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The World Health Organization (WHO) Country Representative (WR), Dr Walter Kazadi Mulombo, has reiterated the organisation's commitment to supporting the Lagos State Government in its quest to improve health indices and the quality of care for the state's population.

Dr Mulombo made the statement during a courtesy visit to the Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu. 

Maiduguri, 26 August, 2024 - A’ishatu Tafida, a 23-year-old mother of two children in Borno State, northeast Nigeria, has been sticking to her resolve to exclusively breastfeed her children for the first six months after birth.

“In the beginning, I faced a lot of challenges,” Aisha recalled. “There were days when I felt exhausted and doubted my ability to continue. But I found support from my husband and mother-in-law who is a nurse and encouraged me to be committed,”

The World Health Organization (WHO) team led by the WHO Country Representative Dr Innocent Nuwagira joined the Senior Leadership of the Ministry of Health (MOH) led by the Chief Medical Officer, Dr Sartie Kenneh on a two-day visit from 22 to 23 August 2024 to Moyamba district to check the readiness of sites at different levels of health care to implement person-centered life stage approach to health service delivery, which is es

To ensure that all children are vaccinated and protected from vaccine-preventable diseases, the Ministry of Health, with the support of the WHO, is holding a methodological meeting in Luanda on 20, 21 and 22 August with the participation of partners and health technicians from all the country’s provinces.

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — Dr. Owen Laws Kaluwa, the World Health Organization (WHO) Representative to Ethiopia, recently led a senior delegation on a crucial mission to assess health activities and strengthen partnerships across the Dire Dawa City Administration and the Harari and Somali regional states. Conducted from July 2 to July 4, 2024, this marked Dr. Kaluwa’s first field mission since assuming his role in April 2024.

The Angolan Ministry of Health, through the Mental Health and Substance Abuse Programme, with the support of the World Health Organization (WHO), Camões - Portuguese Cooperation Centre and the Private University of Angola (UPRA), held a ‘Tea of Ideas’ in Luanda on the mental health situation in Angola.

Kampala, 20 August 2024 - Ambassadors and heads of diplomatic missions in Uganda have today committed to provide the needed resources to support the Government of Uganda in responding to the ongoing mpox outbreak. The commitment was made during a comprehensive briefing organized in Kampala by the Ministry of Health (MoH) with support from World Health Organization (WHO).

Lilongwe- WHO Malawi, officially handed over 48 sets of Pediatric Severe Acute Malnutrition kits worth MK62,230,980.00 to the Ministry of Health.

Busoga, Uganda, 13 August 2024 – The Ministry of Health (MoH) and the World Health Organization (WHO) have launched a refurbishment of 28 health facilities in Uganda’s Busoga sub-region. This initiative, which is a crucial step in service delivery is with the financial backing of the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA).