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Africa’s top health forum opens to tackle major challenges

Africa’s top health forum opens to tackle major challenges

The President of the Republic of Togo, H.E President Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé opened the Seventy-second session of the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Committee for Africa with African health ministers and government representatives in attendance.

In Liberia, better access to cervical cancer screening improving lives of women and girls

In Liberia, better access to cervical cancer screening improving lives of women and girls

Beatrice Banya of Bong County, Liberia, knew that something was wrong. For over two years, the 34-year-old mother of two had been noticing her urination patterns changing. Hospital after hospital failed to provide relief until, finally, a nurse at CB Dunbar Hospital encouraged her to undergo a screening for cervical cancer.

The Democratic Republic of the Congo investigates suspected Ebola case in North Kivu

The Democratic Republic of the Congo investigates suspected Ebola case in North Kivu

Health authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo are investigating a suspected case of Ebola virus disease, in the country’s eastern province of North Kivu. Thecountry’s National Institute of Biomedical Research (INRB) is in the process of testing samples to determine if the patient contracted Ebola.

Ethiopia’s Polio Laboratory attains WHO accreditation

Ethiopia’s Polio Laboratory attains WHO accreditation

Addis Ababa - The Ethiopian Public Health Institute (EPHI) national laboratory accredited by the World Health Organization (WHO) to continue operating its

14 costing coordinators from the Ministry of Health and Child Care, the Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water & Rural Development and the Ministry of Environment, Climate, Tourism & Hospitality Industry

Zimbabwe builds the capacity to cost and implement its new National Action Plan for Antimicrobial Resistance (2023-2027)

By Tatenda Chimbwanda

Integrated medical outreach

With dwindling numbers, stakeholders expand integrated TB and COVID-19 testing in communities

Kaduna, 19 August 2022 - When health workers took the Tuberculosis (TB) testing outreach to Rigasa community, Kaduna State, Rabi Umaru, a 37-year-old housewife,

Emergency teams train to prevent, respond to sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment

Emergency teams train to prevent, respond to sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment

As one of the first-ever female urologist surgeons in sub-Saharan Africa, Dr Médina NDoye regularly faces students’ astonishment at her choice to embrace a “male speciality”.

Participants of the training

WHO and the Ministry of Health Train 29 Regional Emergency Responders in the Prevention and Management of viral hemorrhagic fevers

The World Health Organization (WHO), in collaboration with the Uganda’s Ministry of Health, has commenced a five-day training for 29 emergency responders from five African count