Health ministers from the Sahel agree to work more closely to end malaria in the region by 2030 and proposed the creation of a fund to bridge critical gaps in essential medicines and supplies for malaria response.
WHO reached an important milestone globally today with the completion of the 100th Joint External Evaluation —a voluntary assessment of a country’s ability to prevent, detect and respond to public health threats.
Abuja, 5 July, 2019 – With financial support of Global Affairs Canada, and in partnership with the Dr Ameyo Stella Adadevoh Health Trust (DRASA) , the &nb
Kampala, 4th July 2019: - The Minister of Health, Dr Jane Ruth Aceng, launched a 100-Day Accelerated Scale-up plan for Tuberculosis Preventive Treatment (
Close to the border with the Ebola-hit Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), over 100 volunteer health workers are busily planning surveillance actions to detect potential Ebola cases and defend against the virus.
In response to the more than 100 public health emergencies that occur in Africa each year, the World Health Organization (WHO) and partners held a ‘train the trainers’ capacity-building workshop in Addis Ababa.
Phase 2 of the biggest ever oral vaccination campaign against cholera is scheduled to take place from 3-8 July 2019 in 15 health districts in the four central provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
