December 01, 2022
Africa: Africa's Advances in Maternal, Infant Mortality Face Setbacks - WHO Report
A slowdown in the progress made during the past decade against maternal and infant mortality is projected in the African region, a new World Health Organization (WHO) report… Read more »
November 21, 2022
Liberia: Guarding Against Antimicrobial Resistance in Liberia
Soon after her emergency caesarean section procedure in 2021 in Phebe Hospital in Bong, Liberia, a young mother developed a far greater yet mystifying emergency: An infection… 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 »
October 21, 2022
Africa: Overcoming Vaccine Hesitancy in Mozambique's Polio Fight
It is the last day of polio vaccination campaign in Niassa, a province in northern Mozambique, and a mobile vaccination team headed by health worker Celina Miguel is going… Read more »
Africa: Progress in Polio Eradication in Africa
The African region has made significant strides in the fight against polio, reaching a monumental achievement in August 2020 when the region was certified as free of indigenous… Read more »
October 20, 2022
Africa: Covid-19 Vaccination Roll-Out Stagnates in Africa
COVID-19 vaccination coverage has stagnated in half of African countries, while the number of doses administered monthly declined by over 50% between July and September, a World… Read more »
October 07, 2022
Africa: Gavi's Contribution to the Covid-19 Response to Pandemic
Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, has played a critical role in helping African countries secure lifesaving COVID-19 vaccines. It has also supported national efforts to maintain… Read more »
October 06, 2022
Africa: Reversing Suicide, Mental Health Crisis in Africa
World Health Organization (WHO) today launched a campaign to raise awareness and spur action for suicide prevention in the African region, which has the world's highest rates of… Read more »
September 30, 2022
Africa: How 78-Year-Old Traditional Healer Supports Covid-19 Vaccine Uptake
"The vaccine at all costs to survive the COVID-19 pandemic." Read more »
September 27, 2022
Namibia: Lessons From Who GBV Clinical Handbook
Gender-Based Violence (GBV) is a sensitive topic that requires professionals working with victims and survivors to be empathetic. Read more »
September 21, 2022
Southern Africa: WHO Validates Malawi for Eliminating Trachoma, First Country in Southern Africa
World Health Organization (WHO) has validated Malawi as having eliminated trachoma--a bacterial eye infection that can cause irreversible blindness if untreated--as a public health… Read more »
September 12, 2022
Africa: WHO Improves the Capacity of African Countries to Generate Quality Knowledge Products for Better Health Decision-Making
The World Health Organization has conducted a five-day capacity-building training for 22 national health observatory focal points from Ghana, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, and Uganda… Read more »
September 08, 2022
Africa: Covid-19 Threatens Elimination of Deadly Form of Meningitis in Africa
With the COVID-19 pandemic delaying meningitis vaccination campaigns for more than 50 million children in Africa, the region is at a heightened risk of outbreaks of meningitis type… Read more »
September 01, 2022
Africa: Improving Midwifery Capacity and Standards to Curb Death of Mothers and Babies
Over 70 maternal and child health experts from around the world have concluded a meeting in Freetown aimed at improving midwifery education. The body of experts included health… Read more »
August 30, 2022
Africa: Q&A With the Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Civil Aid Operations (ECHO)
Rolling out the COVID 19 vaccination campaign across the continent has been a challenging task. So, what happens in a country grappling with humanitarian crisis as well? Ian Van… Read more »
August 25, 2022
Africa: African Health Ministers Adopt New Regional Strategy to Transform Health Security
Spurred by the devastating impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on fragile health systems, African health ministers this week adopted a new eight-year strategy to transform health… Read more »
August 24, 2022
Africa: Transforming Africa's Health System in Wake of Covid-19 Pandemic
As Africa strives to recover from the deepfelt impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, health authorities and experts gathering this week for the Seventy-second session of the World… Read more »
August 23, 2022
Africa: African Health Ministers Endorse New Strategy to Curb Chronic Disease Crisis
With the burden of cardiovascular disease, mental and neurological disorders and diabetes rising in the region, African health ministers today endorsed a new strategy to boost… Read more »
Africa: African Health Ministers Launch Drive to Curb Sickle Cell Disease Toll
African health ministers today launched a campaign to ramp up awareness, bolster prevention and care to curb the toll of sickle cell disease, one of the most common illnesses in… Read more »
August 22, 2022
Africa: Africa's Top Health Forum Opens to Tackle Major Challenges
The President of the Republic of Togo, H.E President Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé opened the Seventy-second session of the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Committee… Read more »
August 04, 2022
Africa: Healthy Life Expectancy in Africa Rises By Almost Ten Years
Healthy life expectancy in the African region has increased on average by 10 years per person between 2000 and 2019, a World Health Organization (WHO) assessment reports. This rise… Read more »
July 27, 2022
Africa: 91 Million Africans Infected With Hepatitis B or C
More than 91 million Africans live with Hepatitis B or C, which are the deadliest strains of the virus, according to a World Health Organization (WHO) scorecard that launched today… Read more »
July 21, 2022
Africa: Historic Funding to Expand Roll-Out of First-Ever Malaria Vaccine
The World Health Organization (WHO) welcomes the launch by Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, of the landmark opportunity for countries to apply for funding to introduce, or further… Read more »
July 20, 2022
Africa: Covid-19 Vaccination in Africa Increases By Almost Three-Quarters in June 2022
Administered COVID-19 doses rose by 74% in June 2022 compared to the previous month after a sustained three-month decrease between March and May. This is due to mass COVID-19… Read more »
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 »