Aid cuts threaten fragile progress in ending maternal deaths, UN agencies warn
Stories & Blogs WHO (News )Countries must recommit to ending deaths in childbirth amid major headwinds.
Niger: improving access to services to reduce maternal mortality.
Stories & Blogs WHO (News )Niger continues to face high rates of maternal and neonatal mortality. In 2020, maternal mortality was estimated at 441 deaths per 100 000 live births.
Ground-breaking Ebola vaccination trial launches today in Uganda
Stories & Blogs WHO (News )In a global first, Uganda’s Ministry of Health, the World Health Organization (WHO) and other partners today launched a first-ever clinical efficacy trial for a vaccine from Ebola from the Sudan species of the virus.
Strengthening alliances and building movements to end female genital mutilation
Stories & Blogs WHO (News )Joint statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr Natalia Kanem, UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell and WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
Kenya, Uganda cross-border polio vaccination reaches 6.5 million children
Stories & Blogs WHO (News )Between October 3 and 6, 2024, more than 6.5 million children were vaccinated in a successful synchronized polio campaign between Kenya and Uganda.
Chad introduces malaria vaccine in triple-vaccine rollout for children
Stories & Blogs WHO (News )Chad today kicked off an ambitious triple vaccine rollout, including the R21 malaria vaccine, marking a significant step forward in its efforts to safeguard the health and well-being of millions of children.