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Participants of the World Patient Safety Day commemorations in Uganda

Health Authorities in Uganda Urge Healthcare Providers to Address Diagnostic Errors on World Patient Safety Day

Ugandan health authorities have issued a strong call to action for…
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Breaking Rabies Boundaries

Joint statement: World Rabies Day

As we commemorate the eighteenth World Rabies Day on 28 September…
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Experts agree on African regional plan for health and climate change

Experts agree on African regional plan for health and climate change

Dakar — More than 80 health and climate change experts, partners and…
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Kenya steps up surveillance, response measures to curb mpox

Kenya steps up surveillance, response measures to curb mpox

Nairobi – Kenyan health authorities have implemented a raft of…
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WHO hands over mpox sample collection kits to MoH

WHO donates kits to support mpox diagnostics in Uganda

The Ugandan Ministry of Health has today received mpox sample…
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Devastating West and Central Africa floods affect over 4 million people, raise health risks

Devastating West and Central Africa floods affect over 4 million people, raise health risks

Brazzaville – Widespread flooding in West and Central Africa has…
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WHO delivers 33.5 metric tonnes of medical supplies to the Democratic Republic of the Congo

WHO delivers 33.5 metric tonnes of medical supplies to the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Kinshasa – In its largest air cargo shipment to the African region…
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Dr Christine Musanhu, WHO Uganda OIC, handing over IT equipment to Dr Diana Atwine, the Permanent Secretary at the Uganda's Ministry of Health

WHO and Germany donate IT equipment to support health sector digitization

The Ugandan Ministry of Health has today received brand new…
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WHO Namibia and MOHSS partnered for a media training focusing on UHC

Empowering health journalism in Namibia: A Workshop on Universal Health Coverage and Public Health Reporting

The World Health Organization (WHO) in partnership with the…
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WHO Namibia and MOHSS partnered for a media training focusing on UHC

Empowering health journalism in Namibia: A Workshop on Universal Health Coverage and Public Health Reporting

The World Health Organization (WHO) in partnership with the…
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