Dr Matshidiso Moeti

1.6 million people  affected in Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe The World Health Organization (WHO) is providing urgent assistance to meet the health needs of thousands of people impacted by flooding in Malawi,…

Pledges  support towards improved health and well-being ALGIERS - The World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Director for Africa, Dr Matshidiso Moeti on Saturday, February 16, ended a three-day official visit to…

“A future without cancer is within our individual and collective grasp.” That was the message of hope to Africans from the WHO Regional Director, Dr Matshidiso Moeti as the world commemorates the World Cancer Day 2019 today, saying…

• Expresses concerns over global rate of antibiotic resistance ABUJA - The World Health Organization, WHO, has warned of dangers associated with diabetes. WHO said persons living with the disease may go blind, suffer kidney failure,…

• calls for international efforts to stop other deadly outbreaks in the country The World Health Organisation (WHO) has congratulated the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and all the countries involved in ending the current…

Health Minister Inspects Abuja airport health facilities, says "Don't panic" Screening of inbound passengers commences at international airports NCDC conveys stakeholders meeting, inaugurates Ebola Preparedness Working Group…

Immunisation activities were stepped up  in many states in Nigeria  over the weekend as the country joined twelve other African nations to immunise over 116 million targeted children to tackle the last remaining stronghold of polio on the…

The World Health Organisation, Regional Director for Africa, Dr. Matshidiso Moeti, has arrived Nigeria on a three-day visit. The visit, according to a statement from the Federal Ministry of Health, is on the invitation of Nigerian…

Just few months after containing the dreaded Ebola virus disease, the World Health Organization, WHO, has announced the presence of another rampaging virus, Zika, on the continent. In a statement last Friday, WHO informed that Zika…

Polio, Ebola, Immunisation top agenda  By Deo Akinbo, Abuja The 65th session of the Annual General Meeting  of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Committee for Africa is currently being held in N'djamena, Chad. The meeting…