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6 December 2021, Juba -The World Health Organization (WHO) South Sudan Country Office held a consultative meeting with the senior management of the Ministry of Health on 6 November 2021. The aim of the meeting was to align WHO workplans for 2022-2023 biennium with country priorities. 

WHO plans in two-year cycles (biennium) with the current biennial plan 2020-2021 ending on 31 December 2021. 

Namibia joins 21 other African Countries with the recent launch of the ‘Zero Malaria Starts with Me’ campaign. 

This pan-African movement aims to accelerate prevention efforts against malaria and calls on individuals, communities, political leaders, and private sector to make a personal commitment towards malaria prevention.  

Abuja, 7 December, 2021 - Nigeria’s   Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire has urged delegates to the special National Council on Health (NCH) to embrace the aftermath of COVID-19 pandemic for strengthening the health system.

Uyo, 7 December, 2021 - To Ms Emmanuela Ezekiel will never forget the day, 12 years ago, when her life took a painful turn.

The 39-year-old lady was living with her husband in Uyo, Akwa Ibom when she felt sick and decided to visit the hospital. After running series of tests, she was confirmed HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) positive at the age of 28. 

Imagine a woman in a remote setting needing to return to the nearest health facility for follow-up treatment receiving a reminder on her mobile phone or a patient needing the next prescription of her hypertension medication receiving this by email without the physical contact at a health facility.

Osun, 3 December, 2021 - As the festive season draws near and less than 2.9 % of Nigerians are vaccinated with the COVID-19 vaccine, the Osun State is implementing innovative integrated strategies to increase the percentage of the residents getting vaccinated against the virus. 

Maiduguri, 2 December, 2021 - In preparation for the Supplementary Immunization Activities (SIA) in Borno State, the WHO Country Representative (WR), Dr Walter Kazadi Mulombo, has solicited advocacy train to the Shehu of Borno, Dr Abubakar Ibn Umar Garbai Al-Amin El-Kanemi, to canvass support for the success of the exercise.