The Democratic Republic of the Congo and its nine neighbouring countries endorse a joint framework to strengthen cross-border collaboration on preparedness and response to Ebola virus and other disease outbreaks.
Read moreTo curb smoking and the many diseases related to tobacco, Rwanda increased the tax on cigarettes. The country joins Benin, Cabo Verde, Cote d’Ivoire, Senegal and Togo in implementing WHO-supported tax reforms on cigarettes.
Read moreWith President Uhuru Kenyatta leading the way, Kenya today joins an increasing number of African countries taking a vital step against a common cause of death among women – in the country and the region – by introducing the human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccine against cervical cancer into its routine immunization schedule.
Read moreUganda is set to immunize more than 18 million children younger than 15 years against measles and rubella, which amounts to 43% of the country’s population. Among them, 8.2 million children younger than 59 months, or 20.5% of the population, will also receive the oral polio vaccine.
Read moreThe World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa has developed a road map that will accelerate health emergency risk profiling in countries within its African Region.
Read moreBrazzaville, 10 October 2019 – The Polio Eradication Programme in the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Africa is seeking applications for research grants ranging from US$8000 to US$12 000 to fund proje…
Read moreUnited Nations agencies working to stop the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo commend the Government's strong leadership and the tireless efforts of thousands of health workers and partners that have led to 1000 people surviving the disease.
Read moreThe Democratic Republic of the Congo, WHO and partners launch emergency campaign to contain the world's fastest-growing measles outbreak, targeting infants and young children. There have been more than 3500 deaths, exceeding the number of deaths due to Ebola.
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