Kajiado - More Kenyan women and newborns are dying not because they can't reach a health facility, but because of the quality of care they receive once they get there. That is the finding underlying the governments 2024 Quality of Care and Human Resources for Health Assessment.

Kampala – TheWorld Health Organization (WHO), with funding support from the African Development Bank (AfDB), has handed over a Truck-Mounted Mobile Biosafety Level 3 Laboratory valued at over half a million US Dollars to the Government of Uganda, marking a significant investment in the country’s capacity to detect and respond to outbreaks of Ebola and other highly infectious diseases.

Bissau— Two months after the first case was confirmed, the country has recorded 10 confirmed cases and no deaths. Health teams are intensifying active case finding and contact monitoring, with technical support from the World Health Organization.

Two months into the outbreak

Juba - The World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Africa Country Focus and Coordination (CFC) Coordinator, Dr Zabulon Yoti, has concluded a high-level mission to South Sudan aimed at reinforcing WHO leadership, strengthening organizational stewardship, and advancing support to the country's health priorities during a period of leadership transition.