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    WHO is supporting the Angolan government as at least 6.3 million children between the ages of zero and five will be vaccinated against polio during the third round of the national campaign taking place across the country from 6 to 8 of September.WHO is supporting the Angolan government as at least 6.3 million children between the ages of zero and five will be vaccinated against polio during the third round of the national campaign taking place across the country from 6 to 8 of September.WHO is supporting the Angolan government as at least 6.3 million children between the ages of zero and five will be vaccinated against polio during the third round of the national campaign taking place across the country from 6 to 8 of September.
  • DR CONGO: Humanitarian Crisis (28)
    Odta checks in with health staff before entering the consultation room at the transit health center set up by WHO and partners to meet urgent health needs in Bulengo camp, about 15 kilometres from Goma in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. A group in the east of the country has taken up arms again, disrupting the already fragile humanitarian situation in the area. Since early April 2022, almost 900,000 people living in the territory of Nyiragongo, Rutshuru and Masisi have been forced to flee their homes to seek refuge in villages north and west of the city of Goma and other communities in the territory of Lubero. As of March 2023, more than 40,000 people were taking shelter in the camp of Bulengo. WHO and partners are helping to improve sanitation and are providing emergency health services for camp residents, but the needs in the area are enormous and more support is needed.Odta checks in with health staff before entering the consultation room at the transit health center set up by WHO and partners to meet urgent health needs in Bulengo camp, about 15 kilometres from Goma in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. A group in the east of the country has taken up arms again, disrupting the already fragile humanitarian situation in the area. Since early April 2022, almost 900,000 people living in the territory of Nyiragongo, Rutshuru and Masisi have been forced to flee their homes to seek refuge in villages north and west of the city of Goma and other communities in the territory of Lubero. As of March 2023, more than 40,000 people were taking shelter in the camp of Bulengo. WHO and partners are helping to improve sanitation and are providing emergency health services for camp residents, but the needs in the area are enormous and more support is needed.Odta checks in with health staff before entering the consultation room at the transit health center set up by WHO and partners to meet urgent health needs in Bulengo camp, about 15 kilometres from Goma in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. A group in the east of the country has taken up arms again, disrupting the already fragile humanitarian situation in the area. Since early April 2022, almost 900,000 people living in the territory of Nyiragongo, Rutshuru and Masisi have been forced to flee their homes to seek refuge in villages north and west of the city of Goma and other communities in the territory of Lubero. As of March 2023, more than 40,000 people were taking shelter in the camp of Bulengo. WHO and partners are helping to improve sanitation and are providing emergency health services for camp residents, but the needs in the area are enormous and more support is needed.
  • KENYA: Multi-regions Cholera (149)
    WHO staff and Kajiado County health officials and health workers stand for a group photo at Merueshi Village Health Centre during the oral cholera vaccine (OCV) campaign on 6 August 2023. The team were responsible for ensuring the surrounding community were reached during the OCV campaign. The OCV campaign was held from 3 - 12 August 2023 as part of the ongoing response to a cholera outbreak which was first reported in Kenya in October 2022. More than 1800 vaccinators and 900 volunteers were involved in the campaign, which reached almost 1.7 million people in 8 sub-counties.WHO staff and Kajiado County health officials and health workers stand for a group photo at Merueshi Village Health Centre during the oral cholera vaccine (OCV) campaign on 6 August 2023. The team were responsible for ensuring the surrounding community were reached during the OCV campaign. The OCV campaign was held from 3 - 12 August 2023 as part of the ongoing response to a cholera outbreak which was first reported in Kenya in October 2022. More than 1800 vaccinators and 900 volunteers were involved in the campaign, which reached almost 1.7 million people in 8 sub-counties.WHO staff and Kajiado County health officials and health workers stand for a group photo at Merueshi Village Health Centre during the oral cholera vaccine (OCV) campaign on 6 August 2023. The team were responsible for ensuring the surrounding community were reached during the OCV campaign. The OCV campaign was held from 3 - 12 August 2023 as part of the ongoing response to a cholera outbreak which was first reported in Kenya in October 2022. More than 1800 vaccinators and 900 volunteers were involved in the campaign, which reached almost 1.7 million people in 8 sub-counties.
