Maputo – The devastating impact of Cyclone Chido has affected more than 620 000 people in Mozambique, with the three northern provinces of Cabo Delgado, Nampula and Niassa worst-hit by the cyclone which made landfall on …
Read moreGaborone ‒ To improve road safety and reduce the risk of road traffic injuries and deaths, Botswana is implementing a range of measures from widespread public education programmes to enforcing stricter traffic laws that …
Read moreAddis Ababa – Ethiopia has made major strides in reducing the prevalence of leprosy, eliminating it as a public health problem in the country in 1999, following consistent efforts spanning over four decades.While the eli…
Read moreBukavu - The index case of mpox was reported in September 2023 in Kamituga, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Since then, the outbreak has spread to 32 out of the 34 health zones in South Kivu. Between 1 Janua…
Read moreFreetown ‒ Sierra Leone has long had one of the world’s highest burdens of maternal mortality. But local health authorities have made commendable efforts to combat this devastating trend, as well high rates of infant mor…
Read moreHealth authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo are intensifying efforts to curb the mpox outbreak in which more than 8600 cases have been reported since the start of 2024 as of 6 November.
Read moreKampala ‒ Uganda is witnessing an upsurge in mpox cases, with laboratory-confirmed cases increasing from 24 as of 21 September to 413 as of 7 November 2024.Among the key measures to curb the spread of mpox, health author…
Read moreIn the relentless fight against poliomyelitis, poliovirus diagnostic laboratories across the Africa region have emerged as the “silent hero”, playing a pivotal role in identifying the wild poliovirus type 1 outbreak that was detected in Malawi and Mozambique in 2021 and 2022 respectively.
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