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Les 5 minutes scientifiques de l’OMS
Today, 14 June, is World Blood Donor Day, with the theme “20 years of celebrating giving: thank you blood donors!”
Thank you to blood donors like Alpha Tamba, who has been donating blood for over 20 years.
Tamba’s blood donation journey began in 2002, as a refugee residing in Kountaya camp in…
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is using therapeutic innovations to put an end to sleeping sickness.
With the adoption of oral treatment, the country has significantly reduced the prevalence of the disease from 3206 notified cases in 2014 to less than 400 cases in 2023.
Community-based…
Benin has made the community central to its fight against malaria.
In Benin, 17% of the population and 39% of children aged under 5 years are affected by malaria.
In relation to the new community health policy adopted in 2020, with the support of WHO and partners, Benin has set up a health system…
In 2015, the WHO Regional Office for Africa embarked on a Transformation Agenda, aiming to be fit-for-purpose for our countries and health development stakeholders, and undertaking reforms to become more proactive, responsive, results-driven, innovative and accountable to deliver on our mandate.…
Titus Mwanza from Zambia is a former tobacco farmer who swapped to food crops four years ago.
He is now an advocate for Tobacco-Free Farms, a joint initiative between WHO, ministries of agriculture & UN partners, which supports tobacco farmers to switch to alternative crops.
Unusually heavy downpours during Kenya’s main rainy season have triggered massive flooding across the country.
To date, almost 55 000 households have been displaced, 188 people injured and 291 people have died.
The government and its partners mounted a multisectoral emergency response.
WHO…
The goal is to achieve zero cases of leprosy, zero disability and zero discrimination.
The country is implementing various strategies, including early detection and free and appropriate treatment.
Free diagnosis and treatment to eliminate leprosy in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Tuberculosis is an infectious disease that kills thousands of people around the world every year.
In 2023, more than 260,000 cases were recorded, but according to the National Tuberculosis Programme this figure does not reflect the reality.
Stigmatization, late diagnosis, and the remote screening…
The Ministry of Health, Republic of Liberia will be launching a 4-day nationwide polio vaccination campaign.
Here is an important message from the World Health Organization Liberia Representative, Dr. Clement Peter.
Together, let's kick polio out of Liberia.