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South Sudan formulizes One Health Multi Sectoral Coordination Mechanism to address z...

To reduce the risk and mitigate the impact of future emergence of zoonotic, vector-borne and communicable diseases, South Sudan has operationalized and launched its One Health Multi Sectoral Coordination Mechanism.

The first ever One Health Mechanism was launched in Juba by Honorable Dr Martin Elia Lomoro, Minister of Cabinet Affairs alongside his counterparts from the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries and the Ministry of Environment with participation of other stakeholders.  

Africa burdened with largest global increase of oral diseases

Around 44% of the population in the African region suffer from oral diseases, and while the region has experienced the steepest rise globally in oral diseases over the last three decades, spending on treatment costs remains extremely low, a new report by World Health Organization (WHO) finds.

Demonstration project ends with a promise for malaria reduction

Dar es Salaam - As the China-Tanzania Malaria Demonstration Project ends, a promise of a scalable intervention that can effectively reduce burden of the disease in moderate and high prevalence areas in ushered in.  During the project summation meeting in Dar es Salaam in March, the Government of Tanzania expressed willingness to replicate the approach of the demonstration project in areas with similar contexts.

World Health Organization in Ethiopia steps up health response to Somali refugees

16 March 2023, Addis Ababa ‒ Since the beginning of February 2023, approximately 100 000 refugees, mostly women, children, unaccompanied minors, and people who are wounded or sick have reportedly arrived in Ethiopia from Somalia and are in dire need of humanitarian assistance. World Health Organization (WHO) in Ethiopia is stepping up its health response to increase access to essential health services for refugees and the host population in the Dollo Zone of Ethiopia’s Somali Region.