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Hearing unlike vision, often fades so gradually that we scarcely notice the change. We turn up the volume of our TV, cellphone or radio, perhaps not even noticing that we ask others to repeat themselves more frequently. It's a subtle shift, and rarely occurs overnight. In Africa, it is projected…
To mark World Mother Language Day, celebrated every 21 February, colleagues from the WHO Regional Office for Africa have shared some advice on health in their mother tongue. From Chad to Ghana, via Senegal, Kenya and Congo, let's discover a linguistic diversity serving a single cause: the promotion…
Over the years 2021 to 2023, the WHO South Sudan country office made remarkable strides towards achieving its goals. This period was marked by several noteworthy accomplishments, each of which impacted the health sector.
Botswana strengthens human rights approach to prevention of mother-to-child transmission
Violence is escalating in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, forcing millions of people into camps for internally displaced people. In Bulengo, one of North Kivu province's many sites for internally displaced people, WHO is ensuring that people have access to quality health …
Data for action play a pivotal role in Zambia's #cholera outbreak response and determine critical issues such as where to establish cholera treatment centres, where to deploy health workers and the quantity of medical supplies needed.
In 2022, Ismael from Niger was diagnosed with bone cancer. After months of treatment at a @WHO-supported cancer center, Ismael is now in remission and on the path to full recovery. Early detection saves lives! #ChildhoodCancer
"It's important that as we work with communities, we understand what their perceptions are. These will help to drive the cholera response, ensuring evidence-based solutions to curb the outbreak,” says Dr Braka.
Dr Nathan Bakyaita, WHO Zambia Representative, outlines the response to the cholera outbreak in Zambia. WHO is providing support in surveillance, laboratory, case management, logistics, risk communication & vaccination.
Oral rehydration points, and the community-based volunteers who are tasked to run them, are at the heart of Zambia’s community-based #cholera response. Watch how the team stationed at an ORP in #Lusaka is making a difference in their community.
