Nairobi—Countries in the African region faced more than 140 health emergencies in 2025, ranging from infectious disease outbreaks to climate-related shocks and humanitarian crises. World Health Organization (WHO)’s regio…
Read moreKondrobo – Taking charge of one’s own health is the approach promoted by Côte d’Ivoire through the organization of community dialogues in localities far from major urban centers.These exchanges with local communities foc…
Read moreOuidah—Benin is intensifying its efforts in the fight against malaria by relying on innovative strategies. Every three years, the country organizes a nationwide campaign to distribute free long-lasting insecticide-treate…
Read moreBlantyre—Malawi experiences seasonal outbreaks of cholera associated with the rainy season between November and May every year. Most people in Malawi remember the 2022‒2023 outbreak as one of the most severe in the count…
Read moreXai Xai, Mozambique—As floodwaters recede across Gaza Province in southern Mozambique, recovery efforts are gaining momentum. Despite significant limitations in infrastructure, equipment and specialized services, health …
Read moreNairobi—Kenya is accelerating efforts to eliminate lymphatic filariasis, commonly known as elephantiasis, as a public health problem by 2027. Yearly mass drug administration carried out between 2016 and 2022 have effecti…
Read moreNairobi—Kenya is addressing critical gaps in access to sexual and reproductive health and rights services in six priority counties, including those with health clients that are hard to reach.The Ministry of Health is imp…
Read moreKigali—Cervical cancer is the most common cancer among women in Rwanda. With around 1230 new diagnoses and around 830 deaths each year the disease is an ongoing concern for health authorities.To lower the burden of the d…
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