WHO and Ministry of Health train more healthcare workers on management of Severe Acute Malnutrition
Juba, 21 June 2019: To further strengthen the capacity of healthcare workers to manage cases of Severe Acute Malnutrition with Medical Complication (SAM /MC) in nutrition stablization centres, the Ministry of Health, Republic of South Sudan, with support from World Health Organization and other partners conducted a Master Training of Trainer on SAM/MC from 10 -15 June 2019 in Juba.
Uganda’s groundwork in preparedness bodes well for stopping Ebola’s spread within its borders
25 June 2019 - Kampala, Uganda. As Uganda steps up its response to its first confirmed Ebola cases, preparations made since the outbreak began in the neighbouring Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are proving crucial to containing the disease.
Noma-Nigerian government and partners mobilize to fight the disfiguring disease
Abuja, June 25 2019 - “My daughter Aisha Ahmed, who is 5 years old had to undergo several surgeries at the Noma Children Hospital Sokoto to correct the defect on her face last year, says her mother, Hanatu Ahmed mentioned a resident of Sokoto, in North west geo-political zone of Nigeria
“It started with a small swelling on her right cheek which busted, and progressively increased in size until it covered a large part of her face.”
Uganda’s groundwork in preparedness bodes well for stopping Ebola’s spread within its borders
25 June 2019 - Kampala: As Uganda steps up its response to its first confirmed Ebola cases, preparations made since the outbreak began in the neighbouring Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are proving crucial to containing the disease.
Winning the hearts of communities fearful of Ebola
Nigeria hosts over 44 countries in first Regional value for money trainers’ workshop
Abuja, 24 June 2019 –The first Regional Value for Money’ (VfM) Training of Trainers (ToT) is underway in Abuja.
The 5-day workshop (24- 28 June 2019), which registered over 80 participants, drawn from 44 African countries is based on critical aspects of reforms in line with the World Health Organization’s Africa Regional Office (WHO-AFRO) Transformation agenda – a vision and a strategy for change, aimed at facilitating the emergence of a WHO that staff and stakeholders want.
As post-cyclone resettlement begins, 200 000 people lack access to health services in Mozambique
Maputo, 21 June 2019 - 94 health facilities damaged or destroyed by Cyclones Idai and Kenneth remain unsafe and 200 000 people who have been resettled live more than 5 km away from a functioning health facility, according to a recent Post-Disaster Needs Assessment and latest data.
Behind the scenes in the Ebola response : The logistician
Eradication de la polio en République centrafricaine : une étape décisive
Bangui/Bimbo/Bambari (Centrafrique), 21 Juin 2019 - Le Ministère de la santé et de la Population s’est lancé dans une course contre la montre pour enrayer la propagation du poliovirus dans la ville de Bambari, une ville située au centre de la République centrafricaine, dans la préfecture de la Ouaka avec plus de 40 000 habitants.
WHO supports Adamawa following declaration of a new outbreak of cholera in three Local Government Areas
Yola, 19 June 2019 - With the notification of newly confirmed cases from Yola North, Yola South and Girei local government areas (LGAs), the Adamawa State Ministry of Health has declared on 18 June 2019 an outbreak of cholera. As of 17 June 2019, a total of 76 cases have been reported, including one death from three LGAs Yola North (44 cases including 1 death), Yola South (1 case) and Girei (31 cases).