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Ethiopia kicks off the 2nd-spherical polio marketing and marketing campaign with the original tool “nOPV2 vaccine” to care for an ongoing polio outbreak

Ethiopia kicks off the 2nd-spherical polio marketing and marketing campaign with the original tool “nOPV2 vaccine” to care for an ongoing polio outbreak

17 April 2022, Addis Ababa –On 15 April 2022, Ethiopia kicked off the second-round polio campaign with type 2 novel oral polio vaccine (nOPV2) aiming to protect over 16 million under-five children from disability and…

Africa witnesses longest-running decline in COVID-19 conditions

Africa witnesses longest-running decline in COVID-19 conditions

Brazzaville – Africa is experiencing its longest-running decline in COVID-19 infections since the onset of the pandemic. Recorded weekly cases have fallen for the past 16 weeks, while deaths have dropped for the last eight.…

“Our Planet, Our Health” in opposition to a extra wholesome the following day

“Our Planet, Our Health” in opposition to a extra wholesome the following day

The World Health Organization (WHO) in Eswatini in collaboration with the Ministry of Health (MOH) brought together more than 100 key stakeholders to discuss issues around health and the environment under the theme, “Our Planet,…

Botswana, South Africa deepen probe into original Omicron sub-variants

Botswana, South Africa deepen probe into original Omicron sub-variants

Brazzaville – Researchers in Botswana and South Africa have detected new sub-lineages of the Omicron variant of the SARS-CoV-2 and are carrying out further investigations to fully understand crucial traits such as infectivity and virulence. The…

Deaths from noncommunicable illnesses on the upward thrust in Africa

Deaths from noncommunicable illnesses on the upward thrust in Africa

Accra/Brazzaville – Noncommunicable diseases such as cancer, cardiovascular diseases and diabetes are increasingly becoming the main cause of mortality in sub-Saharan Africa, where the diseases were responsible for 37% of deaths in 2019, rising from…

Authorities of Zimbabwe joins the relaxation of the arena to commemorate World Wisely being Day

Authorities of Zimbabwe joins the relaxation of the arena to commemorate World Wisely being Day

7 April 2022 - Today, The Ministry of Health and Child Care (MoHCC) joins the rest of the world to mark World Health Day 2022. This year’s theme “Our planet: Our health” advocates for global…

Increasing momentum to deal with Antimicrobial Resistance in Zimbabwe: Dedication of the manager and the UN Country Team

Harare, Zimbabwe – The first global assessment of the burden of Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) revealed that nearly 5 million deaths in 2019[1] were associated with drug-resistant infections. A major driver of AMR is the overuse and…

WHO and stakeholders call for multisectoral reach in direction of native weather commerce and varied environmental threats to public health 

WHO and stakeholders call for multisectoral reach in direction of native weather commerce and varied environmental threats to public health 

Abuja, 8 April 2022 - As Nigeria joins the world to commemorate the 2022 World Health Day, the World Health Organization (WHO) and stakeholders call for multisectoral approach towards climate change and other environmental threats…

Malawi receives 1.9 million doses of cholera vaccines to enhance cholera preparedness and response readiness

Lilongwe, 8 April 2022- Malawi has received 1.9 million doses of Oral Cholera Vaccine (OCV) from the Global Emergency Stockpile to support the first round of the oral cholera vaccination campaign. With support from the…

Managing COVID-19 spoil in Africa

Managing COVID-19 spoil in Africa

Brazzaville – Masks. Gloves. Personal protective equipment. Vaccines. These items have become ubiquitous during the COVID-19 pandemic: as protection against the virus itself, but also as medical waste, burdening Africa’s already clogged landfills. Before the…

Malawi reaffirms its commitment to local weather action on World Successfully being Day 2022 – Our Planet, Our Successfully being

Malawi reaffirms its commitment to local weather action on World Successfully being Day 2022 – Our Planet, Our Successfully being

Lilongwe, 7 April 2022- The World Health Organization Malawi Country Office (WCO) in collaboration with the Ministry of Health held World Health Day commemoration under the theme ‘Our Planet, Our Health’ at the Ministry of Health…

Over two-thirds of Africans uncovered to virus which causes COVID-19: WHO look

Over two-thirds of Africans uncovered to virus which causes COVID-19: WHO look

Brazzaville – Up to 65% of Africans have been infected by SARS-CoV-2, the virus which causes COVID-19, a World Health Organization (WHO) analysis finds. The study finds that true infections on the continent were 97 times…