Ebola

During World Immunization Week 2016, held 24-30 April, the World Health Organization (WHO) highlights recent gains in immunization coverage, and outlines further steps countries can take to “Close the Immunization Gap” and meet global vaccination […]

A defining year for global health The World Health Summit (WHS) 2015 took place in a defining year for global health The world has set an ambitious agenda in relation to poverty, development, climate, and […]

Sehr geehrter Herr Präsident, meine Damen und Herren, in wenigen Tagen feiern wir in Deutschland 25 Jahre Deutsche Einheit. Wir feiern in Europa das Ende des Kalten Krieges. Das einst geteilte Europa wuchs in Frieden […]

Merck (http://www.merckgroup.com), the world’s oldest pharmaceutical and Chemical company in partnership with UNESCO , Cambridge University and University of Rome  plan to conduct UNESCO-Merck Africa Research Summit – MARS which will be held on the […]

Folks, you must already have heard the news report about the trial of a vaccine for the deadly Ebola that is either already being done in Ghana or is about to be done. When I […]

Dr Matshidiso Moeti, WHO Regional Director for Africa, recently visited the Coyah Ebola Treatment Centre. The Centre, situated 50km from Conakry, was opened on 31 December 2014. It has a capacity of 100 beds, 50 […]

The “Rescue Team”, an association set up by Ebola survivors to help fellow survivors trying to put their lives back together again, is now exploring ways to contribute to the Ebola outbreak response in Sierra […]

For far too long, women and girls in Africa have faced discrimination and inequalities in the workforce which have not only hurt them, but their families, communities and their countries as a whole. As we […]