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Scaling up genomic sequencing in Africa

Scaling up genomic sequencing in Africa

COVID-19 has had a catastrophic impact on lives and livelihoods. But it has also spurred impactful scientific research that gave the world a vaccine in record time and thrust genomic sequencing at the centre of pandemic response.

WHO staff monitoring Sample collection at a sample collection sites in Odo Ado Health Facility, Ekiti State

Boosting COVID-19 case detection- Ekiti State expands use of antigen rapid diagnostic tests in health facilities

Ado-Ekiti, 29 September, 2021 - “Getting my covid-19 result in less than 6 hours and not having to wait for days was a relief.

Dr. Jean-Bosco Ndihokubwayo, WHO Representative CHAD

"Pink October" in Chad dedicated by the national authorities to the fight against cancer.

L-R Isah Alilu, a water vendor with Abubakar Mohammed, a community youth sanitation volunteer at Tudun Wada North, Niger State

Niger state strengthens sanitation systems against open defecation

Minna, 29 September, 2021 - On the frontline of ensuring that communities in Niger State stop open defecation, dispose of faecal sludge properly and embrace dec

Monica Sharik, a vaccinator at Dusten Kura Gwari, Chanchagi LGA

WHO and partners call for urgent action on meningitis - New meningitis strategy aims to save more than 200,000 lives annually

Today, the World Health Organization (WHO) and partners launched the first ever global strategy to defeat meningitis - a debilitating disease that kills hundreds of thousands of people each year.

WHO Representative presenting on CCS

WHO launches elaboration process for the Cooperation Strategy with Angola

Luanda, Angola, September 29th, 2021 - The World Health Organization (WHO) and its strategic partners launched today in Luanda, the process of drafting the WHO

Health care workers providing care to a pregnant woman

Ensuring the safety of mothers and newborns during childbirth in Namibia

World Patient Safety Day was established in 2019 to enhance global understanding of patient safety, increase public engagement in the safety of health care and promote global ac

A participant contributing to the discussions during the implementation of the national sentinel surveillance for influenza meeting in Gaborone

Strengthening the national systems to respond to influenza outbreaks in Botswana

The Ministry of Health and Wellness (MoHW) hosted the implementation of sentinel surveillance for influenza meeting supported by the World Health Organization (WHO) Country Office in Botswana on the 24th of September 2021.