Kampala ‒ Uganda’s Ministry of Health, working with World Health Organization (WHO) and partners, has intensified surveillance, screening and undertaken contingency planning to mitigate the risk of cross-border transmiss…
Read moreBulape —The Democratic Republic of Congo has inaugurated a new Ebola treatment centre in Bulape health zone in Kasai Province, further consolidating efforts to ensure effective control to the ongoing outbreak. Estab…
Read moreBrazzaville/Oslo - New funding to the AdVAncIng Clinical TRials Excellence in Africa (AVAREF) could help accelerate the development of life-saving vaccines to contain infectious disease outbreaks on the continent.The Coa…
Read moreAbuja – Nigeria is rolling out one of the largest integrated vaccination campaigns in its history, aiming to protect around 106 million children against measles, rubella and poliomyelitis. The nationwide initiative will …
Read moreOuagadougou ‒ “When I found out I was HIV-positive, I thought my life was over. I wanted to die. But today, I’m in great shape. I run my business and live a normal life,” says Alimata, a trader in Dori who has been on an…
Read moreFollowing the declaration of Ebola virus disease outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola is stepping up disease surveillance, prevention and preparedness measures especially in the country’s Lunda Norte province which borders the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Read moreBamako – “I was ashamed to talk about contraceptives because it is still a taboo subject in some circles where I live. I didn't want to be judged or have people in my neighbourhood talking about me,” says Kadidia, a 19-y…
Read moreVaccination of frontline health workers and contacts of people infected with Ebola virus disease has begun in Bulape health zone in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Kasai Province where an outbreak of the disease has been declared.
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