Togo — News

28 May 2022 | Trachoma

Togo eliminates trachoma as a public health problem

Togo has eliminated trachoma, an eye disease that can cause permanent blindness, as a public health problem. The West African nation becomes the fourth country on the continent to be validated by World health Organization (WHO) as having reached the elimination milestone after Morocco in 2016, Ghana in 2018 and The Gambia in 2021. 

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23 May 2022 | Coronavirus (COVID-19)

L’Union européenne et l’Organisation Mondiale de la Santé appuient le Togo dans le renforcement des capacités de diagnostic et de prise en charge de la COVID-19 à travers le don d’une ambulance et des kits de tests antigéniques.

Lomé, le 20 Mai 2022 – L’Ambassadeur de l’Union européenne au Togo, S.E.M. Joaquín TASSO VILALLONGA et Madame la Représentante Résidente de l’OMS, Dr DIALLO Fatoumata Binta Tidiane ont officiellement remis à la Coordinat…

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19 May 2022

Supporting Togo’s health care improvement drive

In collaboration with World Health Organization in Togo, World Bank is supporting the country to improve its health care quality. This includes equipping 14 training schools for paramedical personnel with teaching, computer and videoconferencing materials, with more than 600 nurses and midwives recently trained in infection prevention and care for COVID-19 patients. World Bank Resident Representative in Togo, Hawa Wagué, explains why training is crucial for quality health care.

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