July 14, 2022
Africa: In Africa, 63 Percent Jump in Diseases Spread From Animals to People Seen in Last Decade
Africa is facing a growing risk of outbreaks caused by zoonotic pathogens, such as the monkeypox virus which originated in animals and then switched species and infected humans.… Read more »
June 23, 2022
Africa: Neglected Tropical Disease Mentorship Launched in Honour of Dr Mwele Malecela
World Health Organization (WHO) and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation today announced plans to set up a mentorship programme for African women working in neglected tropical… Read more »
June 22, 2022
Africa: Chronic Staff Shortfalls Stifle Africa's Health Systems - WHO Study
A serious shortage of health workers in Africa is undermining access to and provision of health services even though countries in the region have made efforts to bolster the… Read more »
June 16, 2022
Africa: WHO Supports the Leadership Role of a Strong Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention
The World Health Organization (WHO) welcomes the continental drive to strengthen the architecture of pandemic preparedness and response in Africa. This is critical for protecting… Read more »
May 24, 2022
Southern Africa: Ramping Up Polio Outbreak Response in Southern Africa
Following a case of wild poliovirus in February 2022 in Malawi, the country and four other geographically close nations kicked off a large-scale vaccination campaigns and ramped up… Read more »
June 02, 2022
Africa: WHO, Partners Seek to Reboot Africa's Health Emergency Response
With at least 100 health emergencies per year in Africa, ranging from disease outbreaks to natural or human-made disasters, health emergency partners are rallying to reform the… Read more »
June 01, 2022
Malawi: WHO Malawi Country Office Welcomes a New Country Representative
The World Health Organization (WHO) Malawi Country Office has a new representative, Dr Neema Rusibamayila Kimambo. The new WHO country representative has officially assumed duties… Read more »
May 31, 2022
Africa: WHO Is Supporting African Countries to Strengthen Monkeypox Surveillance and Response Actions
Brazzaville, 31 May 2022 - Seven African countries have cumulatively reported to the World Health Organization (WHO) nearly 1400 monkeypox cases (1392 suspected, 44 confirmed) so… Read more »
May 06, 2022
East Africa: East Africa Steps Up Health Emergency Readiness and Response
Five East African countries have held their first simulation exercise since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic to improve preparedness and bolster response to health… Read more »
May 25, 2022
Africa: African Health Ministers Seek Ways to Bolster Polio Outbreak Response
African health ministers gathered today to seek ways of ramping up measures to halt the outbreak of Wild Poliovirus Type 1 in southern Africa, where the virus has been detected in… Read more »
Uganda: Uganda Receives Three Generators to Power Oxygen Plants At Three Regional Referral Hospitals
The World Health Organization (WHO) has handed over three generators worth UGX 571,220,522 purchased with financial support from the Government of Denmark through Danish… Read more »
May 17, 2022
Zambia: Moving Forward the Science of Covid-19 Vaccine Effectiveness in Africa
Thousands of clinical trials conducted in different parts of the world have shown that COVID-19 vaccines are safe and efficacious. So why do we continue to study the performance of… Read more »