Sustaining mpox response in Africa as efforts begin bearing fruit

Sustaining mpox response in Africa as efforts begin bearing fruit
While mpox remains a global threat—underscored by WHO’s declaration on 22 November 2024 that it continues to constitute a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC)—in Africa, we are beginning to see signs that response efforts are paying off.

Empowering Girls Means Upholding Their Rights to Sexual and Reproductive Health

Empowering Girls Means Upholding Their Rights to Sexual and Reproductive Health
Girls’ vision for the future, this year’s theme, conveys both the need for urgent action and persistent hope, driven by the power of girls’ voices and vision for the future. Girls around the world tell us they know progress is possible. After all, the world has more than halved child mortality since the 1990’s. Fifty million more girls are in school than in 2015.

WHO condemns abduction of colleague in Mali

Bamako – World Health Organization (WHO) deplores the abduction of Dr Mahamadou Diawara, who was taken by unidentified assailants from his car on 23 January 2023 in the town of Menaka in northern Mali.

Dr Diawara, deployed by WHO in Menaka since the beginning of 2020, has been leading efforts to provide medical care to communities that are often remote and face insecurity risks and violence. 

The driver of his car was also attacked, but the assailants left him behind and he is recovering from the incident.

WHO statement on the clinical trial of CVO+ remedy

WHO statement on the clinical trial of CVO+ remedy
The World Health Organization (WHO) reiterates that there is not yet a specific antiviral treatment whose safety and effectiveness are proven to treat COVID-19. Corticosteroids and medical oxygen remain essential in saving the lives of patients with severe cases of COVID-19.

A second COVID-19 case is confirmed in Africa

A second COVID-19 case is confirmed in Africa
The Ministry of Health, Population and Hospital Reform of Algeria has reported the country’s first case of COVID-19. Health authorities report that tests indicate that an Italian adult, who arrived in the country on 17 February 2020 has tested positive for coronavirus disease.