The Mother and Child Health Week integrated in the campaign on the role of Families in the Human Capital Development
Rwanda organized its biannual Integrated Mother and Child Health Week from 14th to 18th October 2019. The Mother and Child week is organized twice a year and serves as an opportunity to scale up health services provision, particularly to the hard-to-reach, the unreached and the most vulnerable populations.
WHO supports Government to immunize ‘Almajiri’ Children in Northwest Nigeria
Zamfara, 22 October, 2019 - In an effort to reach and vaccinate every eligible child in Nigeria, the World Health Organization (WHO) is supporting the Government to vaccinate as many Almajiri children in the country as possible.
As part of the demand creation strategies, Almajiri vaccination is the deliberate targeting of eligible children in Almajiri schools with vaccines.
Ten African countries endorse cross-border collaboration framework on Ebola outbreak preparedness and response
With support from WHO, South Sudan establishes capacities for Ebola, influenza and other infectious disease surveillance
Cigarette prices double following tax revisions
Kenya takes vital step against cervical cancer and introduces HPV vaccine into routine immunization
Training on Mental Health using the Mental Health - GAP (mh-GAP) Guideline
Health is the state of complete mental, physical and social well-being. Good mental health is related to mental and psychological well-being.
Saving children from severe acute malnutrition in South Sudan’s Greater Lakes region
Aluak Bol arrived at the health facility anxious about the health of her 18-month-old daughter, Apen Magot Mabeny. She had a fever, excessive mouth salivation and poor appetite. She cried horribly when urinating, which was reddened.
“We don’t have enough food to feed our children, especially during the dry season. Because of this condition, she is 18 months old but she doesn’t talk and walk compared to children her age,” Aluak tells the certified midwife on duty. She has five other children at home in the village of Cuei-cok in Rumbek Center, the former Lakes State.
Kenya takes vital step against cervical cancer and introduces HPV vaccine into routine immunization
The first edition of the "Juba Walk the Talk Drive"
Juba, 17 October, 2019 – The World Health Organization (WHO) has launched at the global level health events termed Walk the Talk events. The first of this kind took place before the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) High level meeting on Universal Health Coverage (UHC) in New York, 23 September, 2019. Subsequent events have since been organized in WHO Headquarters, Regional Officers and many Country Offices.