November 13
Rwanda: Rwanda Begins Countdown To End of Marburg Outbreak [press release]
WHO
On 9 November 2024, the recommended 42-day countdown to declare the end of the Marburg virus disease (MVD) outbreak in Rwanda commenced, the day after the last confirmed patient… Read more »
Zimbabwe: After Declaring End to Cholera Outbreak, Zimbabwe Sees New Cases
VOA
Zimbabwe has recorded new cases of cholera several months after declaring the end of an outbreak that killed more than 700 people over an 18-month period. Read more »
Africa: Africa Is Battling Plastic Pollution and Waste Crisis, Activists Say
RFI
Africa continues to grapple with plastic pollution, a waste crisis, and limited investment, activists report, as discussions unfold at the UN climate meetings in Azerbaijan. To… Read more »
South Sudan: Urgent Action Needed to Address Growing Cholera Outbreak [press release]
MSF
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has set up a 20-bed cholera treatment unit (CTU) at the Renk Civil Hospital in South Sudan, in response to a cholera outbreak declared… Read more »
Gambia: First Lady Launches National Polio Vaccination Campaign
The Point
In her commitment to supporting the Ministry of Health to keep The Gambia polio-free, The Gambia First Lady Her Excellency Fatoumatta Bah Barrow yesterday launched the national… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria Medical Consultants Declare Seven-Day Warning Strike
Premium Times
MDCAN is an association of medical and dental consultants who are specialists in various fields of medicine and dentistry, holding the highest qualifications in their professions. Read more »
Namibia: Health Ministry Reports On HIV-Aids Trends
Namibian
More than 7 000 children in Namibia are living with HIV-AIDS, the latest figures released by the Ministry of Health and Social Services shows. Read more »
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe Faces New Challenge in HIV Treatment As Resistance to Dolutegravir (DTG) Emerges
263Chat
Zimbabwe's remarkable progress in HIV treatment faces a new hurdle as cases of resistance to the life-saving drug, Dolutegravir (DTG), emerge. With over 1.2 million people… Read more »
Sudan: Sudan Kicks Off Polio Campaign to Protect Over 648 000 Children in Hard-to-Reach Areas in White Nile State
United Nations in Sudan
The Federal Ministry of Health of Sudan, with support from the World Health Organization (WHO) and United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), kicked off a 4-day house-to-house polio… Read more »
Africa: Which Animals Carry Mpox? Our Study Identified African Forest Dwelling Rodents As One Source [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Mpox is a disease caused by the highly infectious monkeypox virus. It's quite easily passed on from one person to another. But it originally came from infected animals. Read more »
West Africa: Pandemic Preparedness in West Africa - Multiplayer Collaborative Solutions for a Changing Climate [blog]
Nigeria Health Watch
The World Health Organization (WHO) has identified climate change as one of humanity's most significant health threat, with significant impacts across Africa. Rising temperatures… Read more »
Ghana: Health Ministry Launches National Strategy for Sickle Cell Disease, Vaccine Policy
GhanaToday
To advance the treatment of sickle cell disease in the country, the Ministry of Health has launched the National Sickle Cell Disease Strategy for 2024 to 2028, along with a… Read more »
Liberia: Health Workers Want Salaries Classified
Liberian Observer
A group of Physician Assistants, Nurses, Pharmacists, and OR-Technicians, representing the Professional Health Workers Association of Liberia, has formally petitioned the Liberian… Read more »
Kenya: Senators Threaten Censure Motions Against Barasa, Miano for Skipping Plenary Session
Capital FM
Senators have threatened to impose a censure motion on Health Cabinet Secretary Deborah Barasa and her counterpart for Tourism Rebecca Miano for failing to appear before the house… Read more »
Nigeria: Meningitis Killed 361 in 1 Year - NCDC
Leadership
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has said that between 2023 and 2024, the country recorded 4915 suspected and 380 confirmed cases of meningitis, with 361… Read more »
Uganda: Ministry of Health Launches Immunisation Campaign Nationwide to Combat Measles
Nile Post
Uganda is set to launch an ambitious nationwide immunisation campaign, "The Big Catch-Up," beginning on November 14, 2024. Read more »
Gambia: Brikama Hospital Equipped With Oxygen Cylinders to Save Lives
The Point
In a significant move geared towards saving the lives of patients and also complementing government's efforts in the quest to providing quality health services delivery to… Read more »
Africa: WHO Director-General's Remarks At the COP29 High-Level Side Event - Cop Presidencies Bringing Health At the Centre of Climate Agenda - 13 November 2024 [press release]
WHO
Honourable Minister Babayev, Read more »
Nigeria: 6 Million Nigerians Face Existential Threat As Cost of Diabetes Care Skyrockets
Vanguard
The Diabetes Association of Nigeria, DAN, has warned that six million Nigerians with diabetes are facing existential threat, following the skyrocketing cost of healthcare. Read more »
November 12
Africa: 'AI is No Panacea, But If It Can Help With Africa's Challenges, We Should Be Open-Minded' [interview]
allAfrica
allAfrica's Juanita Williams and Joy Basu, U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State in the Bureau of African Affairs, overseeing Economics and Regional Affairs across… Read more »
South Africa: Pharmaceutical Corporations Must Make Insulin Pens Available at $1 Per Pen
MSF
Ahead of World Diabetes Day, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) called on pharmaceutical corporations Eli Lilly, Novo Nordisk, Sanofi, and all insulin manufacturers to take urgent… Read more »
South Sudan: Alarming Spike in Admissions of Children With Malaria At Aweil State Hospital
MSF
An alarming number of children suffering from severe malaria have been admitted to Aweil state hospital, where Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) runs the paediatric and… Read more »
Africa: Every Breath Counts on World Pneumonia Day
allAfrica
World Pneumonia Day is held every year on November 12. This year it focuses on events around partnerships, aiming to lower mortality rates and strengthen pandemic defenses by… Read more »
Africa: New Surveys of Children Highlight Education Challenges Across Eastern and Southern Africa
Unicef
Ahead of World Children's Day 2024, data from multiple countries reveal children's awareness of their rights, but significant barriers to education persist Read more »
South Africa: Patients Lie On the Floor At Uitenhage Hospital
GroundUp
Health department acknowledges there is pressure on available beds Read more »
