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Over 150 participants took a major step to end malaria in South Sudan during the first-ever national malaria conference that took place from 8 to 10 November 2022.

Malaria remains the leading cause of illness and death in the country accounting for 66.8 per cent of outpatient consultations, 30 per cent  of admissions and about 50 per cent of deaths.

Mwanza - Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) kill 41 million people each year, equivalent to 74% of all deaths globally. Of all NCD deaths, 77% are in low- and middle-income countries. Cardiovascular diseases account for most these deaths (17.9 million people annually), followed by cancers (9.3 million), chronic respiratory diseases (4.1 million), and diabetes (2.0 million including kidney disease deaths caused by diabetes). These statistics are alarming, but the good news is that we know how to prevent NCDs and how to manage them.

Awka, 11 November, 2022 - In line with the theme of the 2022 International Cancer Week,  Anambra State, in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO), recently launched an innovative cervical cancer screening and treatment project,  targeting  women of reproductive age across the state.

International Cancer Week, is marked every year and the theme for this year is Bridging the cancer care Gap: Improving Diagnosis and Multidisciplinary Management. In Nigeria, the week was marked from 1 to 4 November 2022. 

Awka, 10 November, 2022 - The World Health Organization (WHO) has donated emergency medical supplies to the government and people of Anambra State in response to the flood disaster that has severely affected over 600,000 persons in seven local government areas (LGAs).

In Nigeria, 35 states have been devastated by the flooding in 2022 and Anambra state, located in the Southeast region is one of the worse-hit areas. 

600 health workers to be trained in IDSR, national weekly surveillance reporting expected to improve to over 70 percent…

 
Lusaka - Today, HE Ambassador of Ireland to Zambia, Ms Bronagh Carr and WHO Country Representative, Dr Nathan Bakyaita signed an agreement confirming €500,000 in funding from Irish Aid to WHO Zambia for the national capacity for emergency preparedness, response, recovery, and health surveillance systems project. 

Owerri, 9 November, 2022 - Sitting on a row of wooden benches in front of a Primary Health Care (PHC) Ccntre, at Egbu village in Owerri North Local Government Area (LGA), of Imo State, Southeast Nigeria, was over  20 people waiting to receive doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. 
 
On the queue was Nwaneri Christiana, a 32-year-old student, who waited patiently for her turn to receive the first shot of COVID-19 vaccination. 
 

Dar es Salaam: The Ministry of Health with technical and financial support from the World Health Organization is rolling out series of readiness trainings on Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) for 3, 757 frontline health workers. Hosted in Dar es Salaam, the training gathers an unprecedented big number of health professionals and allied staff from public and private health facilities from the five (5) municipals.

The laboratory plays a major role in the diagnosis of disease conditions as well as in monitoring treatment. This also includes early detection of diseases during emergency response to disease outbreaks before spreading into communities. In this critical process, some policies and procedures need to be in place to achieve quality, timely and reliable results to ensure accuracy in diagnosis as well as appropriate patient care and disease management.

Lafia, 8 November, 2022 - The torrent of water swept through Angulu Village, in Doma Local Government Area, Nasarawa State, displacing thousands of people and inundating dozens of buildings, including the health facility serving the community. 

With a swollen belly and aching feet, eight months pregnant Abiye Bawa, and her family, fled her community on a boat in September 2022 to seek refuge in the highlands.