July 10, 2023
Namibia: Minister Shangula Inaugurates the National Drug Control Commission
Namibia became a member of the United Nations at Independence in 1990 and has since ratified several Conventions on drug control including the UN Convention against Illicit… Read more »
June 08, 2023
Equatorial Guinea: Marburg Virus Disease Outbreak in Equatorial Guinea Ends
The outbreak of Marburg Virus Disease in Equatorial Guinea ended today with no new cases reported over the past 42 days after the last patient was discharged from treatment. Read more »
June 14, 2023
Africa: Low Donor Numbers Hamper Africa's National Blood Services
A terrible car accident in late 2022 in Ghana's southern Akuse town left Nana Serwaa Brakatuo in a critical condition. With a ruptured liver and blood clots in the lungs, doctors… Read more »
June 05, 2023
Africa: Tackling Health Impacts of Plastic Pollution in Africa
Every year more than 400 million tons of plastic are produced globally and an estimated 19-23 million tons end up in lakes, rivers and seas. However, less than 10% of the world's… Read more »
May 26, 2023
Africa: Africa's Largest Polio Vaccination Drive Since 2020 Targets 21 Million Children
Africa's largest polio vaccination campaign since 2020 kicks off today in three West and Central African countries, in a combined effort by national health authorities to immunise… Read more »
April 20, 2023
Africa: Africa Needs to Vaccinate 33 Million Children to Put Progress Back On Track
An estimated 33 million children will need to be vaccinated in Africa between 2023 and 2025 to put the continent back on track to achieve the 2030 global immunization goals that… Read more »
March 24, 2023
Africa: Africa's TB Reduction Rate Falls Short Amid Slowing Global Progress
The African region is recording around 4% annual decline rate in tuberculosis (TB) cases. Although the rate is double the global pace, the region risks missing major milestones and… Read more »
March 10, 2023
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 »
March 22, 2023
Tanzania: Tanzania Confirms First-Ever Outbreak of Marburg Virus Disease
Brazzaville/Dar es Salaam – Tanzania today confirmed its first-ever cases of Marburg Virus Disease after laboratory tests were carried out following reports of cases and… Read more »
March 20, 2023
Africa: Africa Burdened With Largest Global Increase of Oral Diseases
Around 44% of the population in the African region suffer from oral diseases, and while the region has experienced the steepest rise globally in oral diseases over the last three… Read more »
March 08, 2023
Africa: WHO, UNV Programme Launch Second Phase of Africa Women Health Champions Initiative
The World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Africa and the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) Programme today launched the second phase of the Africa Women Health… Read more »
February 17, 2023
Africa: Over 33 Million Children Vaccinated Against Wild Poliovirus in Southern Africa
A year since Malawi confirmed its first case of wild poliovirus type 1 in 30 years, more than 33 million children across five southern African countries have been vaccinated… Read more »
Africa: WHO Welcomes Canadian Commitment of CAD$ 30 Million to Reinforce Covid-19 Vaccination Efforts and Strengthen Health Systems in Africa
A CAD$ 30 million project in partnership with Canada's Global Initiative for Vaccine Equity (CanGIVE) is set to significantly bolster targeted, equitable delivery of COVID-19… Read more »
February 19, 2023
Africa: African Leaders Call for Urgent Action to Revitalize Routine Immunization
African heads of state today agreed on key measures to revamp routine immunization across the continent following massive disruptions by the COVID-19 pandemic that stymied… Read more »
February 14, 2023
Equatorial Guinea: Equatorial Guinea Confirms First-Ever Marburg Virus Disease Outbreak
Brazzaville/Malabo – Equatorial Guinea today confirmed its first-ever outbreak of Marburg virus disease. Preliminary tests carried out following the deaths of at least nine… Read more »
February 09, 2023
Africa: New Cholera Cases in Africa Surging Fast, Reach a Third of 2022 Total in a Month
Africa is witnessing an exponential rise in cholera cases amid a global surge. Cases recorded on the continent in the first month of 2023 alone have already risen by more than 30%… Read more »
January 24, 2023
Mali: WHO Condemns Abduction of Colleague in Mali
World Health Organization (WHO) deplores the abduction of Dr Mahamadou Diawara, who was taken by unidentified assailants from his car on 23 January 2023 in the town of Menaka in… Read more »
January 26, 2023
Africa: Africa Emerges From Holiday Travel Season With Low Number of Covid-19 Cases
Africa is emerging from the New Year travel season without a significant upsurge in COVID-19 for the first time since the start of the pandemic. Read more »
January 11, 2023
Uganda: Uganda Declares End of Ebola Disease Outbreak
Brazzaville/Kampala – Uganda today declared the end of the Ebola disease outbreak caused by Sudan ebolavirus, less than four months after the first case was confirmed in the… Read more »
December 22, 2022
Africa: How Wastewater Surveillance Is Helping Fight Disease
Twice a week, a team of scientists from South Africa's National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) traverses the country's metropolitan areas, visiting up to 50 wastewater… Read more »
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