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Polio vaccination campaigns was one of the strategies used to end the disease in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone Celebrates Africa’s landmark achievement against Polio

FREETOWN, 25 August 2020 – Sierra Leone is celebrating a strategic…
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Africa eradicates wild poliovirus

Africa eradicates wild poliovirus

Brazzaville – The independent Africa Regional Certification…
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PRESS RELEASE - WHO and UNICEF congratulate Nigeria on ending wild poliovirus; call for strengthening of routine immunisation

Abuja, 25 August 2020 – WHO and UNICEF today congratulated Nigeria on…
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COVID_19 Update Rwanda

Update COVID-19 24 August 2020

24 August 2020 — Two hundred and seventeen (217) new COVID-19 cases…
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COVID_19 Update Rwanda

Update COVID-19 23 August 2020

23 August 2020 — Two hundred (200) new COVID-19 cases were identified…
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COVID_19 Update Rwanda

Update COVID-19 22 August 2020

22 August 2020 — A hundred and nine (109) new COVID-19 cases were…
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COVID_19 Update Rwanda

Update COVID-19 21 August 2020

21 August 2020 — Sixty-three (63) new COVID-19 cases were identified…
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COVID_19 Update Rwanda

Update COVID-19 20 August 2020

20 August 2020 — Seventy-three (73) new COVID-19 cases were…
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Preventing HIV in high HIV burden settings through voluntary medical male circumcision

Preventing HIV in high HIV burden settings through voluntary medical male circumcision

Preventing heterosexually acquired HIV and achieving global HIV…
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Preparation and disinfection of a house by the IPC team in Moto, Bikoro, Equateur Province, after the discovery of a confirmed Ebola case.

Ebola outbreak in western Democratic Republic of the Congo reaches 100 cases

Brazzaville - The number of cases in the ongoing Ebola outbreak in…
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