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Geneva, Switzerland | AFP |  Six candidates are in the running to take over the helm of the World Health Organization, including the Ethiopian foreign minister who is bidding to be the first African to hold the position, the UN agency said Friday. WHO’s 194 member states had until the …

Geneva, Switzerland | AFP | The World Health Organization on Tuesday toughened its advice on preventing the spread of Zika, saying anyone returning from areas hit by the virus should practise safe sex for six months afterwards. The updated guidelines mean the UN health body’s recommendations regarding sexual transmission are …

Geneva, Switzerland | AFP | There is a “very low risk” of the Zika virus spreading further internationally as a result of the Olympic Games in Brazil, the World Health Organization’s emergency committee on the disease said Tuesday. The statement came as worry mounted that the mosquito-borne virus, which has …

Monrovia, Liberia | AFP | Liberia said Thursday it was free of Ebola, meaning there are now no known cases in west Africa of the tropical virus that has left more than 11,300 people dead in the region since late 2013. Liberia was the country worst hit with more than …

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has released its health statistical report for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The ‘Monitoring Health for SDGs’ report reveals that whereas Ugandans are on average living longer than in the past, only 58% of births are attended by a skilled health personnel. According to the …

Regional Human Resources Manager Brazzaville, Congo WHO    Closing Date : 2016-06-13 Duty Station : Brazzaville, Congo See all 8 jobs in Brazzaville, Congo Application : Apply for the job The mission of WHO is the attainment by all peoples of the highest possible level of health. TO APPLY (CLICK HERE) …

EMERGENCY ROSTER – RESOURCE MOBILIZATION OFFICER WHO    Closing Date : 2016-06-10 Duty Station : See all 9 jobs in Application : Apply for the job (CLICK HERE) The mission of WHO is the attainment by all peoples of the highest possible level of health. Vacancy Notice No:HQ/16/ROST17 Title: EMERGENCY ROSTER …

Nobody should be dying of yellow fever because the disease has an extremely effective vaccine. Experts say a single dose of the medicine which has been available for over 70 years can provide 99% protection from the mosquito borne viral infection. But, by May 09, seven people had been confirmed …

By Aloysious Kasoma The suspected deadly Ebola fever has been detected in Nyimbwa sub-county in Luweero district and two members of the same family have died. This latest incidence happened in Sombwe Parish about 40km north of Kampala.  Joseph Okware, the Luwero District Health Officer Wednesday confirmed that the dead …

Kampala, Uganda | Sarah Namulondo | Students and lecturers at Makerere College of science have joined in today’s celebrations of the international World Radiography Day. The day which is gazetted by the World Health Organisation is celebrated to commemorate the 1895 x-ray discovery by Dr W Roentgen in German. The discovery introduced …