Cabo Verde shows us the health care progress we want to see across Africa
Cabo Verde, a small nation of 10 islands in the Atlantic Ocean has made giant strides in health care provision.
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Cholera Vaccination Campaign Begins in Mozambique
Following Cyclone Idai devastation, nearly 900,000 people will receive the vaccine from the Gavi-funded stockpile.
Read moreYouth speaking to youth about dodging bullets and Ebola in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Zoé and the WHO team of young risk communicators have been working as part of the response to the Ebola outbreak in North Kivu.
Read moreWHO scales up health response to Cyclone Idai in Mozambique
Today the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director for Africa, Dr Matshidiso Moeti, took a first-hand look at response efforts to save lives and protect health for the people in Beira, the city hardest hit by Cyclone Idai in Mozambique.
Read moreCabo Verde launches first “solidarity chain” in Africa with a flash mob promoting universal health coverage
Hundreds of people held hands and stood side by side in an umbrella shape on Quebra Canela beach in Praia to show their solidarity for universal health coverage.
Read moreImmunization experts agree on ways to reach more children with life-saving vaccines
Immunization experts from East and Southern African countries concluded their annual EPI Managers Meeting on Wednesday here in Asmara, with participants agreeing on 20 recommendations aimed at reaching more children with life-saving vaccines and accelerating implementation of the Addis Declaration on Immunization to attain universal health coverage.
Read moreWomen health champions going where little health prevention information has gone before them in North-East Nigeria
What do you do when you’re a young health prevention champion speaking to rural communities during a cholera epidemic on safety measures and the beaming woman of the house hands you a glass of water from her well, similar to one you had just inspected and found of questionable security?
Read moreWHO sending urgent health assistance after Cyclone Idai displaces thousands of people in Southern Africa
WHO provides urgent health assistance to thousands of people affected by heavy flooding in Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe following huge devastation in the wake of Tropical Cyclone Idai.
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