08 October 2024 "Eu já enfrentei a malária várias vezes e até precisei ser internado.  Os médicos me disseram que eu tinha uma forma da doença resistente aos medicamentos convencionais, então precisei de medicação injetável.  Durante quatro meses, vivi um ciclo de melhoras e recaídas, o que me fez perder um mês e meio de

Nairobi, Kenya – The World Health Organization, Regional Office for Africa launched the Health Labour Market Analysis (HLMA) Support Tool to assist countries assess their health workforce education capacity, supply, demand and need for health workers and facilitate integrating health workforce planning into Health Labour Marker Analysis. The World Health Organization (WHO) in 2021 developed the Health Labour

Brazzaville – About 40 million people live with hearing loss in the African region, but the figure could rise to 54 million by 2030 if urgent measures are not take to address the problem, according to a new World Health Organization (WHO) report. Hearing loss has profound impact on human lives and economies, costing Africa US$ 27 billion annually

Kinshasa – The Democratic Republic of the Congo today kicked off mpox vaccination, adding a vital measure to complement the ongoing outbreak control efforts to halt the spread of the viral disease and save lives.  The vaccination, launched in the eastern North Kivu province, will prioritize health workers and frontline responders, contacts of confirmed cases

Freetown – Sierra Leone, with the support of the World Health Organization (WHO) and international and national partners, has successfully transported remaining Ebola samples from remote storage sites to a secure central biobank. This operation was important to reduce the risk of accidental exposure, release or misuse of these potentially hazardous materials as well as

In a joint mission with the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR), the World Health Organization (WHO) conducted an important assessment of health services in refugee settlement in Lunda Norte province, Angola, from 30 September to 2 October. This mission aimed to evaluate the quality and collaboration of health services provided at the Lôvua Refugee Settlement

In Bahirdar, a town on the edge of the stunning Lake Tana, Dr Addisalem Yilma Tefera stands as a pillar of dedication. As the WHO Bahirdar Hub Coordinator, she has taken on the immense responsibility of coordinating WHO supported health activities in the Amhara and Benishangul-Gumuz regions, a role that is crucial in the face

Brazzaville/Kigali – Rwandan health authorities are intensifying outbreak control efforts following the detection of Marburg virus disease, with 26 cases confirmed and six deaths reported currently. Cases of the virus have been reported in seven of the country’s 30 districts. Twenty cases are in isolation and receiving treatment, while 161 people who came into contact with

Ugandan health authorities have issued a strong call to action for healthcare providers to prioritize reducing diagnostic errors in their clinical practice. This appeal came during the national commemoration of World Patient Safety Day, held at Wakiso Health Centre IV, where the critical role of accurate diagnosis in safeguarding patient safety was underscored. The event

As we commemorate the eighteenth World Rabies Day on 28 September 2024, the Quadripartite agencies (FAO, UNEP, WHO, and WOAH) and the Global Alliance for Rabies Control (GARC), in the Africa region, are calling on all stakeholders to reflect on the annual theme for 2024, which is, "Breaking Rabies Boundaries." Rabies continues to take lives

Kinshasa – At their 2024 meeting in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo from 9 to 12 September, Essential Programme on Immunization (EPI) managers from Central African countries committed to consolidate gains made by the EPI in its 50 years of existence. The meeting, which brought together EPI Managers from Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic

The Ugandan Ministry of Health has today received mpox sample collection kits worth USD 15,135  (equivalent to UgX 56 million) to support accurate and timely diagnostic testing, which is critical in controlling the spread of mpox in the country. The sample collection kits, comprise 5,000 swabs with transport medium and 5,000 dry   Dacron/polyester flocked