Tag: Ministry of Health
Eritrea: Taskforce to control iodine deficiency disease unveiled
A specialized task force dedicated to controlling diseases caused by iodine deficiency has been established in the Central Region. The...
Malawi takes multisectoral strategy approach to combat cholera
Malawi is the first country in Africa to utilize the recently updated Global Task Force for Cholera Control tool...
Ethiopia: 25th annual conference of the health sector begins
This year's health sector annual conference is being held under the theme "Strong Health Financing for Sustainable Health Development". The...
UN Volunteers promoting digitalization of the health system in São Tomé and PrÃncipe
In the small island nation of São Tomé and PrÃncipe, Alex Mkwamba serves as a UN Volunteer Epidemiologist with...
Innovation for women and girls must keep pace with needs of those in crisis and humanitarian settings
A joint statement by UN Population Fund (UNFPA) Representative Anders Thomsen, and Kenya Red Cross Secretary General Dr. Asha...
Central Africa’s internally displaced people struggle to return home
Over one million Central Africans (almost 20 per cent of the population) are either internally displaced or refugees. Insecurity,...
Ebola trial candidate vaccines arrive in Uganda 79 days after outbreak was declared
The first doses of one of three candidate vaccines against Sudan ebolavirus arrived in Uganda on Friday. These will...
Malawi receives 2.9 million doses of cholera vaccine as disease’s outbreak spreads across the country
A consignment of 2.9 million doses of Oral Cholera Vaccine (OCV) has arrived in Malawi at a critical time...
Kenya’s Health cabinet secretary calls for full digitization of NHIF operations
Kenya's Health cabinet secretary, Susan Nakhumicha has challenged the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) to align its operations with...
Worsening climate-related health crisis as disease outbreaks surge in the greater Horn of Africa region
New analysis by World Health Organization (WHO) has found that the number of reported disease outbreaks and climate-related health...
Kenya’s health CS calls for people centred approach in healthcare delivery
Kenya’s Health Cabinet Secretary, Susan Nakhumicha is calling for a people-centred approach in the management of public healthcare services...
World Health Organisation and Kenya’s health ministry partner to train health workers on Ebola
Kenya's Ministry of Health in partnership with the World Health Organisation is set to train over one thousand health...