WHO Director General commences his official visit to Ethiopia

Dr Tedros Adhanom, WHO Director General visiting health facilities in Ethiopia

 Dr Tedros Adhanom, World Health Organization Director General (DG) started his official visit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on 08 February 2019. The purpose of DG’s visit to Ethiopia was to see the health system in Ethiopia, to attend the 32nd African Union summit and to participate the first international Food Safety workshop to be held from 12-13, 2019.

Nigeria's call to action - Time to Eliminate Cervical Cancer in Nigeria

Dr Clement Peter Lugala addressing the press on World Cancer Day _Image credits_WHO NG

Abuja, 06 February 2019 – As Nigeria joins the world to mark the World Cancer Day, the World Health Organization (WHO) has made a call for a renewed fight against cancer. The World Cancer Day is commemorated on the 4th of February every year and it serves as a platform to raise awareness, educate the populace and press for action from governments and individuals. This year’s theme: “I Am and I Will”, urges individuals to make renewed personal commitments against cancer.

Planning workshop for water quality monitoring for senior managers held

Cross section of participants

The workshop, was held from 9 to 11 January 2019 at Mazowe Hotel in Mashonaland Central province. The meeting was prompted by several factors including the fact that Zimbabwe does not have a water safety plan or a water quality monitoring plan and is facing an onslaught from cholera and typhoid outbreaks which are both associated with poor water quality and sanitation.

Zimbabwe holds a stakeholders workshop on the treatment of substance abuse

WHO Representative for Zimbabwe, Dr Alex Gasasira presenting his remarks at the stakeholders meeting

The Ministry of health and Child Care (MOHCC) convened a partners meeting for dialogue on the treatment of substance use disorders on the 1st of February 2018. This came at the realization of the growing problem of substance use disorders as shown by reports from institutions managing mental health problems.

The WHO and Center for Tobacco Control in Africa launch Pilot Project to measure Compliance with Tobacco Control Legislation

CTCA, Makerere University, Ministry of Health and WHO officials launch the 'Tobacco Spotter' mobile application

Kampala, 7th February 2019: - The World Health Organization (WHO) in collaboration with the Center for Tobacco Control in Africa (CTCA) and the Ministry of Health (MoH) has launched a study to monitor compliance with the tobacco law in Uganda. This study will strengthen WHO’s and the government's ability to report accurate and comparable data on compliance with adopted tobacco control legislation.