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Child vaccination at Obele, a boundary town between Nigeria and Benin Republic

Nigeria combs communities to protect eligible children against polio

Abuja, 10 June, 2022 - When a team of vaccinators arrived in Obele, a boundary town between Nigeria and Benin Republic, to vaccinate children against the circul

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The WHO Country Representative, Dr Mulombo handing over donated items to Ondo state Commissioner for health Dr Ajaka.jpg

WHO ramps up support for Ondo State Government, following attack on community.

Ondo, 9 June, 2022 - As with other emergencies, the World Health Organization (WHO) swiftly moved to support the Ondo State Government to provide technical assi

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Little Abdulnasir is recovering from severe acute malnutrition at Gode Hospital SAM treatment centre. He is now strong enough to breastfeed and take semi-solid foods. WHO provides medical supplies to the treatment centre so that patients like Abdulnasir can recover and enjoy a health life.

Hope and restoration at Gode Hospital where ailing children receive life-saving treatment

When her 11-month old son, Abdulnasir, refused to breastfeed or eat his food, Amina knew something was seriously wrong with him.

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Mop-up priority zones also include areas with high population mobility. Should children miss a vaccination round because they are on the farm during the day, mop-up teams will go back in the evening, or for very remote areas, set up camp overnight to see the children early in the morning. Back at Palabana Clinic, Veria removes an OPV from the freezer for the two missed children identified earlier in the day. Vaccinator Brian and his team have rushed in. Shamaya. briefs them on the location of the household

Ramping up polio outbreak response in southern Africa

Following a case of wild poliovirus in February 2022 in Malawi, the country and four other geographically close nations kicked off a large-scale vaccination campaigns and ramped up disease surveillance to halt the debilitating virus.
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Children posing after receiving polio drops

Community engagement key to successful polio vaccination drive

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The Guest Honor, Honourable Ummy Mwalimu; the Acting WHO Country Representative, Dr. Zabulon Yoti and Dar es Salaam Regional Commissioner symbolically launching the GlobalVax support.

WHO and partners welcome new drive to push COVID-19 vaccination

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ARCC Members

Malawi hosts the 29th Africa Regional Certification Commission (ARCC) for Poliomyelitis Eradication meeting

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Smoking is not funny: South African comedian on tobacco harm

Smoking is not funny: South African comedian on tobacco harm

“There is something about smoke (wafting around) your head that’s cool. Why is that?” South African comedian Riaad Moosa has been pondering the image and allure of smoking to conjure up punchlines on the ills of tobacco use during his comedy tours.
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