Only three of the 47 countries in WHO African Region are on track to eliminate viral hepatitis that affects one in 15 people in the region, according to a new WHO scorecard. Administration of the hepatitis B vaccination at birth and in early infancy is the most effective way to halt transmission, but only 11 countries are following this recommendation.
Read moreUganda’s Ministry of Health and WHO confirm Ebola in a five-year-old boy who crossed the border with his family from neighbouring Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The patient becomes Uganda’s first confirmed case in the ongoing outbreak in the DRC.
Read moreAn estimated 91 million people in Africa in a year consume contaminated food that renders them ill, and around 137,000 people die. Food containing harmful bacteria, viruses, parasites or chemical substances cause disease…
Read moreIt is a bittersweet day for Kennedy, 8 years old, who is about to be released from the Ebola Treatment Centre (ETC) in Butembo, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Read moreGeneva, Switzerland, 29 May 2019 – With 93% of all malaria deaths worldwide occurring in the African region, the Principality of Monaco and the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Africa have forged …
Read moreIt’s a busy morning at the inpatient unit for malnourished children at the Wau Teaching Hospital in Western Bahr el Ghazal, north-east South Sudan. The sound of babies’ fitful crying fills the air. Sitting on a hospit…
Read moreProfessor Judith Torimiro is recognized at the World Health Assembly for 27 years of work in the field, the classroom and the laboratory
Read moreDr Hilonga worked with the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Science and Technology to roll out his innovative water purification system.
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