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Government of Uganda confirms outbreak of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic and Rift Valley fevers

The Ministry of Health in Uganda confirmed an outbreak of the Crimean…

OIC Zimbabwe, Dr Juliet Nabyonga handing over the kits to Dr Portia Manangazira, Director Epidemiolgy and Disease Control in Ministry of Health and Child Care

WHO hands over cholera and Reproductive health kits to Ministry of Health and Child Care

In a move aimed at complementing and supplementing the Ministry of…

Listeriosis Outbreak Media Briefing by South Africa’s Minister of Health, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi.

Listeriosis outbreak in South Africa

Yesterday, South Africa’s Minister of Health, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi,…

Prime Minister of Uganda Dr. Ruhakana Ruganda (left) greets WHO’s Director of Program Management- Dr. Joseph Kabore (left) as Director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr. Brenda Fitzgerald (inset) looks on

Countries prioritize Health Security to address disease outbreaks

The President of Uganda, His Excellency Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has…

Monkeypox in Central African Republic

On 6 September 2016, the Ministry of Health staff from Haute-Kotto…

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Niger: Rift Valley Fever (Situation as of 05 October 2016)

A total of 90 cases and 28 deaths (CFR: 31%) reported between 02…

Outbreaks and Emergencies in the WHO African Region Bulletin Vol. 6 Issue 5, 31 August 2016

This issue focuses on yellow fever, cholera, the humanitarian crisis…

Chikungunya – Kenya

On 28 May 2016, the Ministry of Health of Kenya notified WHO of an…

Wild polio and vaccine derived polio in Nigeria

After more than two years without the detection of wild polio in…

Ebola virus disease, West Africa – update 31 July 2014

Epidemiology and surveillance The World Health Organization (WHO)…