UNESCO and Micheweni Community Radio brought together more than 100 people on Pemba Island, Zanzibar, on 16 September to discuss how to help young people stay in school and thrive. Parents, teachers, students, officials and specialists met at Shumba Mjini School.
The English government announced initial measures on neonatal safety, safeguarding and accountability following the Thirlwall Inquiry into Countess of Chester Hospital.
A WHO-supported initiative strengthened early-warning and reporting capacity for health threats in nine districts across three Ghanaian regions. It trained 551 people.
With support from WHO and the National Vaccine Institute, Ghana assessed clinical-trial capacity at 15 public and private research and health institutions. Findings will inform national strategy work.
The proposal aims to connect police, fire, medical and civil protection teams securely across borders during crises and when terrestrial networks are unavailable.
WHO validated Chile for eliminating dog-transmitted rabies as a public-health problem. Chile is the first country in South America to receive the validation.
WHO experts conducted a technical preliminary assessment of the Ethiopian Food and Drug Authority’s medicines quality-control laboratory in preparation for possible WHO listing. The visit took place from 22 to 24 September.