Videos
World Blood Donor Day 2014
The focus for this year's campaign is "Safe blood for saving mothers". The campaign will increase awareness about why timely access to safe blood and blood products is essential for all countries as part of a comprehensive approach to prevent maternal deaths.
WHO encourages all countries and…
Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
WHO: World Blood Donor Day 2015 - Thank you for saving my life
WHO's Response to the Humanitarian Crisis in Central African Republic
The main objective of the Emergency Risk and Crisis Management Programme is to reduce the health consequences of public health emergencies, natural disasters, and conflict, and minimize their social and economic impact, by effective national and international risk reduction, preparedness,…
Semaine Africaine de la Vaccination
Action mondiale - Vaccination universelle - Campagne de santé
WHO - Channelling hope – interview with psychosocial health worker E. Dash Karbar
Womens Health The Case of Congo
Women's Health: A key achieving MDGs
La Directrice régionale de l'OMS en visite officielle au Sénégal
WHO: Cuban Health Workers in Liberia
As of 22 October 2014, a delegation of 53 Cuban health workers arrived in Liberia to help fight the Ebola outbreak. The Cuban team consists of nurses, doctors, epidemiologists and intensive care specialists. Having received an initial Ebola training in Cuba, all team members received a second…
Health Sector Response to Gender Based Violence in Uganda
Gender inequity, poverty among women, weak economic capacity, sexual and gender-based violence including female genital mutilation (FGM) are major impediments to the amelioration of women's health in the African Region. To ensure that women and men have equal access to the necessary opportunities…
Media briefing on the ongoing Ebola response in eastern DRC - 3rd August 2018
Ebola outbreak response and needs by Dr Nestor NDAYIMIRIJE
Dr Nestor NDAYIMIRIJE, WHO Representative in Liberia, speaks about the Ebola outbreak here and in neighbouring countries, and WHO’s effort to support the response. Photographs taken in July 2014 in this area illustrate his statement (Photo credits: WHO and Liberia’s Ministry of Health and Social…