Cote d’Ivoire declares first Ebola outbreak in more than 25 years
Nigeria receives 177,600 doses of Johnson & Johnson vaccines for next phase of COVID-19 vaccinations
Abuja, 8 August, 2021 - Nigeria has taken delivery of 177,600 Janssen (Johnson & Johnson) vaccine on 12 August 2021 in Abuja. The delivery marks the first wave of arrivals of COVID-19 vaccines procured through the African Union.
“The arrival of these vaccines will be yet another step in the battle against the COVID-19 pandemic,” says Dr Faisal Shuaib, Executive Director of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA).
WHO, MOH & MOE concludes a Two -Day Multistakeholders’ Workshop to Integrate Health Systems Quality and Resilience into CPD for Health Professionals in Liberia
In an effort to make health services resilient with quality for emergency preparedness and response in Liberia, the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) in partnership with the World Health Organization (WHO), Ministries of Health and Education held a two
Botswana receives an emergency medical team to support the COVID-19 response initiatives
Kano State leaves no stone unturned, strengthens immunization in high risk communities
Kano, 10 August, 2021 - “For a long time, I was skeptical about vaccinating my children against polio, but now I know better after one of my children work up one morning with weakness of his limbs due to polio says Baba Ali, a resident of Dawakin Kudu LGA in Kano State
Abia State vaccinates over one million children during second round of outbreak response
Umuahia, 10 August, 2021 - Abia State located in the south east geopolitical zone, has vaccinated over one million children with the novel oral polio vaccine 2 (nOPV2) in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO) and other partners during the second outbreak vaccination response campaign.
During the 6-day exercise (31 July-04 August), 1,077, 562 children were vaccinated in 10,934 communities from 17 Local Government Areas (LGAs).
West Africa’s first-ever case of Marburg virus disease confirmed in Guinea
Ensuring access to healthcare services in hard-to-reach areas of South Sudan
As a team of health workers from the State Ministry of Health in Western Equatoria and WHO arrived in Nadiangere village of Western Equatoria in June 2021, they were welcomed by cheering residents who gathered at Nadiangere Primary Health Care Unit. The team was distributing medicine and supplies delivered by WHO to a population that had been cut off from vital healthcare services for the last five years.
Professor Mbongwe receives an important recognition for her role in the fight against tobacco consumption in Botswana
3 August 2021, Gaborone: Every year, the World Health Organization (WHO) recognizes individuals and organizations worldwide for their accomplishments in the area of tobacco control. This recognition is acknowledged by the WHO Director-General through a Special Recognition Award and World No Tobacco Day Awards. This year Botswana celebrates the recipient of the WHO Director-General Special Recognition Award, Professor Bontle Mbongwe.
A frontline health worker in Ethiopia shares her journey of caring for COVID-19 patients: How the COVID-19 vaccine encouraged her to do more with less fear
