Namibia declared the end of the Hepatitis E Virus (HEV) outbreak on 02 March 2022 after battling with the outbreak for almost 4 years since December 2017.

By Vivian Mugarisi

Sumbawanga and Zanzibar – The World Health Organization in Tanzania is working with the Ministries of Health in Tanzania Mainland and Zanzibar, to implement a community mobilization campaign aimed at raising the coverage of COVID-19 vaccination in Districts with low coverage; using vaccine “champions”.

Abuja, 13 July, 2022 - In line with the Government of Nigeria’s vision of integrating all Primary Health Care (PHC) services under one plan, one team, and one budget to optimize resources and efficiently deliver all services by one team, the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) is integrating COVID-19 vaccination with the Non-Polio supplementary immunization activities (NPSIAs) campaigns, Routine Immunization (RI) services and Vit A supplementation. 

Brazzaville/Nairobi – The Government of Kenya and the World Health Organization (WHO) held a ground-breaking ceremony today in Nairobi for a WHO Health Emergency Hub, which will include a Centre of Excellence for the Health Emergency Workforce, laying the cornerstone for a wider initiative that aims to change the way the continent handles emergencies.

Abuja, 8 July, 2022 - In 2009, Mrs. Margaret Kwaada Julius, a 47-year-old grandmother became a tobacco advocate by chance. Stumbling on the information that, “tobacco kills half its users’’ further reinforced her resolve to dedicate quality time to sensitizing people on the harmful effects of the deadly substance on health and the environment. 

Presently she says, “I am a threat to tobacco.”