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Promising progress on eye health in African region, but challenges remain

Promising progress on eye health in African region, but challenges remain

Despite important progress towards integrating eye health into primary health care services in African countries, a dire shortage of financial resources, combined with the concentration of scarce human resources in urban areas and low community awareness, continues to threaten the gains.

Strengthening Zimbabwe’s Expanded Programme on Immunization: Addressing Data Quality Challenges

Harare – In public and global health, accurate data is a cornerston

The proportion of people over the age of 65 in Rodrigues climbed from 7.5% to 9.1% between 2011 and 2021.

Rodrigues receives training on integrated care for older people

Integrated Care for Older People (ICOPE), a comprehensive approach to providing person-centred care to

Minister of Health Honorable Mduduzi Matsebula and the WHO Representative Dr Susan Tembo posing with the team of external experts during the official opening of the JEE

Eswatini Successfully Completes Second Joint External Evaluation

Distâncias Reduzidas e vidas salvas com a instalação de Brigadas Móveis no 3ª ronda do Big Catch Up

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De Sobrevivente a Protetor: Um Pai Compartilha Sua Luta Contra a Malária

Health labour market analysis support tool launched

Health labour market analysis support tool launched

Nairobi, Kenya – The World Health Organization, Regional Office for Africa launched the Health Labour Ma

Burden of hearing loss in Africa could rise to 54 million by 2030: WHO report

Burden of hearing loss in Africa could rise to 54 million by 2030: WHO report

About 40 million people live with hearing loss in the African region, but the figure could rise to 54 million by 2030 if urgent measures are not take to address the problem, according to a new World Health Organization (WHO) report.