  • Angola: Cholera Outbreak in Luanda - 23/25 January (14)
    Since 7 January 2025 there has been a Cholera outbreak in Luanda, Icolo e Benog and Bengo provinces of Angola. WHO has been on the ground to support the government's response to the outbreakSince 7 January 2025 there has been a Cholera outbreak in Luanda, Icolo e Benog and Bengo provinces of Angola. WHO has been on the ground to support the government's response to the outbreakSince 7 January 2025 there has been a Cholera outbreak in Luanda, Icolo e Benog and Bengo provinces of Angola. WHO has been on the ground to support the government's response to the outbreak
  • ANGOLA: Visit to Cholera Treatment Centres - 18 January 2025 (10)
    The World Health Organization (WHO) Representative in Angola Dr Zabulon Yoti, accompanied by a team of WHO staff, joined the Minister of Health today for a field visit to the Cholera Treatment Centres (CTCs) established in response to the ongoing cholera outbreak in Angola. Since the outbreak was first declared on 7 January 2025, over 500 cholera cases and 27 deaths have been reported across three provinces: Luanda, Icolo e Bengo, and Bengo. Most of the deaths have occurred in the communities before patients could access care. Cacuaco Municipality has emerged as the hotspot of the outbreak, prompting intensified efforts to curb the spread of the disease and provide life-saving treatment.The World Health Organization (WHO) Representative in Angola Dr Zabulon Yoti, accompanied by a team of WHO staff, joined the Minister of Health today for a field visit to the Cholera Treatment Centres (CTCs) established in response to the ongoing cholera outbreak in Angola. Since the outbreak was first declared on 7 January 2025, over 500 cholera cases and 27 deaths have been reported across three provinces: Luanda, Icolo e Bengo, and Bengo. Most of the deaths have occurred in the communities before patients could access care. Cacuaco Municipality has emerged as the hotspot of the outbreak, prompting intensified efforts to curb the spread of the disease and provide life-saving treatment.The World Health Organization (WHO) Representative in Angola Dr Zabulon Yoti, accompanied by a team of WHO staff, joined the Minister of Health today for a field visit to the Cholera Treatment Centres (CTCs) established in response to the ongoing cholera outbreak in Angola. Since the outbreak was first declared on 7 January 2025, over 500 cholera cases and 27 deaths have been reported across three provinces: Luanda, Icolo e Bengo, and Bengo. Most of the deaths have occurred in the communities before patients could access care. Cacuaco Municipality has emerged as the hotspot of the outbreak, prompting intensified efforts to curb the spread of the disease and provide life-saving treatment.
  • Angola: Cholera Outbreak - 15 January 2025 (15)
    Since 7 January 2025 there has been a Cholera outbreak in Luanda, Icolo e Benog and Bengo provinces of Angola. WHO has been on the ground to support the government's response to the outbreakSince 7 January 2025 there has been a Cholera outbreak in Luanda, Icolo e Benog and Bengo provinces of Angola. WHO has been on the ground to support the government's response to the outbreakSince 7 January 2025 there has been a Cholera outbreak in Luanda, Icolo e Benog and Bengo provinces of Angola. WHO has been on the ground to support the government's response to the outbreak
  • MOZAMBIQUE: Cyclone Chido, December 2024 (32)
    WHO staff set up a tent donated by WHO Mozambique to temporarily replace the health center facilities while they are being rebuilt in Mecufi, Cabo Delgado Province, Mozambique. The devastating impact of Cyclone Chido has affected more than 620 000 people in Mozambique, with the three northern provinces of Cabo Delgado, Nampula and Niassa worst-hit by the cyclone which made landfall on 15 December 2024, damaging homes, schools and other crucial infrastructure. Forty-eight health facilities have been damaged and equipment and medical supplies destroyed. The government has mounted a multisectoral emergency response, with support from partners, including World Health Organization (WHO) which has deployed emergency health officers to help conduct assessments in five districts in two provinces and establish temporary structures to meet the immediate health needs of injured people and ensure continuity of essential health services for people with chronic conditions. https://www.afro.who.int/photo-story/responding-health-needs-mozambique-wake-cyclone-chidoWHO staff set up a tent donated by WHO Mozambique to temporarily replace the health center facilities while they are being rebuilt in Mecufi, Cabo Delgado Province, Mozambique. The devastating impact of Cyclone Chido has affected more than 620 000 people in Mozambique, with the three northern provinces of Cabo Delgado, Nampula and Niassa worst-hit by the cyclone which made landfall on 15 December 2024, damaging homes, schools and other crucial infrastructure. Forty-eight health facilities have been damaged and equipment and medical supplies destroyed. The government has mounted a multisectoral emergency response, with support from partners, including