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Congo: WHO scales up support for neglected tropical diseases eradication

In 2021, the World Health Organization (WHO) unveiled the neglected tropical diseases (NTD) roadmap 2021-2030, initiating a decade dedicated...

mRNA technology transfer programme moves to the next phase of development

Over 200 international participants working with the mRNA Technology Transfer Programme met in Cape Town last week for their...

Africa needs to vaccinate 33 million children to put progress back on track

An estimated 33 million children will need to be vaccinated in Africa between 2023 and 2025 to put the...

Africa burdened with largest global increase of oral diseases

Around 44 percent of the population in the African region suffer from oral diseases, and while the region has...

Floods raise cholera risk even as cases decline in Africa

As weekly cholera cases in the affected African countries decline, heavy flooding due to seasonal rains and tropical cyclones...

African leaders call for urgent action to revitalize routine immunization

African heads of state today agreed on key measures to revamp routine immunization across the continent following massive disruptions...

Over 33 million children vaccinated against wild poliovirus in southern Africa

A year since Malawi confirmed its first case of wild poliovirus type 1 in 30 years, more than 33...

Equatorial Guinea confirms first-ever Marburg virus disease outbreak

Equatorial Guinea on Monday, confirmed its first-ever outbreak of Marburg virus disease. Preliminary tests carried out following the deaths...

World Health Organization reports exponential rise in cholera cases in Africa

Across the continent, cases in January were 30 per cent higher than for the whole of last year. Most new infections and...

Nigeria: Breast cancer survivor preaches routine screening

Gloria Orji was 35 years old when she was diagnosed with stage 2 breast cancer in June 2010. As an...

Africa emerges from holiday travel season with low number of COVID-19 cases

Africa is emerging from the New Year travel season without a significant upsurge in COVID-19 for the first time...

Uganda declares end of Ebola disease outbreak

Uganda has (on January 11, 2023) declared the end of the Ebola disease outbreak caused by the Sudan ebolavirus,...