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Zimbabwe updates National Cancer Control Plan to mitigate the increase of cases in the country

By Tatenda Chimbwanda

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Congo applies COVID-19 genomic sequencing skills to other diseases

Congo applies COVID-19 genomic sequencing skills to other diseases

Two years after the start of the pandemic, the Republic of Congo has begun to apply the genomic sequencing capacities developed in the fight against COVID-19 to other pathogens, including those responsible for malaria, tuberculosis or diarrhoeal diseases in young children.
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Governor Soludo (left) welcoming Dr Mulombo to Awka Government lodge

WHO is critical to delivering our health agenda in line with global best practices-Anambra State Governor 

The Anambra State Governor, Professor Charles Chukwuma Soludo says, the World Health Organization (WHO) is critical to delivering our mandate to the Anambra people. 

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WHO staff member inspecting the medical supplies prior to offloading at the Ministry of Health

Liberia gets a boost in aid for the management of Schistosomiasis and Lymphatic filariasis- receives 2,512,000 tablets of Praziquantel and 12,450 test strips for Filariasis

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Neglected Tropical Disease mentorship launched in honour of Dr Mwele Malecela

Neglected Tropical Disease mentorship launched in honour of Dr Mwele Malecela

World Health Organization (WHO) and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation today announced plans to set up a mentorship programme for African women working in neglected tropical diseases programmes. The mentorship is in honour of the late Dr Mwele Malecela, who was one of Africa’s most highly respected female scientists and public health leaders.
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Health professionals during training

WHO supports strengthening monkeypox prevention

Luanda on June 23, 2022: The World Health Organization in Angola, in partnership with the Hospital Management of the Complexo Hospitalar Cardio Pulmonares Cardi

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Chronic staff shortfalls stifle Africa’s health systems: WHO study

Chronic staff shortfalls stifle Africa’s health systems: WHO study

A serious shortage of health workers in Africa is undermining access to and provision of health services even though countries in the region have made efforts to bolster the workforce, a new World Health Organization (WHO) study finds.
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A community leader in Manyara Region receiving COVID-19 vaccine after the sensitization meeting

Manyara Region commits to triple COVID-19 vaccine coverage

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