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The Ugandan Ministry of Health is set to administer the new oral polio vaccine (nOPV2) to 8.7 million children aged zero to five years old in a nationwide door-to-door campaign from 4 to 10 November 2022, as part of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative supported by the World Health Organization (WHO), the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Rotary International and other partners.

Lokoja, 2 November, 2022 - Nigeria is suffering widespread destruction from the flooding, affecting millions of people across 35 states.

From hilly areas to plains, the flood has washed away houses, infrastructure, crops and livestock. 

When the floodwater levels started rising in his village, 48-year-old Mr Emos John and his wife were torn about what to do. 

Leaving their land in the village (Ejulejebe Community in Ibaji Local Government Area, Kogi State), which they relied on for food, was a tough decision. 

The Ministry of Health and Social Services trained f 60 health workers and partners from different sectors to strengthen the country’s capacity to prevent and control neglected tropical diseases (NTDs).  The training was conducted on 24-28 October 2022 in Swakopmund.

The Global Lead Coordinator of the COVID-19 Vaccine Delivery Partnership, Mr Ted Chaiban concluded a high-level advocacy visit to South Sudan to ensure COVID-19 vaccination efforts are accelerated.

Estimated at 43 million in 2010, the population of elderly people in sub-Saharan Africa is projected to reach 67 million by 2025 and 163 million by 2050, according to WHO.
The population of older persons in Botswana is growing and as in most developing countries, the socio-economic development has often not kept pace with the rapid speed of the ageing population.  The proportion of older persons was 6% which was an increase from 5% in 2001 and is projected to be more than 8.5% and 20% in 2021 and 2050, respectively (National Census 2011).

Akure, 28 October, 2022 - When Mrs Olawale Damilola, a 40 years old lecturer, heard that the health facility in her locality was offering screening to detect early signs of cervical cancer, her mind flashed to stories of women whom she had heard died of the disease. 

She immediately booked for  screening at the health facility, one of the ten Primary Health Care (PHC)  centres offering cervical cancer secondary prevention program services in Ondo State, South-west Nigeria.