WHO Zimbabwe joined Ministry of HealthZW UNICEF ZIMBABWE AWET & others in Manicaland & Masvingo Provinces for high-level advocacy meetings with 80 Interfaith leaders focusing on their role in shifting religious & traditional practices to prevent cholera & encourage vaccination.

Cholera is an acute diarrhoeal infection caused by ingesting contaminated food or water.
However, it is easily treatable & preventable.

Find out more on how to protect yourself from #cholera ⬇️
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World Health Organization (WHO) is supporting Ministry of HealthZW in battling the cholera outbreak. Our joint efforts include:
💊Supplying essential medical supplies & treatment kits
🩺 Deploying experts for training & support
🔊Raising awareness on prevention
Together, we're strengthening 🇿🇼 response & saving lives

Today the WHO Zimbabwe office bids farewell to the Country Representative Professor DANGOU Jean-Marie who served in the country for the past 13 months.

Thank you so much for your strong leadership & supporting Ministry of HealthZW & entire government to make #HealthForAll a reality in Zim 🇿🇼

Dr. Chiwenga emphasized the need for sustainable solutions to address the impact of unregulated health worker migration on the sector. He highlighted the importance of government-to-government agreements to ensure fair treatment of health workers abroad.

VP Chiwenga commended Dr. DANGOU Jean-Marie's leadership in the ongoing cholera response & highlighted WHO's crucial role in coordinating the response (incl. polio). He is looking forward to working with the new Rep, building on the successes recorded during his tenure.

This morning, WHO Zimbabwe Country Representative Professor DANGOU Jean-Marie paid a courtesy call on Vice President Dr. Constantino Chiwenga as he concludes his tour of duty. He expressed gratitude for the support & strong working relationship enjoyed during his time.

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Great job, Ministry of HealthZW for vaccinating over 4.6 million children during the first round of the polio vaccination campaign using nOPV2. This crucial effort was supported by UNICEF ZIMBABWE, WHO Zimbabwe w/Bill Gates, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, USCDC funding support.

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Handwashing with soap 🧼 & water 💦 prior to contact with food (e.g., during preparation, eating, or feeding), after contact with feces, and after providing care to those sick with cholera is necessary to help stop the spread of the disease 🦠

#HappyMonday

To all women. We are celebrating you every and each day.

WHO Zimbabwe Country Representative DANGOU Jean-Marie with Incident Management team are in Hwange District supporting Cholera outbreak response activities. An Oral Rehydration Point was set up in Makwika Village which was a Cholera hotspot with WHO Zimbabwe and MSF_Zimbabwe support

Over 2.1 million people in Zimbabwe were reached with oral cholera vaccines, thanks to a campaign launched in January by Ministry of HealthZW, supported by Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance WHO Zimbabwe & UNICEF ZIMBABWE. This is a major step forward in controlling the outbreak!

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In briefing meetings with authorities for field assessments and supportive supervision on the cholera preparedness and response by City of Bulawayo by WHO Zimbabwe led by DANGOU Jean-Marie with Ministry of HealthZW

Today, with colleagues from WHO Zimbabwe, a Ministry of HealthZW team, I met Health authorities of Bulawayo Metropolitan & Mat North. The success factors driving the low number of cholera cases & key issues & challenges were discussed. We toured Thorngrove Infectious diseases hospital.

This is the second cohort as we are aiming at training at least 500 community health workers. Proud of the collaboration between Africa CDC and WHO Zimbabwe supporting the Ministry of HealthZW containing and stopping the #cholera outbreak. WHO African Region Dr Matshidiso Moeti

1 in 8 people are now living with #obesity .

It affects:
🔸 the heart
🔸 the liver
🔸 the kidneys
🔸 the joints
🔸 the reproductive system

More info 👉bit.ly/42YG7yo #WorldObesityDay

On #WorldObesityDay lets change our Perspectives as we talk about Obesity! Adult obesity has more than X2 & adolescent obesity has X4 since 1990! Lets deal with myths & misconceptions, dispel stigmas & foster collaborative strategies to address obesity. who.int/news-room/fact…

Today, WHO Zimbabwe Rep DANGOU Jean-Marie joined UKinZimbabwe 🇬🇧 🇿🇼 Ambassador Peter Vowles at Marondera Hospital to discuss on the response to the cholera outbreak in the province. Thanks to @WHO support, a 6-bed cholera treatment unit was established through the Health Resilience Fund.

In the African region, prostate cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths among men. Early diagnosis is crucial.

Symptoms may include:
❌Difficulty urinating
❌Pain or burning while urinating
❌Frequent nighttime urination
❌Persistent pain in the back or pelvis