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African health ministers kick off region’s top health forum

African health ministers kick off region’s top health forum

African health ministers and government representatives gathering in Brazzaville, Republic of Congo, today kicked off the Seventy-fourth session of the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Committee for Africa, the continent’s flagship health forum held annually to discuss and agree on measures to address health challenges and promote people’s well-being
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vacinação

Angola holds a comprehensive review and methodological meeting to speed up vaccination.

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High-Level WHO Delegation Visits Eastern Ethiopia to Evaluate Health Initiatives and Strengthen Partnerships

High-Level WHO Delegation Visits Eastern Ethiopia to Evaluate Health Initiatives and Strengthen Partnerships

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — Dr.

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Detecting health threats in the border provinces of Angola 

Angola: Detecting health threats in the border provinces

Luanda – When municipal health promotion supervisor Papa Diabanza underwent intensive training as part of a strategy to boost epidemiological surveillance and d

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MOH and WHO teams visit the person-centered life stages approach to Universal Health Coverage demonstration sites in Moyamba district.

The World He

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Sénégal : faire des structures de santé des lieux sûrs pour les patients

Senegal: transforming health facilities into safe places for clients

Dakar – ​​​​In Senegal, as in most countries in the African region, hospital-acquired infections are a major challenge.

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Participantes at the Cha de Ideias

Mental Health: A right for all

The Angolan Ministry of Health, through the Mental Health and Substance Abuse Programme, with the support of the World Health Organi

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Comores : un projet de santé bucco-dentaire dépiste les maladies cardiaques chez les enfants

Oral health project screens children for heart disease in Comoros

Moroni ‒ In the Comoros, an oral health project supported by World Health Organization (WHO) and involving thousands of children aged 5–12 years, has provided f

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