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WHO supports containment of rare virus on Uganda-Kenya border

WHO supports containment of rare virus on Uganda-Kenya border

20 OCTOBER 2017 | GENEVA - WHO is working to contain an outbreak of Marburg virus disease (MVD) that has appeared in eastern Uganda on the border with Kenya.

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Mr Kofi Boateng, WHO EPI focal point making a presentation

WHO and the Ministry of Health strategize for the next five years to improve the immunization system in South Sudan

An effective, evenly targeted immunization programme and its ability to reduce the burden of vaccine-preventable diseases (VPDs) will greatly contribute to achieving the Sustainable Development Goal 3 (ensure healthy lives and promote wellbeing for all at all ages) that aims to end preventable deaths of newborns and children under 5 years of age to at least as low as 12 per 1000 live births and 25 per 1000 live births respectively.
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Group work to critically review the different thematic areas on RMNCAH

WHO and the Ministry of Health strategize for an integrated reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health and nutrition approach in South Sudan

The Ministry of Health of the Republic of South Sudan with support from the World Health Organization (WHO), held a two-day consultative multi stakeholder meeting from 18-19 October, 2017 in Juba for the development of an integrated Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child, Adolescent Health and Nutrition (RMNCAH & N) strategic plan for South Sudan. The process is led by the Ministry of Health with technical support from the H6 partnerships including the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF), the Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), UN Women and the World Bank.
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Strengthening immunization services is at the heart of ending polio

Namibia Continues to invest in Polio Eradication

 Today the national taskforce for poliovirus containment in the laboratory met as part of the country’s efforts to maintain its polio free status.

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Volunteer burial teams have played a vital role in the disaster response

Supporting the mental health needs of frontline responders

FREETOWN, October 18 2017 --- When the biggest natural disaster on record in Sierra Leone hit Freetown on 14 August, hundreds of

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Sultan with the Shehu of Bama at the NTLC meeting

Monkey pox virus-Sultan dispels rumours linking outbreak to vaccine safety.

Lafia,17 October, 2017-The Sulta

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UNIDO clinical team carrying out health education

WHO partners with UNIDO to close gaps in primary health care services in the Islands of Leer and Mayendit Counties, in the former Unity State of South Sudan

The conflict in South Sudan has caused a public health crisis, exacerbating underlying health vulnerabilities and weak infrastructure in the country. With the start of the current crises, a new set of challenges emerged that jeoparadized the very core foundation of the health system and its ability to meet the most basic health and nutrition needs of the population. Health systems challenges such as inadequate human resources, health care financing, essential medicines and medical supplies, among others still persist.
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Suspected cases from Seychelles test negative for plague

Samples from patients in Seychelles suspected to be ill with pneumonic plague tested negative at a WHO partner laboratory in Paris, France on Tuesday, 17 October 2017. The ten samples were shipped by the Seychelles Ministry of Health and WHO to the collaborating centre for Yersinia at the Institut Pasteur to confirm the status of several suspected and one probable case – a 34-year-old Seychelles national who had returned from Madagascar with plague-like symptoms.
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