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World Health Organization (WHO) and Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) collaborate to reach targeted communities with health care services in Tanzania

The health services provided included, cervical cancer screening for women, medical services, optometry services and pediatric services

The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) Tanzania, undertook a health outreach programme in the Pwani Region to reach targeted communities with various health care services.  Working closely with stakeholders including the district medical officers, community leaders and health promotion outlets, the health services provided…

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    • Tanzania integrates measles outbreak response with COVID-19 vaccination in Tanga region
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Tanzania integrates measles outbreak response with COVID-19 vaccination in Tanga region

With funding from Government of Canada through the Canada Grant for Vaccine Equity (Can GIVE), WHO and the government is sustaining the momentum for COVID-19 vaccination

Farida, 34, resident of Korowai DC, presented her 18 months old baby for vaccination. Habiba, was vaccinated with second dose of measles vaccine. With no hesitation, Farida also received a booster dose of COVID-19 vaccination having been vaccinated earlier this year. “Protecting my child against measles is a divine responsibility,”…

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First Regional Rehabilitation Meeting for Africa: Advancing Rehabilitation and Assistive Technology in the Africa Region

Hosted by the Ministry of Health of Ethiopia, the meeting brought together leaders from ministries of health and healthcare professionals from nineteen African nations

The first Regional Rehabilitation Meeting for Africa took place from November 21st to November 23rd, 2023 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Hosted by the Ministry of Health of Ethiopia, the meeting brought together leaders from ministries of health and healthcare professionals from nineteen African nations. Organized by the World Health Organization…

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Tanzania launches the national strategic plan to integrate health sector HIV, viral hepatitis and Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI) elimination

Statistics show that Tanzania has about 1.7 million people living with HIV (PLHIV) and over 2 million people infected by viral hepatitis B and C

Tanzania has launched the Integrated Health Sector HIV, Viral Hepatitis and Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI’s) National Strategic Plan (NSP) to contribute to ending the three epidemics by 2030. Statistics show that Tanzania has about 1.7 million people living with HIV (PLHIV) and over 2 million people infected by viral hepatitis…

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Experts step up efforts to tackle diabetes trends in the African region

Left untreated, diabetes can lead to complications such as heart disease and stroke, nerve damage, kidney damage, lower-limb amputation, and eye disease that can result in blindness

In June 2021, at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, Emmanuella Selasi Hormenoo, an 18-year-old Ghanian university student, was teetering on the brink of death. “The doctors initially thought that I might have COVID-19, but when they did the tests, they were always negative. During one of the blood transfusions…

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First ever Emergency Medical Team in Malawi helped in saving lives

The aim of the deployment was to improve case management, to help mentor the in-house teams in Chikwawa and offer case area targeted interventions with different strategies

On 5th August 2023, Ministry of Health with support from World Health Organization deployed the first ever national 12-member Emergency Medical Team (EMT) to Chikwawa District. This team was trained in two sessions held in April and June 2023 as part of preparedness for public health emergencies. A time, cholera cases…

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Transitioning from Buruli ulcer polymerase chain reaction laboratories (BU-LABNET) to skin-related neglected tropical diseases (NTD) LABNET

Fifth annual meeting adopts recommendation marking pivotal milestone in efforts to address skin-related neglected tropical diseases

The network of Buruli ulcer PCR laboratories (BU-LABNET) in the WHO African Region concluded its fifth annual meeting held at the esteemed Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research in Accra, Ghana on 23–25 October 2023. This meeting marked a pivotal milestone in the fight against Buruli ulcer and other skin-related…

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Building momentum against diphtheria outbreak in Nigeria

Cumulatively from 9 May 2022 to 25 October 2023, 15, 569 suspected (9772 confirmed) diphtheria cases that have been reported across Nigeria, 547 of whom have died

When his seven-year-old brother Jubrin was diagnosed with diphtheria in July 2023, Aminu Dayyabu Alharini had never heard of the disease, the latest outbreak of which has claimed more than 500 lives in Nigeria. Following the diagnosis, Jubrin was immediately transferred from the health facility near their home in Alharini…

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First World Health Organization (WHO) tri-regional health leadership training gets underway

The 30 October to 2 November 2023 training in Istanbul, spearheaded by the WHO O Regional Office for Africa, brings diverse experts from across the African, Eastern Mediterranean and European regional offices with a shared mission on strengthening health leadership

In a first of its kind, the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Africa’s Pathways to Leadership for Health Transformation Programme this week gathered experts from three of the Organization’s regional offices to equip them with crucial skills on health leadership to help bolster individual and organizational efforts towards…

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Malawi launches Tipewe Cholera/Covid-19 campaign as part of National Community Health Day commemorations

Dr Lazarus Chakwera encouraged communities to have all girls aged between 9 and 14 to receive the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccine to prevent cervical cancer

Malawi government has today launched the National Community Health Framework (2023-2030), the “Tipewe Cholera/Covid 19” campaign and re-launched the Human Papilloma virus vaccination drive. The Ministry of Health through the Community Health Services Section and its partners have been implementing community health services as one of the strategies of attaining…