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English News and Press Release on Liberia about Disaster Management, Health and Epidemic; published on 11 Aug 2021 by WHO
Nine in 10 African countries set to miss urgent COVID-19 vaccination goal Format Nine in 10 African countries set to miss urgent COVID-19 vaccination goal © WHO Brazzaville – As COVID-19 cases in Africa rise for the third week running and vaccines are increasingly scarce, 47 of Africa’s 54 countries—nearly 90%—are set to miss the September target of vaccinating 10% of their people unless Africa receives 225 million more doses. The new global targets were announced recently at the World Health Assembly, the world’s highest health policy-setting body, and at today’s pace only seven...
The Government of Korea partners with WHO to support Maternal Health and Child Health Delivery in Busoga Sub-region, Eastern Uganda Format Busoga sub-region in eastern Uganda typifies the social and economic challenges that poor countries are constantly grappling with. Situated in the eastern part of the country and comprising 11 districts with a population of 3,918,500 people, the sub-region is ranked third poorest in the country by the Uganda Bureau of statistics. Recent poor agricultural harvests, which is the main economic activity in the sub-region, occasioned by poor climatic conditions...
Joint Risk Assessment (JRA) accomplished for effective control of zoonotic diseases in South Sudan Format 24 May 2021 To improve the prevention and control of zoonotic diseases, the World Health Organization (WHO) in collaboration with the other tripartite partners, the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) and the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) supported the Government of South Sudan to convene a Joint Risk Assessment (JRA) involving several sectors and stakeholders including: the Ministry of Health; Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries, Ministry of Environment, ...
Nigeria’s FCT Minister pledges support for implementation of Polio Transition Plan to sustain legacy Format WR (Left) with the Honorable Minister of Federal Capital Territory Mohammed Musa Bello © WHO/OGBEIDE E. Abuja, 12 May, 2021 - With the imminent accelerated Polio Programme ramp down in Nigeria, the World Health Organization’s (WHO’s) Country Representative (WR) Dr Walter Kazadi Mulombo has taken his advocacy train on the implementation of the Polio Transition Plan to Mallam Muhammed Musa Bello, the Honourable Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The meeting held on 1...