WHO supporting Guinea restore vaccine capacity after fire damage,
Stories & Blogs WHO (News )A crisis cell has been set up and contingency plans are being reinforced.
WHO actively responds to anthrax epidemic in the DRC.
Stories & Blogs WHO (News )WHO has made more than four tonnes of medicines available to 12 health facilities, a large quantity of which has been handed over to the authorities in the Binza health zone in Rutshuru territory.
WHO supports Mauritius in developing a national medicine policy to ensure access to safe and quality medicines.
Stories & Blogs WHO (News )This initiative unites various health professionals to contribute to the development of a policy that will meet the specificities of the country and the local context.
Providing nonjudgmental and empathetic sexual and reproductive health services in Zambia.
Stories & Blogs WHO (News )To improve access to sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) services, including family planning and safe abortions, Zambia is training health workers in values clarification and attitude transformation (VCAT).
WHO donates medical supplies and equipment to boost mpox response.
Stories & Blogs WHO (News )The handover ceremony took place at the Hastings Treatment Centre, with WHO Country Representative Dr George Ameh officially handing over the supplies to Deputy Chief Medical Officer Dr Mustapha Kabba.
Sudan: Drone strikes must be investigated
Stories & Blogs OHCHR (Press Release )The deadly aerial strike this week on a UN humanitarian convoy in Al Koma, North Darfur, clearly undermines access by civilians to assistance and violates the international humanitarian law prohibition of attacks against humanitarian personnel and objects
Libya: Sites of gross human rights violations must be sealed and impartially investigated - Türk
Stories & Blogs OHCHR (Press Release )UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk said on Wednesday he was shocked by revelations of gross human rights violations uncovered at official and unofficial detention facilities run by the Stabilization Support Apparatus (SSA) force in Tripoli.
Fourth meeting of the International Health Regulations (2005) Emergency Committee regarding the upsurge of mpox 2024 – Temporary recommendations.
Stories & Blogs WHO (News )These temporary recommendations are issued to States Parties experiencing the transmission of monkeypox virus (MPXV).
Reparatory justice in the age of Artificial Intelligence
Stories & Blogs OHCHR (Story )The overarching theme of the 2025 session of the Permanent Forum on People of African Descent was “Africa and people of African descent: United for reparatory justice in the age of Artificial Intelligence,”
Sudan: UN expert calls for end to attacks on critical civilian infrastructure amidst intensifying drone strikes.
Stories & Blogs OHCHR (Press Release )The designated Expert on human rights in Sudan of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, expressed deep concern at the recent intensification of drone strikes and the expansion of the conflict to Red Sea state in eastern Sudan.