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Lassa Fever Contacts identification and line listing at UNTH Enugu by the Hospital Infectious Disease and Control Unit, and Rapid Response Teams from Enugu State (including SMOH and WHO) and Nkanu West LGA (source: Dr Ada Erinne, WHO State Coordinator)
8 February 2019, Brazzaville – With five countries in Western Africa reporting outbreaks of Lassa fever, the World Health Organization (WHO) has…
WHO supports five countries to fight lassa fever outbreaks
08 February 2019  |  Read more
Tony and Elias
Two men in Kenya are rallying against the myths that perpetuate the violation of women’s and girls’ human rights through the centuries-old cultural…
In Kenya, men are challenging the male role in the female…
08 February 2019  |  Read more
House by house, telling girls and families the dangers of female circumcision in Kenya
For three days, Sadia Hussein struggled in labour with the birth of her first daughter. The traditional birth attendant could not deliver the baby…
House by house, telling girls and families the dangers of…
06 February 2019  |  Read more
WHO expresses sadness over the death of a colleague working in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
The World Health Organization was saddened to hear this morning about the sudden death of a dear colleague in Beni, the Democratic Republic of the…
WHO expresses sadness over the death of a colleague working…
31 January 2019  |  Read more

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Health Topics

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Air Pollution
Air pollution is contamination of the indoor or outdoor environment by any chemical, physical or biological agent that modifies the natural characteristics of the…
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Women’s Health
Gender inequity, poverty among women, weak economic capacity, sexual and gender-based violence including female genital mutilation (FGM) are major impediments to the…
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Health Workforce
The Human Resources for Health Programme ensures an available, competent, responsive and productive health workforce in order to improve health outcomes at country level…
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Hepatitis
New WHO data reveal that an estimated 325 million people worldwide are living with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) or hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection.
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Events

The second Africa Health Forum: Achieving Universal Health Coverage and Health Security in Africa
26 March 2019

The second Africa Health Forum - Achieving Universal Health Coverage and Health Security in Africa: The Africa we want to see

The Forum is scheduled to take place in Praia, Cabo Verde from 26 - 28 March 2019.

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World Cancer Day 2019
04 February 2019

World Cancer Day 2019

On 4 February 2019 and in recognition of World Cancer Day, WHO and global partners appeal to individuals, groups, communities and political leaders to embrace the important actions needed to stop

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Zero tolerance for Sexual abuse and fraud

WHO has a zero tolerance policy for Fraud, all forms of harrasment (including sexual), and Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (SEA).

For more information or to report a complaint, please click here.

News from Countries

Cabo Verde
Cabo Verde is ready to host 2nd African Health Forum and share good practices on progress towards Universal Health Coverage
Preparations in Cabo Verde for the World Health Organization (WHO)…
Eswatini
Universal Health Coverage: leaving no one behind in the Kingdom of Eswatini
The World Health Organization (WHO) recently conducted the Universal…
Ethiopia
A pivotal moment demanding urgent action on ‘Food Safety’: Unsafe food is unacceptable
The First FAO/WHO/AU International Food Safety Conference started…
Mauritius
WORLD CANCER DAY 2019: ‘I Am And I Will’. A Call for Personal Commitment And Action To Fight Cancer
Every year the World Cancer Day is marked globally on 4th of February…

Multimedia

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Survivors in Limbo
Stepping up the fight against Ebola in Western Sierra Leone
field report from Koinadugu, Sierra Leone
Infographics
Sustainable Development Goals
The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are 17 goals with 169 targets that all 191 UN Member States have agreed to try to achieve by the year 2030.

 

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