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The World Health Organization(WHO) has urged countries to maximise the use of digital health technology to improve patient safety and equitable access to quality health care. Dr Tedros Adhanom Gebreyesus, the Director-General of the World Health Organization made the call while addressing delegates attending the second International Conference of Ministers of Health and Ministers for Digital Technical Technology on Health Security in Africa (CIMSA). The event has attracted over 300 delegates including the participation of Ministers of Health, Ministers of ICT, WHO Regional Director for Africa, Dr Matshidiso Moeti, development partners and telecoms companies.

Zimbabwe announces that it has reached 1 million men with voluntary medical male circumcision, which can reduce a man’s risk of contracting HIV by 60 percent.

As the World Health Organization Country Office in South Sudan works to proactively engage, reach out and build sustainable partnership for resource mobilization, the WHO Headquarter and Regional office external relation units supported the country office to conduct a two-day training for all technical officers and program managers from 12-13 June, 2018. This is in line with the WHO AFRO transformation agenda, effective communications and partnerships area of focus.

‘I have witnessed it myself that most of our mothers die due to losing a lot of blood after delivery and about 80 percent die because of lack of blood for transfusion. So, I felt that I should act as an example to donate blood to save the lives of our mothers’ said Judith a midwife working at Juba Teaching Hospital after donating blood. She appealed to other health workers to volunteer and donate blood to save more lives.