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Source: State House Seychelles | Apr 02, 2025

Denouncing False Information Regarding the Health Facility Donated by Qatari Government Located at the Seychelles Coast Guards

Misinformation regarding national government facilities undermines public trust and detracts from the dedicated efforts of professionals who work tirelessly to serve our community

The Office of the President wishes to categorically refute the misleading and false information being disseminated by the presidential candidate of United Seychelles regarding the health facility donated by the Qatari Government located at the Seychelles Coast Guard base. Contrary to these claims, we wish to reassure the public that…

Source: UN Women - Africa | Oct 05, 2024

Kenya’s national toll-free helpline 1195: A lifeline for gender-based violence survivors

The scale of Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in Kenya is alarming

Gender-based violence (GBV) remains a pervasive issue in Kenya, affecting individuals across all demographics. The National Gender-Based Violence Toll-Free Helpline, 1195, serves as a crucial resource for survivors, providing a platform for reporting incidents and receiving life-saving assistance. As the first and only service of its kind in Kenya, this…

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Source: Merck Foundation | Aug 12, 2024

Senator, Dr. Rasha Kelej focuses on Coronavirus Health in the Seventh Episode of “Our Africa by Merck Foundation” TV Program

The TV program is currently broadcasting on KTN Home in Kenya, every Saturday at 5 pm and repeated every Thursday at 6:30 am

Merck Foundation (www.Merck-Foundation.com), the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany has launched the Seventh Episode of their First-ever TV program – ‘Our Africa by Merck Foundation’ on their social media handles. ‘Our Africa by Merck Foundation’ is a pan African TV program that is conceptualized, produced, directed, and co-hosted by Senator, Dr. Rasha Kelej,…

Source: World Health Organization (WHO) - Seychelles | Aug 05, 2024

Strengthening care services for chronic diseases in Seychelles

Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs) accounted for more than half of the total number of deaths in Seychelles in 2022 and more than half of those (52%) were due to diseases of the circulatory system, such as heart disease and stroke

After a long day at work, Brenda Mirabeau loves to put on her favourite music and dance around the house. So, six years ago, when her toes went numb and she could no longer walk around at home, her family was alarmed. “I was so cold that I was shivering……

Source: World Health Organization - Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean | Jul 17, 2024

Full COVID-19 vaccination in sight for 70% of Somalia’s population

One such initiative is the Somalia COVID-19 Emergency Vaccination Project, which has been central to the COVID-19 vaccination efforts to date and is set to continue until September 2025

Since COVID-19 was first detected in Somalia in March 2020, the country has made remarkable progress in limiting its spread and rolling out COVID-19 vaccination. Thanks to support from partners including WHO Somalia, almost 50% of Somalia’s population is fully vaccinated against COVID-19, as at 30 March 2024. But more…

Source: WHO Regional Office for Africa | Dec 29, 2023

Namibia: The Journey of Gobabis Primary School to becoming a Platinum Health Promoting School

The HPSI was introduced in Namibia in 1998 and the MoHSS and MoEAC have been working collaboratively in ensuring that the school health programme is cascaded to all Namibian schools

Mrs Regina Diergaardt, school principal of the Gobabis Primary School, shares the story of how her school has remained a health promoting school through the years despite numerous challenges. “I have realized that if we take HPSI seriously, we will see a change in the behaviour of our learners who in…

Source: United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) | Oct 30, 2023

New motorcycles to boost immunization services for health workers across all Counties in South Sudan

The equipment will bolster the integration of COVID-19 into the routine immunization and primary health care services across the nation

UNICEF and the Government of Canada, in partnership with the Ministry of Health, handed over 80 motorcycles today to strengthen immunization systems across the country. The equipment will bolster the integration of COVID-19 into the routine immunization and primary health care services across the nation. Earlier in May, the World…

Source: WHO Regional Office for Africa | Oct 25, 2023

Malawi launches Tipewe Cholera/Covid-19 campaign as part of National Community Health Day commemorations

Dr Lazarus Chakwera encouraged communities to have all girls aged between 9 and 14 to receive the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccine to prevent cervical cancer

Malawi government has today launched the National Community Health Framework (2023-2030), the “Tipewe Cholera/Covid 19” campaign and re-launched the Human Papilloma virus vaccination drive. The Ministry of Health through the Community Health Services Section and its partners have been implementing community health services as one of the strategies of attaining…

Source: FAO Regional Office for Africa | Sep 26, 2023

The Food and Agriculture Organization unites experts against Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus

The three-day workshop was held in Nairobi, Kenya, with the aim to facilitate knowledge sharing and explore future strategies for enhanced surveillance

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) brought together technical experts from countries participating in the Emerging Pandemic Threats 2 (EPT-2) Program in an inter-regional consultative workshop on Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) surveillance from 19 to 21 September 2023. The three-day workshop was held in…

Source: World Health Organization (WHO) - Ethiopia | Aug 31, 2023

An integrated COVID-19 and the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccination campaign in Tigray completed

The integrated campaign was conducted in 76 woredas of 6 zones of the Tigray region in collaboration with High level officials, religious and community leaders

Ethiopia introduced HPV vaccine for girls aged 14-year-old in 2008 and COVID-19 vaccine in March 2021. Since then, HPV vaccination has been provided as two doses to girls aged 14 years with a six-month interval and the COVID-19 vaccine to all people aged 12 years and above. Tigray region was…

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