To strengthen the capacities to detect, investigate and respond to suspected Ebola Virus Disease (EVD), WHO supported the Ministry of Health to deploy a multidisciplinary team of epidemiologists, clinicians and infection prevention and control (IPC) officers, and risk communication experts to Morobo and Yei River counties of Central Equatoria State to strengthen coordination, surveillance, IPC, and risk communication activities for prevention, detection, investigation and response to a threat of cross-border spread of the EVD outbreak.

Leprosy is an infectious disease that predominantly affects the skin and peripheral nerves. Untreated, it can cause progressive and permanent damage to the skin, nerves, limbs, and eyes. Leprosy is curable with multidrug therapy (MDT) made available through persistent efforts of national and subnational coordinators, researchers, partners and donors in the country.

17-19 November 2021, Dar es Salaam – Much progress has been made during the past two decades in coverage of births in health facilities; however, reductions in maternal and neonatal mortality remain slow. With increasing numbers of births in health facilities, attention has shifted to the quality of care, as poor quality of care contributes to morbidity and mortality. The period around childbirth is the most critical for saving the maximum number of maternal and newborn lives and preventing stillbirths.

Enquanto mais de 50 países celebram o Dia Mundial da Prematuridade, 17 de Novembro com o objectivo de se levar a consciencialização sobre o parto prematuro e reflectir sobre estratégias para reduzir a taxa de prematuridade, garantir que melhores cuidados sejam oferecidos aos bebés e suas famílias, na província de Cabo Delgado afectada pela situação de insegurança, uma profissional de saúde com mais de 17 anos de carreira, luta para salvar a vida das suas parturientes e  reduzir mortes de bebés causadas pela prematuridade.

Abuja 17 November 2021 - In November 2019, Ijeoma Uchenna, 25 years old, was rushed to the hospital because she had a premature rupture of the membranes and mild contractions. 

The baby was born at 33 weeks of pregnancy through an emergency Cesarean Section at a private hospital in Kubwa, Abuja. 

17 November 2021, Accra – The leaders of six regional organizations in Africa are calling for stronger governance to fight antimicrobial resistance, or AMR, on the eve of World Antimicrobial Awareness Week (18-24 November).

The emergence and spread of antimicrobial resistance in Africa – where micro-organisms such as bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites are resistant to antimicrobial treatment – is complicating the management of many infectious diseases, and endangers animal health and welfare, and food production, safety and security.

Abuja, 11 November, 2021 - Abubakar Yabagi from Niger State believes negligence made him develop type two diabetes and poor health.

The 65-year-old civil servant and father of four further narrated that “I got diagnosed for Type two diabetes seven years ago when I was 57 years. It all started with frequent headache and I thought it was prevalent Malaria which I kept treating with no little or no improvement. After several months, my sight started deteriorating and that was when I decided to go and see a doctor”.