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Minister of Health, Dr Louise M Kpoto receiving the mpox vaccine

Liberia introduces the Mpox Vaccine with WHO Support

Grand Cape Mount, Liberia - Since August 2024, Liberia has reported a total of 74 mpox cases, with one active case in the Grand Cape Mount.

African health experts commit to accelerate efforts to eliminate Neglected Tropical Diseases

African health experts commit to accelerate efforts to eliminate Neglected Tropical Diseases

African health experts have renewed commitment to accelerate efforts to end Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) that continue to affect over a billion people globally, 40% of whom live in the African region.

Integration at the Forefront to Enhance Catch-Up Vaccination Reach in Ethiopia

Integration at the Forefront to Enhance Catch-Up Vaccination Reach in Ethiopia

Integration has emerged as a cornerstone strategy in Ethiopia’s efforts to accelerate the reduction of zero-dose (ZD) children—those who have not received a single routine vacci

World Health Day 2025 commemoration in Lesotho

National University of Lesotho hosts a successful multidisciplinary World Health Day commemoration promoting healthy beginnings and hopeful futures

Roma – On Tuesday April 16, 2025, the

Health Ministers Launch Landmark Polio Campaign to Protect 83 million Children in Lake Chad Basin

Health ministers launch landmark polio vaccination campaign to protect 83 million children in Lake Chad Basin

In a renewed effort to eradicate circulating polio variant type 2 in the Lake Chad Basin, Ministers of Health from Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Chad, Niger and Nigeria launched today a synchronized regional vaccination campaign aimed at protecting 83 million under 5 children.

South Sudan Health Sector Transformation Project: innovating health system development amid challenges

Juba- The Ministry of Health (MoH) and World Health Organization (WHO) have signed the health systems strengthening output agreement component of the Health Sec

How quality care is transforming maternal health in Uganda

How quality care is transforming maternal health in Uganda

For years, childbirth for many women in Uganda meant facing it alone, in dim, overcrowded rooms, with no privacy, no comfort, and no one to hold their

Congo : sensibiliser efficacement la communauté pour se protéger de la mpox

Congo: Effectively raising community awareness to protect against mpox

Brazzaville – The Republic of the Congo is one of 15 countries in the World Health Organization (WHO) African Region where the mpox outbreak remains active.