WHO strengthened the National Public Health Laboratory to safely manage infectious specimens in South Sudan
South Sudan is prone to emerging and re-emerging disease outbreaks which necessitate prompt and safe management of laboratory specimens to ensure accurate and timely confirmation of the causative agent such as Ebola Virus to guide the response. However, the Joint External Evaluation (JEE) of IHR (2005) core capacities for South Sudan conducted in 2017, revealed […]
Baseline assessment of the national Viral Hepatitis response in Namibia
Staff members from WHO AFRO’s Communicable Disease Cluster (CDS) undertook a viral hepatitis baseline assessment mission in support of Namibia Ministry of health from 12th to 16th February 2018. The objectives of the mission were to assess the currently existing policies and practices on hepatitis control in order to facilitate the initiation and scale-up the […]
New ICAN Chairperson Chain of Office!
A big thank you to Copper Development Association Africa for sponsoring the ICAN Chairperson Chain on Office!