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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 »
December 13, 2022
Africa: Curbing Maternal Mortality in Côte d'Ivoire
It is vaccination day, baby cries fill the courtyard of the Botro General Hospital, about 400 kilometres north of Abidjan. Henriette Ouattara, who gave birth a few months ago at… Read more »
Nigeria: Reducing Out-of-Pocket Health Expenditure a Panacea to Universal Health Coverage
"I recall growing up in a comfortable home and lacking nothing until my father fell ill in 2010. I was in secondary school when his sickness started. He was a farmer and… Read more »
December 08, 2022
Africa: Covid-19 Burden Lessens in Africa, Vigilance Crucial As Year-End Season Begins
While Africa is witnessing its lowest level of new COVID-19 cases since the onset of the pandemic, a recent four-week rise--the first such sustained increase in four… Read more »
December 06, 2022
Africa: Bolstering Africa's Health Emergency Readiness and Response
The World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Africa in partnership with Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, West African Health Organization, United… Read more »
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 »