Abuja ‒ Around a year ago, Mallam Mainasara Mohammad, a resident of Makera, a locality in Kebbi State, Nigeria, became increasingly worried about his son, nine-year-old Yusuf. The child had been coughing for weeks,…
Read moreAbout 70% of tuberculosis (TB) cases in the African region are now being diagnosed and treated, marking the highest case-detection rate in the region ever, thanks to concerted efforts by countries to address the threat of the disease.
Read moreDar es Salaam ‒ One evening after work, 31-year-old Calvin Andrea went to the nearby Tumbi clinic in Kibaha Region, Tanzania, as he could not endure the severe tooth ache he was suffering. “To be honest, I was really sad…
Read moreMinisters of Health from African countries with the highest burden of malaria committed today to accelerated action to end deaths from the disease. They pledged to sustainably and equitably address the threat of malaria in the African region, which accounts for 95% of malaria deaths globally.
Read moreDakar – Awa has never forgotten the day of her circumcision, at just nine years of age. « They cut me with a knife, without anaesthetic, with just a piece of cloth in my mouth to muffle my screams," she recalls.&nbs…
Read moreIn an effort to accelerate progress against cervical cancer, the WHO Africa Regional Immunization Technical Advisory Group (RITAG) during a meeting held 7 – 9 November 2023 has urged countries to adopt a single-dose schedule for the human papillomavirus vaccine (HPV) in Africa, in line with the World Health Organization's (WHO) recommendations in 2022.
Read moreMonrovia, 29 February ‒ World Health Organization (WHO) yesterday donated a consignment of essential medical supplies to the Liberian Ministry of Health. The donation aims to strengthen healthcare delivery systems a…
Read more“Getting the Ebola vaccine has given me a deep sense of security and will allow me to concentrate fully on my work,” says Chrysostome Kavusa Mwenderwa, a health care worker at Kalunguta Referral Hospital in Beni, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
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