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Sierra Leone launches review to reinforce health emergency readiness, response 

Sierra Leone launches review to reinforce health emergency readiness, response 

Freetown ‒ Sierra Leone today became the second African country, and…
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WHO Representative (left) making the symbolic handing over of the consignment to the Minister of Health and Sanitation

WHO Provides medical supplies to Bo Government Regional Hospital following mass casualty incident

Bo, 13 February 2023 – The World Health Organization Country…
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WHO supports new regions with vehicles and office equipment

WHO supports new regions with vehicles and office equipment

Accra, Ghana - The World Health Organization (WHO) with support…
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COVID-19 Vaccine Delivery Partnership boosts Sierra Leone COVID-19 Vaccination with USD2.8 million worth donation.

COVID-19 Vaccine Delivery Partnership boosts Sierra Leone COVID-19 Vaccination with USD2.8 million worth donation.

Freetown, 25 January 2023 - The COVID-19 Vaccine Delivery Partnership…
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Tackling gender inequalities in health: a key to achieving universal health coverage in Ghana

Tackling gender inequalities in health: a key to achieving universal health coverage in Ghana

Accra, Ghana - The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs),…
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Transforming women health leadership for improved health outcomes

Transforming women health leadership for improved health outcomes

Accra, Ghana — Women health leaders play a vital role in…
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Stakeholders urged to take action to improve the distribution of doctors in Ghana

Stakeholders urged to take action to improve the distribution of doctors in Ghana

Accra, Ghana—The World Health Organization (WHO) Representative to…
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Nurses from Eswatini entertaining the crowd

Eswatini hosts the 15th biennial East, Central and Southern Africa College of Nursing conference

The Kingdom of Eswatini has once again hosted the East, Central, and…
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Nurses attending to a patient during a dialysis session at the EJS National Dialysis center

President Weah commissions Liberia’s first National Dialysis Center and names it in honour of his predecessor

Monrovia, March 2, 2022: Patients with acute and chronic renal…
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Dr Charles Sagoe-Moses, WHO Representative and Mr. Alex Shimuafeni, Statistician-General and CEO of the NSA

WHO donated laptops to the Namibia Statistics Agency to produce its second Cause of Death Report

WHO donated 10 Dell Latitude 5320 Laptops, valued at two hundred and…
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