March 10
Africa: Southern African Countries Call for Urgent Action Against Cholera, Climate-Related Health Emergencies
Ministers of Health and Water and Sanitation and Environment from 11 southern African countries today called for urgent action to facilitate cooperation and collaboration on the… Read more »
November 03, 2022
East Africa: The Greater Horn of Africa's Climate-Related Health Crisis Worsens As Disease Outbreaks Surge
New analysis by World Health Organization (WHO) has found that the number of reported disease outbreaks and climate-related health emergencies in the greater Horn Africa have… Read more »
June 08, 2022
Zambia: A Sewage Plant, Surveillance and Polio Fight in Zambia
Environmental surveillance teams across Zambia are instrumental to the country's polio eradication programme. Since the outbreak of wild poliovirus in Malawi in February 2022, they… Read more »
April 08, 2022
Africa: Managing Covid-19 Waste in Africa
Masks. Gloves. Personal protective equipment. Vaccines. These items have become ubiquitous during the COVID-19 pandemic: as protection against the virus itself, but also as medical… Read more »
April 06, 2022
Africa: Climate-Linked Health Emergencies On the Rise #AfricaClimateCrisis
Climate-related health emergencies are on the rise in Africa, accounting for more than half of public health events recorded in the region over the past two decades, a new analysis… Read more »
September 29, 2021
Nigeria: Niger State Strengthens Sanitation Systems Against Open Defecation
On the frontline of ensuring that communities in Niger State stop open defecation, dispose of faecal sludge properly and embrace decent sanitation systems is 29-year-old Abubakar… Read more »
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