Combatting cardiovascular diseases in the African region
This video is intended for policymakers and public health practitioners to raise awareness on the burden of cardiovascular diseases in Africa, WHO response acti…
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16 million children protected in Kenya's measles, rubella and typhoid vaccination campaign
Between 5-14 July 2025, Kenya successfully completed a 10-day vaccination campaign, delivering protection against measles, rubella, and typhoid to over 16…
Dr Matshidiso Moeti on Niger's historic elimination of onchocerciasis (river blindness)
In this video message, Dr Matshidiso Moeti speaks on a landmark achievement: Niger has officially eliminated the transmission of onchocerciasis (river blindness…
Uniting to end neglected tropical diseases in Africa
In celebration of World NTD Day 2025, Dr Elizabeth Juma reflects on the remarkable progress made in controlling and eliminating neglected tropical diseases (NTD…
Recap of the neglected tropical diseases programme managers' meeting
The recent NTD Programme Managers' Meeting brought together national leaders, partners, and WHO teams to align on the path to elimination. From sharing country …
Accelerating the elimination of neglected tropical diseases in the African region
Preventive chemotherapy NTDs including onchocerciasis, lymphatic filariasis, schistosomiasis, soil-transmitted helminthiases (STH), are caused by parasites or b…
Tackling noma: A call for people-centred public health action
This video is intended for policymakers and public health practitioners to raise awareness of noma, the latest neglected tropical disease (NTD), and to encourag…