Brazzaville, 19 February 2015 – Newly elected WHO Regional Director for Africa, Dr Matshidiso Moeti, was received in audience by Congolese Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Basile Ikouebe. The audience was devoted to …
Read moreWHO’s social mobilization team is using radio to reach communities with information about how to prevent the spread of Ebola in Sierra Leone. Reaching communities not just physically, but psychologically and emotional…
Read moreOne of the great challenges in this Ebola outbreak is finding ways to safely provide essential health services like child immunization while still fighting the Ebola outbreak. This is the story of what the community heal…
Read moreThe Ebola outbreak in West Africa has produced increasing circles of victims beyond the infected and the dead. Survivors, families, children, and health workers are dealing with the stress and trauma left behind by the d…
Read moreGENEVA, 27 January 2015 -- The WHO Executive Board, currently holding its 136th session, has appointed Dr Matshidiso Rebecca Moeti as the new Regional Director for WHO's Africa Region. Dr Moeti was nominated Region…
Read moreThe Ebola outbreak in West Africa has produced increasing circles of victims beyond the infected and the dead. Survivors, families, children, and health workers are dealing with the stress and trauma left behind by the d…
Read more25 January 2015 -- Today, WHO Director-General opened the Executive Board's Special Session on Ebola. Dr Chan emphasized the need to maintain the momentum and guard against complacency and donor fatigue. UN Special …
Read moreInterview with Rob Fowler, a critical care physician from Canada, who worked in West Africa since the first confirmed cases of Ebola. Getting the epidemiology right, contact tracing, social mobilization, infection pre…
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