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L-R:- Dr Musa Mustapha Dogara, Principal Investigator - Dr Jalal-Eddeen Saleh, of WHO and Mr Bilya Haruna, Program Manager, State Malaria Elimination Programme

In Jigawa State, WHO backs malaria research

Dutse, 9 June, 2021 - The World Health Organization (WHO) is supporting a recent move by the Jigawa State Government to sponsor research on malaria, a preventab

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A Representante da OMS em Angola, Dra. Djamila Cabral foi recebida em Luanda, pela Ministra da Educação de Angola, Dra. Luísa Grilo,

WHO Angola support to the Education sector to improve School Health.

Luanda, 07th June 2021 – The WHO Representative in Angola, Dr. Djamila Cabral, met in Luanda the Minister of Education of Angola, Dr.

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Mr S Kololo – MoHW/HSM (right) and Mr S Feleke – WHO Botswana (centre) observe the M&E Officer of Bobirwa DHMT practicing use of the docking station

The European Union and WHO Support Botswana’s Health Data Efforts in the Districts

Financed by ECHO, WHO Botswana provided ICT equipment to the Ministry of Health and Wellness to support the Integrated Disease Surveillance Response (IDSR) in18 districts.
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Preventing sexual abuse and exploitation in Guinea

Preventing sexual abuse and exploitation in Guinea

In the small village of Sinkolé in the densely-forested south-east of Guinea, scores of men and women gather outside a ramshackle community hall on a Friday morning. Marius Djo, a World Health Organization (WHO) advisor on Prevention of Sexual Abuse and Exploitation (PSEA), waits for everyone to take a seat on old wooden school benches arranged in a rough semi-circle, then he begins an animated introduction.
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Dr. Tigest in discussion with His Excellency Dr. Hussein Ali Mwinyi

WHO Representative mission highlights in Zanzibar

4 June 2021, Zanzibar: The President of Zanzibar and Chairman of the Revolutionary Council, Dr.

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WHO facilitates training of health workers on mental health service provision in humanitarian setting

WHO facilitates training of health workers on mental health service provision in humanitarian setting

On 27 May to 02 June 2021, the World Health Organization (WHO) collaborated with Mekelle University and Tigray Regional Health Bureau to provide training of trainers (ToT) on mental health service provision in humanitarian settings using the Mental Health Gap Action (mhGAP – Humanitarian Version) to 33 health care professionals workers including psychiatric nurses, clinical psychologists, and general practitioners from Tigray.  
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The Emir of Argungu (1st left) addressing council of chiefs in Kebbi State.jpg

“We will never relent” - Argungu Emir vows to ensure COVID-19 vaccination in emirate amid hesitancy

Birnin Kebbi, 3 June, 2021 - Alhaji Samaila Muhammadu Mera, the 33rd Emir of Argungu in Nigeria’s Kebbi state, has been one of the forem

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Risk of COVID-19 surge threatens Africa’s health facilities

Risk of COVID-19 surge threatens Africa’s health facilities

As the risk of a surge in COVID-19 cases increases, African countries must urgently boost critical care capacity to prevent health facilities from being overwhelmed. This comes as vaccine shipments to the continent grind to a near halt.
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