Provincial Advocacy Meeting highlights the role of WHO and the ongoing support of GAVI in strengthening immunization in Angola
On June 10th in Luanda, Yolanda Ndosa from the World Health Organization (WHO) provided an overview of Gavi, The Vaccine Alliance's project in Angola, MICs, to Municipal Administrators and Municipal Health Directors from all municipalities of the Luanda province. The meeting aimed to enhance support for the implementation of project activities and discuss the work carried out at the municipal and provincial levels, chaired by the. Vice-Governor for the Political and Social Sector, Manuel António Gonçalves, and attended by the Provincial Health Director, Dr. Manuel Varela.
Battling malnutrition in Rwanda: How a WHO software empowers nutritionists to improve children’s health in Ngororero and Rutsiro District
From knowledge to action: Building the capacity and skills of laboratory technicians to transform Rwanda’s healthcare system
Frontline health heroes embrace zero tolerance to sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA)
Safeguarding health amid ongoing drought in Zambia
Lusaka - Zambia is grappling with a severe drought, declared a national disaster at the end of February. Over 1 million people in 84 of the 116 districts have been affected, and the lack of rainfall is devastating crop and animal production.
According to the government’s crop assessment data, the drought has destroyed 983 765 hectares of maize crops, the country’s staple food, with production declining by nearly 50%.
Namibia observes World No Tobacco Day in Oshikoto region
The Ministry of Health and Social Services (MoHSS) with support from World Health Organization (WHO) Namibia, commemorated the World No Tobacco Day on 31 May 2024 in Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region. The event was held under the theme “Protecting children from the tobacco industry interference”, which aimed to advocate against targeting youth with harmful tobacco products and to raise awareness among communities, school children, and businesspersons on the danger of smoking and selling tobacco products to underage children.
Shun tobacco use – embrace healthier life choices
Abuja, 3 June, 2024 - Bassey Effiong, 42, started smoking as a teenager thinking “it was cool”. “I thought it showed you were in charge and independent. I was influenced by people who smoked in my neighbourhood, in movies, and in music videos, he says.
Environmental Health Workers on the Frontlines of Zimbabwe's Cholera Outbreak
Mutare – The number of cholera cases in Zimbabwe is declining thanks to the expanded and decentralized cholera response activities undertaken by the Ministry of Health and Child Care (MoHCC), supported by WHO and other partners. While current figures remain higher compared to the same period last year, this reduction is a welcome development, given the alarming surge between November 2023 and January this year.
Stronger control efforts help to lower tobacco use in African region
Brazzaville – Tobacco use among adolescents in the African region declined by nearly 18% between 2020 and 2022, and by 46% among adults during the same period as countries adopt stronger measures to control the use of tobacco.