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Nurse Peace (right) counsels a patient before she gets screened for cervical cancer at the RAiSE Foundation office in Niger State on 24 February 2021.

Deaths from noncommunicable diseases on the rise in Africa

Accra/Brazzaville – Noncommunicable diseases such as cancer,…

Increasing momentum to address Antimicrobial Resistance in Zimbabwe: Commitment of the government and the UN Country Team

Harare, Zimbabwe – The first global assessment of the burden of…

Malawi receives 1.9 million doses of cholera vaccines to strengthen cholera preparedness and response readiness

Lilongwe, 8 April 2022- Malawi has received 1.9 million doses of Oral…

Managing COVID-19 waste in Africa

Managing COVID-19 waste in Africa

Brazzaville – Masks. Gloves. Personal protective equipment. Vaccines…

Malawi receives 1.9 million doses of cholera vaccines to strengthen cholera preparedness and response readiness

Lilongwe, 8 April 2022- Malawi has received 1.9 million doses of Oral…

Dr. Yonas Tegegn Op-ed on World Health day 2022

A healthy planet requires sustainable actions

Op-ed - The effects of climate change are clear and already being…

Over two-thirds of Africans exposed to virus which causes COVID-19

Over two-thirds of Africans exposed to virus which causes COVID-19: WHO study

Brazzaville – Up to 65% of Africans have been infected by SARS-CoV-2…

MoHCC giving remarks during the World Health Day Commemoration in Harare

Government of Zimbabwe joins the rest of the world to commemorate World Health Day

7 April 2022 - Today, The Ministry of Health and Child Care (MoHCC)…

Fatimah Saliu, uses firewood to prepare meals for her family.

Women using firewood face increasing health risks

Abuja, 7 April, 2021 - On a sunny afternoon in Dukpa village, a…

Africa faces rising climate-linked health emergencies

Africa faces rising climate-linked health emergencies

Brazzaville – Climate-related health emergencies are on the rise in…