Togo : renforcement de la lutte contre les épidémies grâce au Fonds pandémique

Dr Amadou Baïlo Diallo, représentant par intérim de l’Organisation mondiale de la Santé (OMS) au Togo

Lomé – Renforcer la préparation aux urgences de santé publique à travers une meilleure surveillance épidémiologique, des systèmes de laboratoires améliorés et le développement des ressources humaines en santé, c’est le but visé par le projet du Fonds de lutte contre les pandémies qui est mis en œuvre au Togo.

L'Afrique australe fait face à une augmentation des cas de COVID-19

RDT testing for COVID-19

Brazzaville - L'Afrique australe fait face à une augmentation des cas de COVID-19 pour la troisième semaine consécutive, alors que la saison hivernale approche dans la Région. Cette augmentation a mis fin à une baisse de deux mois de l'ensemble des infections enregistrées sur le continent.

Southern Africa faces uptick in COVID-19 cases

RDT testing for COVID-19
Southern Africa is facing an upsurge in COVID-19 cases for the third consecutive week as the winter season in the region approaches. The uptick has broken a two-month-long decline in overall infections recorded across the continent.

WHO takes health care services directly to South Sudan’s flood-affected communities in Mayom County

WHO delivers assorted lifesaving medical supplies to Mayom County in the Greater Unity Region to support flood affected communities.

“The recent flooding has made access to healthcare difficult from our village to Mankien town as we have been cut off because of the devastating floods”, said Mrs Angelina Nyapiny Ter, a 68-year-old woman from Pibor village.

“Thanks to the World Health Organization, the mobile medical service in Mayom County has given us a breath as the service has been brought to our village hence we do not have to walk 3-5 kilometers to access health services”.

Kenya embarks on new approach to prioritize future TB actions

A health worker gives medication to a patient. Kenya has embarked on a extensive evidence-based approach to root out TB
The Ministry of Health, Kenya, has embarked on a new, robust approach to evaluate evidence for informing the next National Strategic Plan on Tuberculosis, Leprosy and Lung Health (2019-2023). A workshop, convened from April 17- 19 2017, reviewed consolidated national data and incorporated the extensive evidence base of critical studies and surveys on the TB situation. This was done to identify root causes of the epidemic, establish priorities and map out future actions.