A year ago, the United Nations officially declared November 18th as the “World Day for the Prevention of and Healing from Child Sexual Exploitation, Abuse, and Violence”. The official recognition of this day was an important step toward increasing global awareness…
A further 5,200 youngsters were informed regarding the HPV vaccine and cervical cancer prevention on 13 September 2023 – Nairobi, Kenya; Ishaka Bushenyi and West Nile Uganda: Cervical cancer is the most common cause of cancer-related fatalities in women. Human…
Find out the facts about cervical cancer and the human papilliomavirus (HPV) that causes it. Help educate other women in your life too.
16 January 2023, Nairobi, Kenya: AAN’s partner in Kenya, Reproductive Health Network Kenya (RHNK)*, has launched a targeted advocacy campaign for HPV vaccination in coordination with WHO’s Cervical Cancer Awareness Month. With AAN support, the RHNK campaign aims to sharply…
16 days of actvism against gender – based violence, The theme of the year 2022: Unite! Activism to end violence against women and girls.
14 November 2022, Ishaka Bushenyi, and West Nile Uganda; Nairobi, Kenya: Recognizing the Covid vaccine hesitancy in many African countries despite vaccine availability and alarmed at WHO-Gavi indications of a decline in all immunization coverage during the Covid pandemic including…
09 December 2021 – Geneva, Switzerland: The Covid Africa Action Network for Nurses and Nurse-Midwives (AAN) and the AAN Award Committee* are honored to announce that the Reproductive Health Network Kenya (RHNK) and the Technical University of Kenya (TUK) are…
«Charity continues to give and serve selflessly. I support this nomination 100%!» Dorothy Ngoma, Maternal & Child Health Special Advisor to the President of Malawi « It’s time to recognize nurses who spent a lifetime serving humanity,» Aster DM Health…
AAN and the Eswatini Nurses Association (ENA) donated 25000 evidence-based reusable protective face masks to the Eswatini Ministry of Health. AAN awarded a 10000 USD grant to ENA to produce masks locally, in partnership with the University of Eswatini. The…
