WHO, Africa CDC bolster partnership to tackle health emergencies in Africa
From humanitarian crises triggered by conflict to climate-change induced disasters, Africa deals with over 100 disease outbreaks every year.
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Regional initiative to tackle health impacts of climate change in Africa launched
At the Seventy-sixth World Health Assembly, African governments represented by Ministers of Health, in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Africa (WHO) and Amref Health Africa have launched a regional initiative to tackle health impacts of climate change in Africa. This is an effort to harness the power of collaboration among countries and stakeholders through experience sharing and collective action in climate adaptation and mitigation.
Read moreLow awareness and control hamper hypertension fight in Africa
Fewer than a third of people living with hypertension in the African region are on treatment, and only about 12% have the life-threatening condition under control, an analysis by World Health Organization (WHO) shows.
Read moreSierra Leone launches review to reinforce health emergency readiness, response
Sierra Leone today became the second African country, and the fifth globally, to launch a review of its health emergency preparedness and response capacity to identify gaps and reinforce measures against health shocks.
Read moreTackling hesitancy to boost COVID-19 vaccine uptake in Ghana
In his wheelchair, armed with a loudhailer, community volunteer Abednego Afreh goes from door to door in his neighbourhood, quelling the fears of his fellow Ghanaians as he urges them to get vaccinated against COVID-19.
Read moreMalaria vaccine plays critical role in turning the tide on malaria in Ghana
While Ghanaian mother Charity Kesewaa Damoah has nursed her eight-year-old son through several debilitating bouts of malaria, his 14-month-old brother, John, is living proof of the benefits of the first malaria vaccine recommended to prevent the disease in children, she believes.
Read moreBeyond the numbers: the real-world impact of the malaria vaccine in Kenya
Africa’s Lake Victoria is the world’s second largest freshwater lake and its largest tropical lake. This awe-inspiring ecosystem supports a stunning variety of bird, aquatic and animal species. Unfortunately, the same ecosystem is also an ideal breeding ground for mosquitoes that carry malaria.
Read moreAfrica needs to vaccinate 33 million children to put progress back on track
An estimated 33 million children will need to be vaccinated in Africa between 2023 and 2025 to put the continent back on track to achieve the 2030 global immunization goals that include reducing morbidity and mortality from vaccine-preventable diseases, an analysis by World Health Organization (WHO) finds.
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