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Cyclone Freddy deepens health risks in worst-hit countries

Cyclone Freddy deepens health risks in worst-hit countries

Brazzaville ‒ The devastation by Tropical Cyclone Freddy is exposing…
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Global partners commit to improve Maternal, Newborn and Child Health

Global partners commit to improve Maternal, Newborn and Child Health

Accra, Ghana - Ten Ministries of Health with country, regional and…
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As hundreds of thousands flee Somalia to Ethiopia, UN and partners call for urgent funding

As hundreds of thousands flee Somalia to Ethiopia, UN and partners call for urgent funding

Joint Press Release  22 March 2023 – As needs grow and refugees…
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Equatorial Guinea confirms eight more Marburg cases

Equatorial Guinea confirms eight more Marburg cases

Brazzaville/Malabo – Equatorial Guinea’s Ministry of Health has…
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Tanzania confirms first-ever outbreak of Marburg Virus Disease

Tanzania confirms first-ever outbreak of Marburg Virus Disease

Brazzaville/Dar es Salaam – Tanzania today confirmed its first-ever…
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Tackling malaria in Mali through stronger surveillance

Tackling malaria in Mali through stronger surveillance

Bamako – How can numbers save lives? In three malaria-prone districts…
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Africa burdened with largest global increase of oral diseases

Africa burdened with largest global increase of oral diseases

Brazzaville – Around 44% of the population in the African region…
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Burundi declares outbreak of circulating poliovirus type 2

Burundi declares outbreak of circulating poliovirus type 2

Brazzaville/Bujumbura – Health authorities in Burundi today declared…
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World Health Organization in Ethiopia steps up health response to Somali refugees

World Health Organization in Ethiopia steps up health response to Somali refugees

16 March 2023, Addis Ababa ‒ Since the beginning of February 2023,…
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A mother and her child after vaccination

Uganda introduces life-saving yellow fever vaccine into routine immunization programme

The Ministry of Health will vaccinate over 1.9 million children…
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