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UNICEF expresses concern More than 112,000 cases of measles  already reporter this year  'Many countries are in the midst of sizeable measles outbreaks,' WHO says Measles cases have continued to climb into 2019.…

United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) is set to launch a social media campaign by the name “VaccinesWork” to promote global support for immunization. The campaign, to be launched on 24 April, 2019, is to further convince the world that…

As clashes around Tripoli continued and the number of wounded rose to the hundreds, the World Health Organisation (WHO) today, reacted swiftly to provide field hospitals and ambulances with critically-needed life saving supplies. “We…

To probe causes of all maternal deaths The Nigerian government on Monday April 8 declared a State of Emergency on maternal and child mortality in the country. Also, the government announced that for every death of any…

The initiative enables line managers to interact with field data on “Smart Touch Screens,” and the platform uses mobile phones for conducting active case searches for priority diseases and routine immunization assessments at health facility…

Children aged between six months and two years are expected to receive the first ever malaria vaccination in a WHO-coordinated pilot implementation of the Malaria Vaccine Implementation Program (MVIP) expected to commence in April in Ghana,…

WHO reaffirms commitment to end outbreak The number of Ebola cases in Congo has exceeded 1,000, the country’s health ministry said, as the second-largest outbreak of the virus continues to wreak havoc in the central…

A two-day briefing for new Ministers of Health in the WHO African Region, ended on Thursday March 7  in Brazzaville, Congo.Ministers of health in the WHO African region play a critical role in providing political leadership and making…

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,…

ABUJA  –  Following the outbreak of  measles and rubella in some parts of the coun try, the World Health Organization (WHO) has constituted, in collaboration with the Nigerian government, an Emergency Preparedness and Response team to…