L’OMS appuie la formation de 136 nouveaux Pharmaciens et Préparateurs Gestionnaires en Pharmacie (PGP), sur la chaîne d’approvisionnement des produits de santé en Côte d’Ivoire.
Sierra Leone becomes 38th country with tobacco control laws in WHO African Region
Healthy life expectancy in Africa rises by almost ten years
Adamawa State strengthens awareness campaign on Monkeypox
Yola, 3 August, 2022 - As the threat of monkeypox looms globally, public health authorities in Adamawa state have intensified awareness campaigns to control the ongoing outbreak in Nigeria.
The State Ministry of Health, in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO), has initiated a sensitization campaign through WHO-trained community health educators (champions) to increase the awareness of the disease amongst residents of the state.
Borno state launches awareness campaign to commemorate 2022 World Breastfeeding Week
Maiduguri, 3 August, 2022 - In a bid to create awareness, promote and sustain exclusive breastfeeding, especially for infant’s health and survival, Borno state government through the wife of the Executive Governor of Borno state, Dr Falmata Zulum, launched a campaign.
The 2022 theme for World Breastfeeding Week, ‘Step up for Breastfeeding: Educate and Support', seeks to involve governments, communities, and individuals. The theme aims to raise awareness about sustainable breastfeeding environment.
WHO and MoHS conclude quarterly review of 2022-2023 workplan, and discuss priorities for new Country Cooperation Strategy
WHO supports Nigeria in operationalizing the National Health Insurance Authority Act 2022.
Abuja, 1 August, 2022 - The World Health Organization Country Representative (WR), Walter Kazadi Mulombo, has underscored the organization's commitment to supporting Nigeria in fast-tracking the operationalization of the recently enacted Health Insurance Act.
Malawi marks World Breastfeed Week with commitment to step up breastfeeding
1 August 2022, Lilongwe- In solidarity for the World Breastfeeding Week, Malawi through the Ministry of Health, held a special event to launch a campaign to raise awareness about the importance of breastfeeding and its need in the lives of babies and mothers. The launch of the campaign, which will run from 1 to 7 August 2022 took place in a rural community of Chimutu in Lilongwe.
Meeting On Cross-Border Healthcare: Strengthening Coordination And Collaboration In The Horn Of Africa
On June 20, 2022, a cross-border coordination meeting between Ethiopia and Somalia was held in Dollo Ado, a border town between Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia. The goal of the meeting was to reinforce the multisectoral cross-border coordination and collaboration between key different stakeholders of the three countries in addressing the common public health threats.
World Hepatitis Day: The Last Mile Towards Hepatitis Elimination
World Hepatitis Day is observed each year on 28 July to raise awareness of viral hepatitis, which causes inflammation of the liver that leads to severe disease and liver cancer. In Rwanda, the World Health Organization (WHO) joined the government and other development partners in commemorating the day.