Kampala ‒ When two cases identified in Uganda’s western Kasese district in late July 2024 were confirmed to be mpox, the health authorities soon declared an outbreak of the disease and launched measures to curb the sprea…
Read moreYaoundé – On 22 January 2024, Cameroon introduced the RTS,S malaria vaccine into its Expanded Programme on Immunisation (EPI). It thus becomes the first country to include the malaria vaccine in its routine immunisation …
Read moreFreetown ‒ Sierra Leone has one of the highest malaria burdens in the world, with more than 2 million hospital admissions a year, half of which are among children aged under 5 years ‒ accounting for 20% of deaths in this…
Read morePorto-Novo – Every day of the week, all primary and pre-primary pupils attending Benin's state schools are provided with a hot meal, served up in school canteens courtesy of the country’s National Integrated School …
Read moreLusaka ‒ Zambia declared a cholera outbreak in October 2023. Three months later, cases began to decline as response efforts were strengthened through a concerted push by the national health authorities with support from …
Read moreBouake – In Cote d'Ivoire, in 2017, the maternal mortality rate was 614 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births, a long way from the target of 140 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births expected by 2030. Gbeke is o…
Read moreGoma – More than 6 million people have been displaced by recurrent armed violence and insecurity in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. Since the beginning of 2023, violence has escalated in six provinces – I…
Read moreHarare – Free surgery camps by Zimbabwe’s Ministry of Health and Child Care are providing relief to children in communities across the country for common conditions that may be out of reach for many families. The camp…
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