma in the district. The MoHS is working with the World Health Organization and other partners and has dispatched Rapid Response Teams to conduct detailed investigation of the outbreak and plan for a robust and timely response.
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Less than 10% of African countries to hit key COVID-19 vaccination goal 

Less than 10% of African countries to hit key COVID-19 vaccination goal 

Brazzaville - Just five African countries, less than 10% of Africa’s 54 nations, are projected to hit the year-end target of fully

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Mobile cash in polio response: three things to know

Mobile cash in polio response: three things to know

In 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Africa pioneered mobile money transfer system under the Polio Eradication Initiative programme essentially to pay vaccination campaign workers. So far eight African countries have adopted the payment system, with others working to deploy mobile-based cash transfers in health programmes beyond polio. Dorcas Karimi, Digital Finance Officer with the WHO Regional Office for Africa, explains the progress achieved so far.
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The Emir of Duste, His Royal Highness Dr Nuhu Muhammadu Sanusi showing off his vaccination card after receiving OCV during the flag-off

Jigawa State, WHO fight outbreak with oral cholera vaccine

Dutse, 26 October, 2021 - Having survived the ongoing cholera outbreak in Jigawa State, Mallam Saleh Magaji Baranda, a father of 11 and a farmer from Baranda vi

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Pursuing the endgame: novel polio vaccine rollout in Africa

Pursuing the endgame: novel polio vaccine rollout in Africa

In November 2020, the novel Oral Polio Vaccine type 2 (nOPV2) became the first vaccine to be authorized under the WHO Emergency Use Listing. The vaccine has since been rolled out for limited initial use in countries to tackle vaccine-derived poliovirus. Dr Richelot Ayangma, Medical Officer and nOPV2 Focal Point at the WHO Regional Office for Africa explains the vital role of the vaccine in ending all forms of polio and what countries must do to ensure effective vaccination campaigns.
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Mobile medical equipment container established at Soroti Regional Referral Hospital

Hungarian Government provides mobile infrastructure to enable the Ministry of Health and WHO to manage critically ill patients with highly infectious diseases in Uganda

Soroti, October 26, 2021 – The Government of Hungary in cooperation with the World Health Organization (WHO) has provided a mobile, rapidly deployable container

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The participants during the dissemination of the draft 2022-2026 RMNCAH & HAA strategic plan

WHO Supports the development of the Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child Health, Adolescent and Ageing 2022-2026 Strategic plan in the State of Eritrea, 14th October 2021

With strong political commitment, the State of Eritrea has made enormous strides to improve the health and wellbeing of women and children since indep

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Aerobics session during the launch event

Every move counts - Zanzibar launches National Guidelines on physical activity

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