When 25-year old Fatuma was raped just a few doors away from her own home in Khayelitsha, South Africa, she knew exactly what to do afterwards. “I was in shock and I felt as though my life was ruined forever. But some…
Read moreDr Margaret Chan, WHO Director-General, visited an Ebola treatment centre in Bamako, Mali. She met with President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta, Prime Minister Moussa Mara, and other government leaders to discuss Mali’s ongoing…
Read moreThe World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) express their deep concern about the misinformation circulating in the media on the quality of the Tetanus Toxoid (TT) Vaccine in Kenya.…
Read more9 May 2014 Dakar, Senegal - The Regional workshop on budget analysis and advocacy, organized under the auspices of the Harmonization for Health in Africa (HHA) partnership, ended with a commitment from participants …
Read moreCotonou, 6 November 2014 - The World Health Organization’s (WHO) Regional Director for Africa, Dr Luis Sambo, has suggested that countries in the African Region should establish strong and well-resourced surve…
Read moreCotonou, Benin 5 November 2014 - The World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director for Africa, Dr Luis Sambo, has called on countries in the WHO African Region to accelerate the progress of implementation of the…
Read moreCotonou, Benin, 5 November 2014 - Dr Matshidiso Moeti of the Republic of Botswana was today nominated to be the next World Health Organization's Regional Director for Africa. Health Ministers from the 47 Countries that c…
Read moreCotonou, 5 November 2014 – The World Health Organization’s (WHO) Regional Director for Africa, Dr Luis Sambo, has proposed key actions to be implemented by countries in the African Region to tackle the Ebola v…
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