Health authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo are intensifying efforts to curb the mpox outbreak in which more than 8600 cases have been reported since the start of 2024 as of 6 November.
Read moreKampala ‒ Uganda is witnessing an upsurge in mpox cases, with laboratory-confirmed cases increasing from 24 as of 21 September to 413 as of 7 November 2024.Among the key measures to curb the spread of mpox, health author…
Read moreIn the relentless fight against poliomyelitis, poliovirus diagnostic laboratories across the Africa region have emerged as the “silent hero”, playing a pivotal role in identifying the wild poliovirus type 1 outbreak that was detected in Malawi and Mozambique in 2021 and 2022 respectively.
Read moreKampala ‒ When two cases identified in Uganda’s western Kasese district in late July 2024 were confirmed to be mpox, the health authorities soon declared an outbreak of the disease and launched measures to curb the sprea…
Read moreYaoundé – On 22 January 2024, Cameroon introduced the RTS,S malaria vaccine into its Expanded Programme on Immunisation (EPI). It thus becomes the first country to include the malaria vaccine in its routine immunisation …
Read moreFreetown ‒ Sierra Leone has one of the highest malaria burdens in the world, with more than 2 million hospital admissions a year, half of which are among children aged under 5 years ‒ accounting for 20% of deaths in this…
Read morePorto-Novo – Every day of the week, all primary and pre-primary pupils attending Benin's state schools are provided with a hot meal, served up in school canteens courtesy of the country’s National Integrated School …
Read moreLusaka ‒ Zambia declared a cholera outbreak in October 2023. Three months later, cases began to decline as response efforts were strengthened through a concerted push by the national health authorities with support from …
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