South Sudan: Ministry of Health with support from WHO strengthens Ebola Virus Disease preparedness and response readiness in the high-risk counties of Morobo and Yei River, Central Equatoria state

To strengthen the capacities to detect, investigate and respond to suspected Ebola Virus Disease (EVD), WHO supported the Ministry of Health to deploy a multidisciplinary team of epidemiologists, clinicians and…

Coronavirus: The United States Donates Additional 840,000 Johnson & Johnson Vaccines to Mozambique

The U.S. Embassy in Maputo, Mozambique is pleased to announce the arrival of 840,000 doses of the Johnson&Johnson vaccine that the United States is sharing with the Republic of Mozambique…

FAO Subregional Coordinator for Southern Africa reaffirms the Organization’s commitment to meeting food security and livelihood needs in Mozambique

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Sub-regional Coordinator for Southern Africa (SRC/SFS), Dr Patrice Talla, travelled to the Republic of Mozambique from 31 October 2021 to…

UNESCO sponsors Disaster Risk Reduction and Public Health Emergencies Journalist of the Year Award

Zimbabwe Television Network (ZTN) journalist Munashe Mukahlera won the Disaster Risk Reduction and Public Health Emergencies Journalist of the Year award at the National Journalism and Media Awards (NJAMA) 2021…

UN-Habitat helps unlock the hidden potential of Kenya’s refugee camps through regeneration

To promote urban resilience, self-sufficiency and communities’ integration in one of Kenya’s longest-standing and major refugee camps, UN-Habitat is formulating a detailed Regeneration Strategy focusing on harnessing inclusion and socio-economic opportunities for host and refugees. This regeneration project for the Kakuma-Kalobeyei refugee camps will…

T?KA Supports Rose Cultivation in the Algerian Sahara

Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA) built the “Rose Garden for the Martyrs of July 15” with 1000 roses in the town of El Goléa (MENIA), located in the Sahara…

Strength in numbers: data, partners and leadership create resilient HIV services during COVID-19 in Zambia

Dr Suilanji Sivile is an HIV clinician in Zambia who started working in the Eastern Province nearly a decade ago. He is also an HIV Technical Advisor at the Ministry…

UN allocates $13M from CERF for response to flooding in South Sudan

Emergency Relief Coordinator (ERC) Martin Griffiths has allocated $13 million from the UN Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) for an urgent response to large-scale flooding in South Sudan. Some 809,000 people have…

More than 1500 women and girls affected by armed conflict benefit from dignity kits in Cabo Delgado

An estimated 1.3 million people are in urgent need of humanitarian assistance and protection in Mozambique's three northern provinces – Cabo Delgado, Niassa and Nampula – due to the conflict…

Digital Innovation to Boost TB Treatment

The fight against tuberculosis (TB) has received fresh impetus following the rolling out of a latest digital technology. The innovation which is part of Adherence Support Coalition to End TB…

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