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Thriving Together: Elevating Mental Health In Our Workplaces

10 October 2024

By Dr Leveana Gyimah, WHO Ghana Mental Health Technical Officer and Abdul-Lahie Abdul-Rahim Naa, Communications Officer- WHO Ghana, on World Mental Health Day

Promising progress on eye health in African region, but challenges remain

10 October 2024

Despite important progress towards integrating eye health into primary health care services in African countries, a dire shortage of financial resources, combined with the concentration of scarce human resources in urban areas and low community awareness, continues to threaten the gains.

Urgent action needed to accelerate mental health progress in African region

10 October 2024

The African region has made progress over the past decade to strengthen mental health systems, including investments to improve care, health workforce as well as national policies to steer the delivery of vital services. However, the pace of the progress is slow and further efforts are needed to address mental health challenges and ensure well-being.

The proportion of people over the age of 65 in Rodrigues climbed from 7.5% to 9.1% between 2011 and 2021.

Rodrigues receives training on integrated care for older people

09 October 2024

Integrated Care for Older People (ICOPE), a comprehensive approach to providing person-centred care to older people in the context of an ageing population, attained a fresh milestone with the completion of a sensitization campaign and training of trainers (ToT) in Rodrigues in September 2024.

Minister of Health Honorable Mduduzi Matsebula and the WHO Representative Dr Susan Tembo posing with the team of external experts during the official opening of the JEE

Eswatini Successfully Completes Second Joint External Evaluation

09 October 2024

De Sobrevivente a Protetor: Um Pai Compartilha Sua Luta Contra a Malária

08 October 2024

Distâncias Reduzidas e vidas salvas com a instalação de Brigadas Móveis no 3ª ronda ...

08 October 2024

Burden of hearing loss in Africa could rise to 54 million by 2030: WHO report

07 October 2024

About 40 million people live with hearing loss in the African region, but the figure could rise to 54 million by 2030 if urgent measures are not take to address the problem, according to a new World Health Organization (WHO) report.

Health labour market analysis support tool launched

07 October 2024

Nairobi, Kenya – The World Health Organization, Regional Office for Africa launched the Health Labour Market Analysis (HLMA) Support Tool to assist countries assess their health workforce education capacity, supply, demand and need for health workers and facilitate integrating health workforce planning into Health Labour Marker Analysis.

The Democratic Republic of the Congo kicks off mpox vaccination

05 October 2024

Kinshasa – The Democratic Republic of the Congo today kicked off mpox vaccination, adding a vital measure to complement the ongoing outbreak control efforts to halt the spread of the viral disease and save lives.

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Thriving Together: Elevating Mental Health In Our Workplaces

Promising progress on eye health in African region, but challenges remain

Urgent action needed to accelerate mental health progress in African region

Rodrigues receives training on integrated care for older people

Eswatini Successfully Completes Second Joint External Evaluation

De Sobrevivente a Protetor: Um Pai Compartilha Sua Luta Contra a Malária

Distâncias Reduzidas e vidas salvas com a instalação de Brigadas Móveis no 3ª ronda ...

Burden of hearing loss in Africa could rise to 54 million by 2030: WHO report

Health labour market analysis support tool launched

The Democratic Republic of the Congo kicks off mpox vaccination

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