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People wait in the midday sun for the water troughs to fill with water at Hula Hula Springs in Marsabit County, Kenya. With the ongoing drought in Marsabit, the spring is the only available water source for the whole community.

The greater Horn of Africa’s climate-related health crisis worsens as disease outbreaks surge

New analysis by World Health Organization (WHO) has found that the number of reported disease outbreaks and climate-related health emergencies in the greater Horn Africa have reached their highest-ever level this century, deepening a health crisis in a region where 47 million people are already facing acute hunger.
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A health facility submerged in Lokoja, Kogi state

Flooding- WHO on hand to support government mitigate disease outbreaks  in hardest hit settlements of Kogi State  

Lokoja, 2 November, 2022 - Nigeria is suffering widespread destruction from the flooding, affecting millions of people across 35 states.

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South Africa bolsters its COVID-19 response

South Africa bolsters its COVID-19 response

South Africa has grappled with the continent’s largest share of COVID-19 infections since the onset of the pandemic. Throughout the crisis, the country ramped up pandemic control measures to effectively curb cases and deaths and protect people’s health. In support of South Africa’s efforts, WHO deployed a 35-member expert team to help bolster the response at provincial and district levels.
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Mr Chaiban met with H.E. Mr Hussein Abdel Bagi , the Vice President for Social Services Cluster and COVID-19 National Taskforce Chair

Accelerating COVID-19 vaccination rollout crucial for protecting people’s health in South Sudan

The Global Lead Coordinator of the COVID-19 Vaccine Delivery Partnership, Mr Ted Chaiban concluded a high-level advocacy visit to South Sudan to ensure COVID-19 vaccination effo

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Participants and facilitators during the NTD training in Swakopmund, Namibia

Namibia received first training on prevention, management, and surveillance of Neglected Tropical Diseases

The Ministry of Health and Social Services trained f 60 health workers and partners from different sectors to strengthen the country’s capacity to prevent and control neglected

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WHO Surveillance Officer Abdisalan Muktar Ali investigating and verifying of the Mohammed, the child that was suspected acute flaccid paralysis (AFP).

No suspected polio case is too hard-to-reach for investigation and follow up in Ethiopia

A glimpse into the work of a WHO surveillance officer in Somali region

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Botswana ICOPE

Botswana to be a better place to grow old

Estimated at 43 million in 2010, the population of elderly people in sub-Saharan Africa is projected to reach 67 million by 2025 and 163 million by 20

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Bob Keegan Polio Eradication Heroes Fund was awarded to Mr Daniel Deng Galuak

Bob Keegan Polio Eradication Heroes Fund was awarded to Mr Daniel Deng Galuak (Field Supervisor WHO South Sudan) posthumously

Mr Daniel Deng Galuak, who worked for WHO as a field supervisor in the Polio programme, was shot dead by an unidentified attacker at a health facility in Bieh Internally Displac

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