Over 2,000 cases of mpox reported in Africa in one week
Within one week, the number of mpox cases in Africa increased by over 2,000 but the number of countries affected ...
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Mpox officially declared public health emergency of continental security
Africa CDC did not sit in its office and make a declaration. No, it was a consultative process. Jean Kaseya, ...
The world’s biggest humanitarian crisis for children continues to be underreported
On Saturday morning a local boy’s football team was playing at a UNICEF Child-Friendly Space in Khartoum State when a ...
Pate and other African Health Ministers Unite to Combat Malaria Deaths
Health ministers from African nations bearing the highest burden of malaria convened today in Yaoundé, Cameroon, to pledge intensified efforts ...
Laboratory in Lagos bags WHO’s full accreditation for measles and rubella
The Central Public Health Laboratory (CPHL) in Lagos, Nigeria has achieved full laboratory accreditation status from the World Health Organization ...
7 Million Children in Africa Died Before Fifth Birthday Due to Lack of Access to Health Care
An estimated 7 million children in Africa died before their fifth birthday, according to the latest estimates released by the ...
Source of Ebola outbreak remains unknown as Uganda declares victory
Health authorities in Uganda have admitted that even though the country's latest Ebola outbreak is over, the source of the ...
Measles is an imminent threat worldwide
There has been a significant setback in global progress towards achieving and maintaining measles elimination and the decline leaves millions ...
Uganda declares Ebola outbreak
The health authorities in Uganda today declared an outbreak of Ebola after a case of the Sudan ebolavirus was confirmed ...
What we know about the origin of DRC’s latest Ebola outbreak
On April 23, 2022, the Minister of Public Health, Hygiene, and Prevention announced a new case of Ebola virus disease ...
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