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What you should know about suicide.
The African Region is home to six of the ten countries with the highest suicide rates in the world. What are the risk and protective factors for suicidal thoughts? How can support systems make a difference? #who #africa #mentalhealth #suicideattempt #suicide # victims #care #psychology #…
Mozambique: Widespread vaccination against COVID-19
Countries look back at efforts to immunize every last child against polio
Countries and GPEI partners have intensified efforts since a Wild Polio type 1 case was reported in Malawi in February, 2022. Ministries of Health in Malawi, Zambia, Tanzania, Mozambique and Zimbabwe reacted quickly and launched emergency response plans to stop the spread of the virus #who #africa…
Leading COVID-19 vaccination in South Africa
Limpopo, South Africa – One of the strategies that boosted South Africa’s COVID-19 vaccination drive involved decentralizing the rollout to the grassroots. Provincial health authorities deployed teams to communities to ensure an increased uptake of the vaccine. The mobile health teams are part of a…
Vaccinating people where they are
Dr Rirhandzu Norah Mongwe is District Executive Manager for Mopani District in Limpopo Province, South Africa. She is on the frontlines of Limpopo Province’s COVID-19 vaccination response. During the first months of the response, Dr Mongwe was on the ground every day, along with her teams of…
WHO South Sudan Vaccination Boost
Juba, South Sudan ‒ With support from the European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO), WHO has trained around 1000 COVID-19 vaccinators in South Sudan. The country aims to vaccinate around 60% of adults against COVID-19 by the end of December 2022. #who #covid19 #africa #…
Mozambique polio vaccination drive strives to reach all children
Mozambique confirmed a case of wild poliovirus in May 2022 – the first of its kind since 1992 – prompting a public health emergency response that includes a nationwide vaccination campaign. Nearly 15000 vaccinators were mobilized and trained by the World Health Organization. In Niassa province…