Tag: Dr Phionah Atuhebwe

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 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...

Africa’s Covid-19 vaccination rollout stagnates as continent remains far from achieving year-end global target

COVID-19 vaccination coverage has stagnated in half of the African countries, while the number of doses administered monthly declined...

COVID-19 threatens elimination of deadly meningitis strain in Africa as more than 50 million children miss vaccination

With the COVID-19 pandemic delaying meningitis vaccination campaigns for more than 50 million children in Africa, the region is...

African health ministers adopt new regional strategy to transform health security

Spurred by the devastating impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on fragile health systems, African health ministers this week adopted...