Brazzaville, Congo | Xinhua | COVID-19 deaths in the African region are expected to decline by almost 94 percent in 2022 compared with 2021 which was the pandemic’s most lethal year, said the World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday, citing a new WHO analysis. The analysis, which was published this week …
Read More »Africa reports nearly 1,400 monkeypox cases in 2022: WHO
Brazzaville, Congo | Xinhua | Seven African countries have cumulatively reported nearly 1400 monkeypox cases so far this year, with 1,392 suspected and 44 confirmed cases, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Tuesday in a statement. The cases have been reported from Cameroon, Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the …
Read More »WHO urges for proactive measures to eliminate neglected tropical diseases in Africa
Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday urged African governments to come up with targeted interventions aimed at reducing the burden of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) in the continent. Joyce Onsongo, the disease prevention and control officer at the WHO Kenya Office, said that there is …
Read More »Countries set global targets to reduce cases of diabetes
Geneva, Switzerland | THE INDEPENDENT | Member States of the World Health Organisation have set country targets to tackle the occurrence of diabetes. The targets were set during the ongoing 75 World Health Assembly that is taking place in Geneva Switzerland. The targets are supposed to be achieved by 2030. …
Read More »Tedros re-appointed as WHO chief
Geneva, Switzerland | Xinhua | Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the incumbent director general of the World Health Organization (WHO), was reappointed to a second five-year term by the 75th World Health Assembly (WHA) on Tuesday. Elected to the post at the 70th WHA in May 2017, Tedros was the sole candidate this …
Read More »DR Congo reports five Ebola cases, all dead, amid latest outbreak: WHO
Kinshasa, DRC | Xinhua | The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has reported five cases of Ebola virus disease amid the latest outbreak in the northwestern part of the country, said the DRC office of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday. As of Saturday, five cases of Ebola virus disease, …
Read More »One person, 18 cows dead as anthrax hits Bududa
Uganda Veterinary Association team on surveillance in Elgon region Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Veterinary authorities in Manafwa district have imposed a temporal quarantine following the outbreak of anthrax in Bududa district. One person has since died and thirteen others hospitalized after eating meat of dead animals suspected to …
Read More »Monkeypox onward spread highly likely in future: WHO
Geneva, Switzerland | Xinhua | The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Saturday that there will be more monkeypox cases identified as surveillance expands in non-endemic countries. WHO’s data shows that as of Saturday, 92 confirmed cases and 28 suspected cases of monkeypox have been reported from 12 member states that …
Read More »WHO alerts as more monkeypox cases reported in Britain
London, UK | Xinhua | The World Health Organization (WHO) issued an alert Wednesday night warning that more cases of the monkeypox virus could be reported in Britain. An investigation is underway by British health officials to detect the cause of the outbreak which has hit mainly London, now affecting nine …
Read More »West Africa nears local vaccine production
Accra, Ghana | Xinhua | West Africa edges close to starting local vaccine production for various health conditions in the subregion, an official from the West Africa Health Organization (WAHO) said Friday. Stanley Okolo, the director-general of WAHO, made the remarks at a press briefing after the 23rd Ordinary Meeting …
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