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Female community health champions meeting with families in Adamawa State (Photo courtesy Chima Onuekwe, WHO Nigeria)
Women health champions going where little health prevention information has gone before them in North-East Nigeria
Women health champions going where little health prevention information has gone before them in North-East Nigeria
What do you do when you’re a young health prevention champion speaking to rural…
WHO sending urgent health assistance after Cyclone Idai displaces thousands of people in Southern Africa
WHO sending urgent health assistance after Cyclone Idai displaces thousands of people in Southern Africa
WHO sending urgent health assistance after Cyclone Idai displaces thousands of people in Southern Africa
Brazzaville, 20 March 2019 – The World Health Organization (WHO) is providing…
AFRO Regional Director Dr Moeti urges EPI managers to strengthen immunization through accelerated implementation of Addis Declaration on Immunization in ESA countries
AFRO Regional Director Dr Moeti urges EPI managers to strengthen immunization through accelerated implementation of Addis Declaration on Immunization in ESA countries
AFRO Regional Director Dr Moeti urges EPI managers to strengthen immunization through accelerated implementation of Addis Declaration on Immunization in ESA countries
Asmara, Eritrea March 18, 2019: The WHO Regional Director for Africa, Dr…
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Statements & Commentaries

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WHO expresses concern over damage to Ebola treatment facilities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
BRAZZAVILLE/28 February 2019 –The World Health Organization (WHO) is deeply concerned about the recent attacks on the…
Statement on Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Dr Matshidiso Moeti, WHO Regional Director for Africa Today marks 6 months since the 10th outbreak of Ebola was declared in…
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News from Countries

Nigeria
Nigeria consolidates efforts to curtail vaccine hesitancy
Abuja 21 March 2019 – In 2018, insecticide treated nets were…
Burundi
Atelier de revue des rapports conjoints OMS-UNICEF pour les pays de l’Afrique centrale, les Comores et Madagascar
Du 12 au 15 mars 2019, Bujumbura a abrité l’Atelier de monitoring de…
Eritrea
Eritrea Hosts the Regional Expanded Programme for Immunization Meeting
The Minister of Health, H.E. Ms. Amina Nurhussien opened the three-…
Ethiopia
Ethiopia sets to strengthen its capacity to detect, prevent and respond to public health emergencies
The first National Action Plan for Health Security launched Addis…

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