Bridging the gap to accelerate malaria vaccination rollout in Africa through experience sharing.

Bridging the gap to accelerate malaria vaccination rollout in Africa through experience sharing.
Africa is gradually making strides in fighting malaria across the continent through the Accelerating Malaria Vaccine Introduction and Rollout in Africa (AMVIRA) initiative. As Burundi, Chad, Central African Republic (CAR), Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and Niger are gearing up for the introduction and rollout of the malaria vaccines, the World Health Organization (WHO) with funding from PATH and partners convened stakeholders from these countries to learn from Benin, Ghana, Cameroon, Burkina Faso, Liberia, and Sierra Leone’s malaria vaccination experience and ensure adequate preparation towards new introductions and rollout across these countries.

WHO and USAID hand over renovated isolation unit for early detection and prevention of public health outbreaks

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Kagera - The World Health Organization (WHO) with funding from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), has handed over a refurbished infectious disease isolation unit in Mutukula (a Tanzania-Uganda border community) to the Ministry of Health in the Kagera Region.

The utilization of this unit at the One-stop border point is set to facilitate screening measures on travellers at points of entry to prevent cross-border transmission of disease by detecting and prohibiting travel to exposed or ill travellers from affected areas.

Sierra Leone concludes First Round of a Nationwide Polio Vaccination

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The Sierra Leone Ministry of Health and National Public Health Agency with support of WHO and other partners including UNICEF, Rotary International, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance have completed the first round of a nation-wide vaccination campaign to control the spread of vaccine-derived type 2 poliovirus (cVDPV2) in Sierra Leone.

Polio Vaccination in Angola - A Duty and a Sign of Love

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The scene on the morning of May 17 in the community of Calumbo, in Viana, Luanda, was a testament to the power of unity. Parents, teachers, health authorities, community leaders and traditional authorities, all united in a common cause, took the front line in the fight for better health for all children.

WHO's MDA Campaign Makes Significant Strides Against Schistosomiasis in The Gambia

WHO Country Rep, Dr. Jane Maina, talks to students during the MDA campaign

North Bank Region, The Gambia - The World Health Organization (WHO) has launched a transformative Mass Drug Administration (MDA) campaign to combat Schistosomiasis in The Gambia, with significant support from the Merck Praziquantel Donation Programme. This initiative is a critical step in addressing one of the most persistent Neglected Tropical Diseases affecting the country.