Uganda's Ministry of Health calls for an end to Tobacco use
The Ministry of Health (MoH) in Uganda with support from World Health Organization (WHO) commemorated World No Tobacco Day 2018 (WNTD) with a message urging the community to stop tobacco consumption and seek regular medical checkup to know their health status. The commemoration held under this year's theme; "Tobacco Breaks Heart" kicked off with a procession to raise awareness about the effects of tobacco on health from Kanyana Police Station and later a public awareness gathering at Mpererwe Trading Centre in Kampala. During the event, MoH and partners highlig
Liberia can achieve Universal Health Coverage-Minister of Health
Monrovia, 1st June 2018: Hon Minister of Health Dr. Wilhelmina Jallah reaffirmed Liberia’s capacity to achieve Universal Health Coverage (UHC), where all communities will have access to quality health services.
Minister of Health says Nigeria loses over 800 million dollars while tobacco industry thrives
Abuja, 4 June, 2018 - To mark 2018 World “No Tobacco Day in Abuja, the Minister of Health, Professor Isaac Adewole says Nigeria loses an estimated 800 million dollars annually due to stroke, heart disease and diabetes as the tobacco industry thrive.
Nigeria moves towards universal health coverage as joint assessment team presents findings
Abuja, 02 2017 - Nigeria is fast-tracking achievement of Universal Health Coverage (UHC) with the development of the second National Strategic Health Development Plan (NSHDPII) by Federal and States’ Ministries of Health, in collaboration with development partners and other stakeholders.
The NSHDPII’s major thrust is to ensure the Nigerian populace have universal access to comprehensive, appropriate, affordable quality essential health care through revitalization of Primary Health Care.
New pictorial health warnings for cigarette packages unveiled during the launching of the activities in the context of the World No-Tobacco Day 2018
On World No Tobacco Day, partners call for a tobacco-free Sierra Leone
FREETOWN, May 31, 2018 --- On World No Tobacco Day, the Ministry of Health and Sanitation joined WHO and partners in calling for a halt to the tobacco epidemic, asking communities, businesses, health workers and individuals to take a pledge to end tobacco use in Sierra Leone. Globally tobacco kills more than 7 million people each year, and is a leading but preventable risk factor for heart disease and cancer.
Strengthening Health Literacy for Adolescent and Youth
Ebola vaccine provides protection and hope for high-risk communities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
It’s been ten days since Jean René* lost his brother to Ebola virus disease (EVD).
"My brother’s wife has come to live with my family," said Jean René, who lives in a community about 20 kilometers north of Mbandaka, the first urban centre in the Democratic Republic of Congo to have confirmed cases of EVD during the current outbreak.
Though mourning the loss of his brother, Jean René is comforted because his sister-in-law and the rest of his extended family have received the vaccine against Ebola.
WHO enhances real-time surveillance in resource limited and hard to reach areas of South Sudan using a mobile-based reporting system
Juba, 25 May 2018 – Disease outbreaks and other emergencies constitute a serious threat to public health security worldwide. Delayed and incomplete indicator and event-based reporting limits health managers’ ability to initiate timely event investigation and response. This reporting delay further constrains rapid event containment thus increasing the risk of extensive international disease spread and excess morbidity and mortality.
WHO deploys personnel to rapidly control cholera outbreak in Adamawa state
Yola, 28 May 2018 - The World Health Organization (WHO has deployed 39 staff with plans underway to engage additional 15 ad-hoc personnel, to rapidly contain a confirmed outbreak of cholera in Mubi North and South local government areas (LGAs) of Adamawa state.