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Fewer maternal deaths and stillbirths in Ethiopia: improving quality of care is paying off

Addis Ababa, 12th March 2019. Ethiopia’s National Health Care Quality Strategy for 2016-2020 placed Maternal, Newborn and Child Health as a priority with the ambitious goals to reduce the maternal mortality ratio (MMR) from 412 to 199 per 100,000 live births by 2020; to reduce the neonatal mortality rate (NMR) from 28 to 10 per 1,000 live births by 2020 and reduce stillbirth rate from 18 to 10 per 1000 births by 2020.
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First-time donor Moses Alfons gives blood in Juba. WHO/ A. Câmpeanu

Building a blood supply in South Sudan means breaking down cultural and structural barriers

When rebel fighting flared in South Sudan in 2013, two years after the country gained independence, hospitals were suddenly overwhelmed with patients with gunshot wounds across Juba in desperate need of blood.
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Children being assisted by a teacher to take Albendazole for STHs deworming

Botswana conducts a joint deworming and school health programme

Gaborone, Botswana - 1 March 2019: The Ministry of Health and Wellness, through support from WHO, carried a joint activity from 25th February to 1st March 2019,

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Briefing for new Ministers of Health ends in Congo

Briefing for new Ministers of Health ends in Congo

Brazzaville, Congo, 07 March 2019 – A two-day briefing for new Ministers of Health in the WHO African Region, has ended today in Brazzaville, Congo.

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Bilateral ties between WHO African Regional Secretariat and Republic of Congo gets a significant boost

Bilateral ties between WHO African Regional Secretariat and Republic of Congo gets a significant boost

The bilateral ties between World Health Organization (WHO) Secretariat in the African Region and Republic of Congo have been given a significant boost. This follows a 2-day meeting in Brazzaville, Congo between senior officials from both WHO Regional office for Africa and the Congolese Government.
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From 6 to 700 in seven years, midwives in South Sudan working to change maternal mortality rate

From 6 to 700 in seven years, midwives in South Sudan working to change maternal mortality rate

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WCO Botswana supporting Gender Equity and Rights on International Women's Day

“Think equal, build smart, innovate for change” says Botswana in commemorating International Women’s Day as a transformative action for Universal Health Coverage

Gaborone, Botswana - 8 March 2019: The Botswana WCO joined the rest of the world to commemorate the International Women’s Day on the 8th March 2019 as part of i

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Participants interviewing a community member who once suffered from malaria

Botswana sustains the gains towards achieving Malaria elimination

Gaborone, Botswana - 1 March 2019: : The Ministry of Health and Wellness (MoHW) in Botswana and the World Health Organization (WHO) convened partners and stakeh

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