Brazzaville, 22 April 2016 – As the world gets closer to global polio eradication, all 47 countries in the African Region are joining the rest of the world to switch from trivalent Oral Polio Vaccine (tOPV) to bival…
Read moreThe World Health Organization Regional Office for African (WHO AFRO) wishes to warmly congratulate Dr Zabulon Yoti who is the Afro recipient of the inaugural global WHO Rewards System launched in December 2015 by WHO Dir…
Read moreWashington DC, 13 April 2016 - Every US$ 1 invested in scaling up treatment for depression and anxiety leads to a return of US$ 4 in better health and ability to work, according to a new WHO-led study which est…
Read moreIn 2015, more than 1 million people in 7 high-risk countries received the oral cholera vaccine, thanks to campaigns run by WHO and partners. This extraordinary measure was taken to contain several cholera outbreaks from …
Read moreHanna comes from Mekelle, in theTigray region of Ethiopia. At one point in her life she suffered a traumatic experience that led to depression: “I have always been happy and healthy in my life. Until something terrible h…
Read moreWhen Dr Michael Kawooya, a radiologist at Mengo Hospital in Kampala, Uganda, performs an ultrasonography on pregnant patients he’s often asked, “Doctor, is this dangerous?” His answer is always “No”. “Ultrasonograp…
Read more7 April 2016, Luanda – The World Health Organization Regional Director for Africa, Dr Matshidiso Moeti and the Director-General of WHO, Dr Margaret Chan have concluded a three-day official visit to Angola. The visit…
Read moreGeneva, 6 April 2016 - The number of people living with diabetes has almost quadrupled since 1980 to 422 million adults, with most living in developing countries. Factors driving this dramatic rise include…
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