Gaborone, Botswana - 07 August 2019: This morning, the Minister of Health and Wellness Honourable Dr Alfred Madigele welcomed Dr Josephine Namboze, the new WHO Representative to Botswana. Minister Madigele intimated that he was happy to meet and welcome Dr Namboze, whose reputation preceded her. The Minister indicated that he had been told of the great achievements and successes that Dr Namboze had in Eritrea.

Abuja, 06 August, 2019 - Nigeria’s  Federal Ministry of Health (FMoH and  in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO) and key stakeholders has launched the first National Multisectoral Action Plan (NNMSAP) for the Prevention and Control of Non-communicable Diseases (NCD) for the country on 06 August, 2019.

WHO recently participated in the 7^th Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (MUHAS) Scientific Conference organized under the theme Health Research and Innovation for Sustainable Economic development. Event gathered researchers, medical practitioners and health professionals - local and international working in various areas of health to share their research findings with other stakeholders.

Abuja, 06 August 2019 – In Abuja, five-month old baby Brian grasps his mother’s  breast with his mouth  latched on the nipple sucking the  succulent and nutritious fortified natural breastmilk. When he’s satisfied, he tilts his head back into his mother’s arms and smiles widely. 

This year, WHO joined the global community to commemorate the Fifth UN Global Road Safety Week marked on 6 – 12 May 2019 with the aim to acknowledge that strong leadership is needed to advance road safety in countries and communities and achieve related Sustainable Development Goal and other global targets. The theme was  leadership for road safety highlighting the fact that most effective leaders are those who #SpeakUp for road safety and take action.

Tobacco-related illnesses cost over 100 lives lost every year i