COVID-19 pandemic- health workers affirm improvements in infection prevention and control
Abuja, 28 March, 2022 - “It’s hard to remember life without COVID-19 anymore, we have become so used to wearing masks and preventives that not doing so makes it look weird” says Dr Oje Uzochi, a Medical Officer at Asokoro General Hospital, Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja.
South Sudan marks one year of COVID-19 vaccination, over 500 000 people received full dose
Juba, 25 March 2022 - one year ago on 25 March 2021, South Sudan received its first COVID-19 doses from the COVAX Facility and launched vaccinations on 6 April 2021 with these donations. To date, over 500 000 people have been fully vaccinated and efforts are ongoing to increase vaccine uptake to reach a wider proportion of the population.
Since the first shipments, the country received 1.1 million COVID-19 vaccine doses, all from the COVAX Facility. Of these, 584 463 doses have been administered and 3.6% of the total population has been fully vaccinated.
Nigeria renews commitments to improve adolescent health towards achieving UHC
Abuja, 25th March, 2021 - Nigeria’s Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire says to progress on Universal Health Coverage (UHC), the country recognizes the need to keep adolescents at the center of all programmes, centered around their health and development.
African countries scale back on COVID-19 measures
Low funding, COVID-19 curtail tuberculosis fight in Africa
Launch of tobacco-free farms in Kenya
FORMATION DES NOUVEAUX DIRECTEURS DES HOPITAUX NATIONAUX ET REGIONAUX
Le Ministre de la Santé et de l’hygiène publique, Dr Mamadou Pèthè Diallo, accompagné du Représentant par intérim de l’OMS en Guinée, Chef de file des partenaires techniques et financiers du secteur de la santé a lancé la formation des nouveaux Directeurs hôpitaux nationaux, régionaux et préfectoraux avec l’appui de l’OMS, de la Banque mondiale, d’Expertise France et de GAVI.
Seychelles launches in-country genomic surveillance
Victoria—Seychelles is stepping up genomic surveillance to investigate outbreaks and track disease variants to better understand diseases transmission and inform decisions. A joint mission of the World Health Organization (WHO) and Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) is in the country to support this effort by building in-country capacity for genomic surveillance.
Malawi launches the first round of vaccination campaign against wild poliovirus type 1
Lilongwe, 21 March 2022– Malawi has launched the first round of vaccination campaign against wild poliovirus type 1 using the bivalent Oral Polio Vaccine recommended by World Health Organization (WHO). The campaign is targeting 2.9 million children under 5 years in a four-round vaccination drive after Malawi declared an outbreak on 17 February—the first such case in the country in 30 years, and the first in Africa since the region was certified free of indigenous wild poliovirus in 2020.