UK Med critical care emergency medical team on mission in Mauritania

Ben Zaid Hospital welcomed on Monday, October 11, an emergency medical team from the UK MED, through the Secretariat Emergency Medical Team (EMT) of the World Health Organization (WHO). The deployment of this team follows a request from the Ministry of Health to support the country's efforts to manage severe cases of COVID-19 and to help strengthen the skills of local national teams. 

Ministry of Health and Sanitation declares confirmed measles outbreaks in Kambia District

Sierra Leone declares measles outbreaks
The Ministry of Health and Sanitation (MoHS) today declared measles outbreak in Kambia District. There have been a total of three confirmed cases from a cluster of suspected cases in Bamoi Luma in the district. The MoHS is working with the World Health Organization and other partners and has dispatched Rapid Response Teams to conduct detailed investigation of the outbreak and plan for a robust and timely response.

Less than 10% of African countries to hit key COVID-19 vaccination goal 

Less than 10% of African countries to hit key COVID-19 vaccination goal 

Brazzaville - Just five African countries, less than 10% of Africa’s 54 nations, are projected to hit the year-end target of fully vaccinating 40% of their people, unless efforts to accelerate the pace take off. This comes as the Region grapples to meet rising demand for essential vaccination commodities, such as syringes.

Mobile cash in polio response: three things to know

Mobile cash in polio response: three things to know
In 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Africa pioneered mobile money transfer system under the Polio Eradication Initiative programme essentially to pay vaccination campaign workers. So far eight African countries have adopted the payment system, with others working to deploy mobile-based cash transfers in health programmes beyond polio. Dorcas Karimi, Digital Finance Officer with the WHO Regional Office for Africa, explains the progress achieved so far.

UN reaffirms commitment to ensuring peace and prosperity for all in Nigeria.  

Dr Walter Kazadi Mulombo, WHO Representative and UN Resident Coordinator (Ad Interim) giving his remarks at the UN Day commemoration in Abuja. Photo credit_WHO_Ogbeidee

Abuja, October 25, 2021 - The United Nations System in Nigeria has reaffirmed its commitment to ensuring peace and prosperity for all in Nigeria.
This commitment was made by Dr Walter Kazadi Mulombo, the World Health Organization (WHO) Country Representative and United Nations Resident Coordinator (Ad Interim) during a symposium to commemorate the 2021 UN Day at the UN house in Abuja on October 25, 2021.

Hungarian Government provides mobile infrastructure to enable the Ministry of Health and WHO to manage critically ill patients with highly infectious diseases in Uganda

Mobile medical equipment container established at Soroti Regional Referral Hospital

Soroti, October 26, 2021 – The Government of Hungary in cooperation with the World Health Organization (WHO) has provided a mobile, rapidly deployable container structure, fully equipped with the appropriate medical equipment to support rapid and effective clinical management of severe and critically ill patients with highly infectious diseases in Uganda.

Jigawa State, WHO fight outbreak with oral cholera vaccine

The Emir of Duste, His Royal Highness Dr Nuhu Muhammadu Sanusi showing off his vaccination card after receiving OCV during the flag-off

Dutse, 26 October, 2021 - Having survived the ongoing cholera outbreak in Jigawa State, Mallam Saleh Magaji Baranda, a father of 11 and a farmer from Baranda village in Dutse Local Government Area (LGA or District), has been vaccinated with the Oral Cholera Vaccine (OCV) at the recently concluded cholera vaccination campaign in the state.