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Africa clocks fastest surge in COVID-19 cases this year, but deaths remain low

Africa clocks fastest surge in COVID-19 cases this year, but deaths remain low

An 83% surge in new COVID-19 cases during the past week in Africa,…
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WR administering a Oral Cholera Vaccine during the national campaign in Zanzibarctoral Early Childhood Development Programme

Tanzania launches a National Multi-sectoral Early Childhood Development Programme

13 December 2021- Dodoma:
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Small quantity of the donated items on display

WHO boosts Sierra Leone’s COVID-19 response and disease surveillance with $600,000 worth of laboratory commodities.

The World Health Organization has handed over a consignment of…
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COVID-19 vaccination in Uganda

WHO provides 3,360 testing kits to Uganda for screening the COVID-19 Omicron variant of concern

Kampala, December 09, 2021: - As part of the prevention and rapid…
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Omicron spreads but severe cases remain low in South Africa

Omicron spreads but severe cases remain low in South Africa

The Omicron variant is reaching more countries in Africa and weekly…
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Dr Paul Samson Baba, Acting Undersecretary of the Ministry of Health and Dr Fabian Ndenzako, the WHO Representative a.i. for South Sudan joined by Directors General and other top officials from the Ministry of Health and WCO technical staff in a group photo during the 2022-2023 biennium plan meeting in Juba

WHO South Sudan conducts a consultation meeting with the Ministry of Health to review the draft 2022-2023 biennium plan.

6 December 2021, Juba -The World Health Organization (WHO) South…
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Deputy Minister of Health and Social Services, Honorable Dr Ester Muinjangue

Namibia joins “Zero Malaria Starts With Me” campaign

Namibia joins 21 other African Countries with the recent launch of…
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COVID-19 pandemic slows progress against tuberculosis

COVID-19 pandemic slows progress against tuberculosis

The COVID-19 pandemic’s disruption to health services has seen an…
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