World Health Organization (WHO) which has deployed emergency health officers to help conduct assessments in five districts in two provinces and establish temporary structures to meet the immediate health needs of injured people and ensure continuity of essential health services for people with chronic conditions. https://www.afro.who.int/photo-story/responding-health-needs-mozambique-wake-cyclone-chidoWHO staff set up a tent donated by WHO Mozambique to temporarily replace the health center facilities while they are being rebuilt in Mecufi, Cabo Delgado Province, Mozambique. The devastating impact of Cyclone Chido has affected more than 620 000 people in Mozambique, with the three northern provinces of Cabo Delgado, Nampula and Niassa worst-hit by the cyclone which made landfall on 15 December 2024, damaging homes, schools and other crucial infrastructure. Forty-eight health facilities have been damaged and equipment and medical supplies destroyed. The government has mounted a multisectoral emergency response, with support from partners, including World Health Organization (WHO) which has deployed emergency health officers to help conduct assessments in five districts in two provinces and establish temporary structures to meet the immediate health needs of injured people and ensure continuity of essential health services for people with chronic conditions. https://www.afro.who.int/photo-story/responding-health-needs-mozambique-wake-cyclone-chido
  • ETHIOPIA: Global Emergency Operations Centre Tabletop Exercise - 13/14 November 2024 (152)
    Participants engage in the Global Emergency Operations Centre Simulation Exercise 2024 at the Ethiopian Public Health Institute, collaborating to strengthen PHEOC capabilities for effective public health emergency management.Participants engage in the Global Emergency Operations Centre Simulation Exercise 2024 at the Ethiopian Public Health Institute, collaborating to strengthen PHEOC capabilities for effective public health emergency management.Participants engage in the Global Emergency Operations Centre Simulation Exercise 2024 at the Ethiopian Public Health Institute, collaborating to strengthen PHEOC capabilities for effective public health emergency management.
  • DR CONGO: Polio Vaccination Campaign - 25 October 2024 (38)
    Door-to-door vaccination campaignDoor-to-door vaccination campaignDoor-to-door vaccination campaign
  • DRC: Receiving 50 to 60 Samples to Examine Monkeypox - 12 October 2024 (42)
    Community mobilizers and WHO staff are visiting mpox contact cases in the village of Karanda, South Kivu.Community mobilizers and WHO staff are visiting mpox contact cases in the village of Karanda, South Kivu.Community mobilizers and WHO staff are visiting mpox contact cases in the village of Karanda, South Kivu.
  • DR CONGO: Mpox Vaccination Campaign - 5 October 2024 (13)
    Official launch of the mpox vaccination campaign in Goma on October 5, 2024 at the North Kivu Provincial Hospital. WHO has supported vaccination by providing equipment and technical support to the EPI and immunization actors in the 3 health zones of Goma (Nyiragongo, Goma, Karisimbi) that are most affected by the epidemic. The vaccinated people in these photos are health workers (called Frontline Workers) who are part of the target groups for mpox vaccination.Official launch of the mpox vaccination campaign in Goma on October 5, 2024 at the North Kivu Provincial Hospital. WHO has supported vaccination by providing equipment and technical support to the EPI and immunization actors in the 3 health zones of Goma (Nyiragongo, Goma, Karisimbi) that are most affected by the epidemic. The vaccinated people in these photos are health workers (called Frontline Workers) who are part of the target groups for mpox vaccination.Official launch of the mpox vaccination campaign in Goma on October 5, 2024 at the North Kivu Provincial Hospital. WHO has supported vaccination by providing equipment and technical support to the EPI and immunization actors in the 3 health zones of Goma (Nyiragongo, Goma, Karisimbi) that are most affected by the epidemic. The vaccinated people in these photos are health workers (called Frontline Workers) who are part of the target groups for mpox vaccination.
  • ANGOLA: WHO-UNHCR Assessment of Health Services in Lovua Refugee camp - 30 September 2024 (25)
    The World Health Organization is assisting UNHCR in evaluating the health services available at the Lôvua refugee settlement. As part of this mission, WHO is engaging with partners, government officials, and refugees to gain an overview of the current state of health services.The World Health Organization is assisting UNHCR in evaluating the health services available at the Lôvua refugee settlement. As part of this mission, WHO is engaging with partners, government officials, and refugees to gain an overview of the current state of health services.The World Health Organization is assisting UNHCR in evaluating the health services available at the Lôvua refugee settlement. As part of this mission, WHO is engaging with partners, government officials, and refugees to gain an overview of the current state of health services.
