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South African Development Community unites to tackle COVID-19

South African Development Community unites to tackle COVID-19

Ministers of Health from the Southern African Development Community (SADC) this week agreed to harmonize and coordinate their efforts to respond to COVID-19 in the region.  South Africa – a member of the SADC – confirmed its first case of COVID-19 on 5th March, the first country and so far only country in southern Africa to do so.
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Rose Amboko

Ebola community health workers trained for the future

Beni, 10 March 2020 – In a small commune of mud and wattle homes in Beni, Rose Amboko walks into a family garden, a flash thermometer in hand.

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Dr Edith NKWEMBE, Microbiologist of INRB DRC using laboratory reagents to identify COVID-19

First case of COVID-19 confirmed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

The Ministry of Public Health in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has reported the country’s first case of COVID-19. Health authorities said tests found that a Congolese national, who had recently returned to Kinshasa from his residence in France had tested positive for the virus.
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SHEROES of Typhoid

Zimbabwe's Director of Epidemiology and Disease Control in the Ministry of Health and Child Care, 

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Reaching communities with prevention messages through local radio stations

Coronavirus disease: What you need to know

Coronaviruses (CoV) are a large family of viruses that cause illness ranging from the common cold to more severe diseases such as 

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Pioneer UN volunteers at WHO Regional Office for Africa

Pioneer UN volunteers at WHO Regional Office for Africa

Today, 8 March 2020, the world is celebrating the International Women Day. The theme this year is "I am Generation Equality: Realizing Women’s Rights”. It is a call to address inequities. The World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Africa committed to achieving gender parity among its staff. Women now account for 33% of WHO workforce, up from 27% in 2015. 
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The wife of the Vice President Mrs Dolapo Osinbajo (Middle), Minister of Health (L) and the joint UN team

Nigeria re-commits to eradicating Tuberculosis and controlling Noncommunicable Diseases by 2030.

Abuja, March 6, 2020- Nigeria has re-committed to eradicating Tuberculosis (TB) and controlling Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs) by 2030.

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WHO provided support for the MOH/EPHI COVID-19 Simulation Exercise

WHO provided support for the MOH/EPHI COVID-19 Simulation Exercise

COVID-19 Simulation Exercise

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