Addis Ababa, 20 August 2016 – Ministers of Health of the 47 countries in the African Region agreed on priority actions to step up actions towards implementation of the Global Strategy for Women’s, Children’s and Ado…
Read moreAs of 2 June 2016, a total of 1 947 567 people have been vaccinated against Yellow Fever in the provinces of Kinshasa and Kongo Central. The vaccination campaign began on 26 May 2016. Many people have rushed to get vacci…
Read moreExecutive summary Emerging diseases continue to cause challenges for the public health and veterinary communities. Through the Emerging Pandemic Threats (EPT) Program, USAID funds FAO, OIE and WHO for their collective…
Read moreAs this year's meningitis season comes to a close, Felicity Thompson reports on how a new vaccine that costs less than a soda pop is making inroads into a dreaded disease in Africa. Bulletin of the World Health Organi…
Read moreSituation analysis At the start of 2010, 9 countries in west and central Africa are considered to have active outbreaks of polio (i.e. cases within the last six months): Burkina Faso, Chad, Guinea, Liberia, Mali, Maur…
Read moreHarare, 4 April 2003 -- Treatment success and case detection rates for tuberculosis (TB) have improved appreciably in Africa since 1993 when the disease was declared a global emergency by the World Health Organizati…
Read more29 SEPTEMBER 2016 | GENEVA - New analysis by WHO shows that negative or ageist attitudes towards older people are widespread. They also negatively affect older people’s physical and mental health. Fully 60% of re…
Read moreEbola virus disease (formerly known as Ebola haemorrhagic fever) is a severe, often fatal illness, with a case fatality rate of up to 90%. It is one of the world’s most virulent diseases. The infection is transmitted by …
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