  • CHAD: Delivery of medicines by the EPR team to the victims - 16 September 2024 (45)
    Delivery of medicines by the EPR team to the victimsDelivery of medicines by the EPR team to the victimsDelivery of medicines by the EPR team to the victims
  • ANGOLA: Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) - 6/8 September 2024 (32)
    WHO is supporting the Angolan government as at least 6.3 million children between the ages of zero and five will be vaccinated against polio during the third round of the national campaign taking place across the country from 6 to 8 of September.WHO is supporting the Angolan government as at least 6.3 million children between the ages of zero and five will be vaccinated against polio during the third round of the national campaign taking place across the country from 6 to 8 of September.WHO is supporting the Angolan government as at least 6.3 million children between the ages of zero and five will be vaccinated against polio during the third round of the national campaign taking place across the country from 6 to 8 of September.
  • 74th session of the WHO Regional Committee for Africa - 26/30 August 2024 (612)
    The Seventy-fourth session of the WHO Regional Committee for Africa was held in Brazzaville, Republic of Congo, from 26 to 30 August 2024. The Regional Committee is the WHO decision-making body in the region, convening once a year to discuss and endorse policies, activities and financial plans aimed at improving the health of the people of Africa. Read more: https://www.afro.who.int/about-us/governance/sessions/seventy-fourth-session-who-regional-committee-africaThe Seventy-fourth session of the WHO Regional Committee for Africa was held in Brazzaville, Republic of Congo, from 26 to 30 August 2024. The Regional Committee is the WHO decision-making body in the region, convening once a year to discuss and endorse policies, activities and financial plans aimed at improving the health of the people of Africa. Read more: https://www.afro.who.int/about-us/governance/sessions/seventy-fourth-session-who-regional-committee-africaThe Seventy-fourth session of the WHO Regional Committee for Africa was held in Brazzaville, Republic of Congo, from 26 to 30 August 2024. The Regional Committee is the WHO decision-making body in the region, convening once a year to discuss and endorse policies, activities and financial plans aimed at improving the health of the people of Africa. Read more: https://www.afro.who.int/about-us/governance/sessions/seventy-fourth-session-who-regional-committee-africa
  • Walk the Talk Brazzaville, 25 August 2024 (174)
    To help kickstart the 74th session of the WHO Regional Committee for Africa, a Walk the Talk celebration of commitment to physical activity and healthy lifestyles took place on 25 August 2024 with an early morning walk along Brazzaville’s Corniche on the Congo River.To help kickstart the 74th session of the WHO Regional Committee for Africa, a Walk the Talk celebration of commitment to physical activity and healthy lifestyles took place on 25 August 2024 with an early morning walk along Brazzaville’s Corniche on the Congo River.To help kickstart the 74th session of the WHO Regional Committee for Africa, a Walk the Talk celebration of commitment to physical activity and healthy lifestyles took place on 25 August 2024 with an early morning walk along Brazzaville’s Corniche on the Congo River.
  • SIERRA LEONE: Malaria vaccine - April 2024 (15)
    “On the launch day, we vaccinated 50 children,” recalls Isata Amara, EPI focal person at the centre. Since then, more than 11 500 children have received the first dose of malaria vaccine in Sierra Leone and 1060 children have been vaccinated in the district. Amara continues to promote prevention methods and encourages parents to use mosquito nets: "We organize community sensitization, engage stakeholders in a meeting and send the CHWs to the community to do a house-to-house sensitization with parents during the malaria vaccine launch."“On the launch day, we vaccinated 50 children,” recalls Isata Amara, EPI focal person at the centre. Since then, more than 11 500 children have received the first dose of malaria vaccine in Sierra Leone and 1060 children have been vaccinated in the district. Amara continues to promote prevention methods and encourages parents to use mosquito nets: "We organize community sensitization, engage stakeholders in a meeting and send the CHWs to the community to do a house-to-house sensitization with parents during the malaria vaccine launch."“On the launch day, we vaccinated 50 children,” recalls Isata Amara, EPI focal person at the centre. Since then, more than 11 500 children have received the first dose of malaria vaccine in Sierra Leone and 1060 children have been vaccinated in the district. Amara continues to promote prevention methods and encourages parents to use mosquito nets: "We organize community sensitization, engage stakeholders in a meeting and send the CHWs to the community to do a house-to-house sensitization with parents during the malaria vaccine launch."
