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African countries test their capacity to respond to a deadly global flu pandemic

African countries test their capacity to respond to a deadly global flu pandemic

10 African countries participate in a global simulation exercise to test their capacity to respond to a deadly flu pandemic.
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Donning and Doffing PPE for Infection Prevention and Control (IPC)

Getting the frontline healthcare workers in Tanzania ready to tackle the Ebola Virus Disease threat

8 - 10 October 2018, Mwanza: In this three-days  intensive Ca

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The Honorable Minister for Health, Ummy Mwalimu welcoming Dr. Tigest to Tanzania during a courtesy meeting in Dodoma

Tanzania welcomes the new WHO Representative, Dr. Tigest Ketsela

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Ms Betty Araba of UNAIDS swabbing her mouth for an oral fluid sample for self-testing

South Sudan commemorates the World AIDS Day 2018

Juba, 1 December 2018 – Under the theme “Know your status”, South Sudan has joined the rest of the world to celebrate the 30th anniversary of World AIDS Day (WA

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Raising awareness during AMR symposium

World Antibiotic Awareness Week commemorations in Tanzania

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Officials from the two countries that participated in the cross-border meeting.

Uganda and DRC bordering districts agree to intensify cross-border surveillance to tackle Ebola

Kasese 3rd December 2018:- As the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak spirals in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Uganda and DRC have resolved to increase

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WHO COuntry Office staff receiving a briefing on the VfM concepts

Better value, better health: Value for money (Vfm) briefing for WCO staff in Tanzania

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WHO benchmarking closing meeting

Tanzania Food and Drug Authority becomes the first to reach level 3 of the WHO benchmarking programme

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