WHO and ITU to use digital technology to strengthen public health services in Africa
Rwanda celebrated the World Mental Health Day 2017
On 10th October, Rwanda joined other countries all over the World to celebrate the World Mental Health Day under the theme: “Mental Health in the workplace”. The Ministry of Health in collaboration with the Ministry of Public Service and Labour and other Partners including WHO, organized in Kigali a national one day Symposium which gathered representatives of employers and employees from the Public and Private Sectors and mental health specialists.
United Nations Day: WHO South Sudan offers essential promotive health services in commemoration of UN’s 72nd Anniversary
Rwanda conducted a national vaccination campaign on Measles and Rubella integrated in Mother and Child Health Week
Rwanda has officially launched a two month countrywide Governance and Family Campaign starting with the Mother and Child Health Week and providing integrated interventions to millions of Rwandans aimed at improving health. The Mother and Child Health Week was conducted from 9th to 13th October 2017 with technical and financial support from stakeholders, including WHO.
Gambia observes World Mental Health day: WHO and partners engage stakeholders to create healthy work places
The Gambia observed World Mental Health Day 2017 through a series of commentary activities aimed at mobilizing support and action for healthier work places.
Kuwait Fund and WHO in $4million multi-year agreement to tackle Neglected Tropical Diseases in Africa
Kuwait City, 24 October 2017 - Efforts to control and eliminate Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) in African countries got a major boost this week, with the announcement of a $4 million donation from the Kuwait Fund.
The announcement was made at a Donors’ meeting on how to end NTDs, hosted by the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED) and the World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa.
NTDs are a diverse group of communicable diseases that prevail in tropical and subtropical conditions.
WHO, UNICEF and Rotary International urge to sustain the polio-free status of Ethiopia
Joint Statement on World Polio Day
24 October 2017, Addis Ababa: Today, as the world commemorates World Polio Day we, the World Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF and Rotary International, reaffirm our commitment to building on the success of our joint polio eradication efforts and sustaining the polio free status of the country.
Ethiopia Commemorated World Polio Day
Ministry of Health, WHO experts highlight results of life-saving programme for children under five.
Abuja, 23 October 2017-Together, Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of Congo account for over 40 per cent of the global malaria illnesses and deaths. Children under the age of five are particularly vulnerable. Malaria, pneumonia and diarrhoea, which are preventable and curable, are responsible for about one third of child deaths.
Training clinicians to provide lifesaving emergency care for women and newborns
FREETOWN, 23 October 2017 --- In Sierra Leone, giving birth is one of the most dangerous times in a woman’s life. According to the most recent UN estimates, the country has one of the highest maternal mortality rates in the world, at 1,360 deaths per 100,000 live births (UN, 2015). In simpler terms, this means that for every 100 babies born in the country, approximately one woman will lose her life. The nation also has high rates of neonatal deaths, and over 7,500 stillbirths are estimated to occur each year (WHO, 2013).