  • ZIMBABWE: Non-communicable diseases - April 2024 (20)
    Phinias, 52, stands for a portrait at Mashoko Mission Hospital, in Masvingo, Zimbabwe. He receives treatment for his asthma attacks under the Package of Essential Non-Communicable Diseases (PEN-Plus) programme by SolidarMED.  “I was happy to be registered in the programme and whenever I walk around the community, I sensitize the community about the importance of PEN-Plus, which is alleviating suffering amongst people suffering with NCDs,” he said. The PEN-Plus strategy expands upon the WHO PEN (Package of Essential Noncommunicable disease interventions), which decentralizes care for common NCDs to primary healthcare facilities. PEN-Plus extends this care to first-level referral facilities, such as district hospitals, and has demonstrated significant success in increasing patient access to treatment for severe NCDs, improving patient outcomes. Related: https://www.afro.who.int/news/boosting-efforts-transform-care-severe-chronic-diseases-africaPhinias, 52, stands for a portrait at Mashoko Mission Hospital, in Masvingo, Zimbabwe. He receives treatment for his asthma attacks under the Package of Essential Non-Communicable Diseases (PEN-Plus) programme by SolidarMED.  “I was happy to be registered in the programme and whenever I walk around the community, I sensitize the community about the importance of PEN-Plus, which is alleviating suffering amongst people suffering with NCDs,” he said. The PEN-Plus strategy expands upon the WHO PEN (Package of Essential Noncommunicable disease interventions), which decentralizes care for common NCDs to primary healthcare facilities. PEN-Plus extends this care to first-level referral facilities, such as district hospitals, and has demonstrated significant success in increasing patient access to treatment for severe NCDs, improving patient outcomes. Related: https://www.afro.who.int/news/boosting-efforts-transform-care-severe-chronic-diseases-africaPhinias, 52, stands for a portrait at Mashoko Mission Hospital, in Masvingo, Zimbabwe. He receives treatment for his asthma attacks under the Package of Essential Non-Communicable Diseases (PEN-Plus) programme by SolidarMED.  “I was happy to be registered in the programme and whenever I walk around the community, I sensitize the community about the importance of PEN-Plus, which is alleviating suffering amongst people suffering with NCDs,” he said. The PEN-Plus strategy expands upon the WHO PEN (Package of Essential Noncommunicable disease interventions), which decentralizes care for common NCDs to primary healthcare facilities. PEN-Plus extends this care to first-level referral facilities, such as district hospitals, and has demonstrated significant success in increasing patient access to treatment for severe NCDs, improving patient outcomes. Related: https://www.afro.who.int/news/boosting-efforts-transform-care-severe-chronic-diseases-africa
  • UGANDA: Transforming Care for Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs) – March 2024 (37)
    Health workers put a blood pressure monitor around 24-year-old Mugabi's arm at Nakaseke General Hospital on 28 March 2024.  Mugabi is a type 1 diabetes patient. The hospital runs a non-communicable disease (NCD) clinic with support from PEN-Plus through the implementing partner Uganda Initiative for Integrated Management of Non-Communicable Diseases. The NCD clinic offers specialised medical services focused on sickle-cell disease, type 1 diabetes, asthma, rheumatic heart conditions and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Related: https://www.afro.who.int/news/boosting-efforts-transform-care-severe-chronic-diseases-africaHealth workers put a blood pressure monitor around 24-year-old Mugabi's arm at Nakaseke General Hospital on 28 March 2024.  Mugabi is a type 1 diabetes patient. The hospital runs a non-communicable disease (NCD) clinic with support from PEN-Plus through the implementing partner Uganda Initiative for Integrated Management of Non-Communicable Diseases. The NCD clinic offers specialised medical services focused on sickle-cell disease, type 1 diabetes, asthma, rheumatic heart conditions and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Related: https://www.afro.who.int/news/boosting-efforts-transform-care-severe-chronic-diseases-africaHealth workers put a blood pressure monitor around 24-year-old Mugabi's arm at Nakaseke General Hospital on 28 March 2024.  Mugabi is a type 1 diabetes patient. The hospital runs a non-communicable disease (NCD) clinic with support from PEN-Plus through the implementing partner Uganda Initiative for Integrated Management of Non-Communicable Diseases. The NCD clinic offers specialised medical services focused on sickle-cell disease, type 1 diabetes, asthma, rheumatic heart conditions and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Related: https://www.afro.who.int/news/boosting-efforts-transform-care-severe-chronic-diseases-africa

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