Uganda: Ebola Outbreak Declared, One Dead Already
An outbreak of Ebola has been declared in Uganda after health authorities confirmed a case of the relatively rare Sudan strain, the health ministry and World Health Organization (WHO) said ...
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After one hundred days of war, Ukraine’s health system is under severe pressure: WHO
After one hundred days of war, Ukraine’s health system is under severe pressure and the World Health Organization (WHO) has increased its presence, both in Ukraine and in those countries ...
Vaccine-preventable diseases surge in Africa as COVID-19 disrupts vaccination — WHO
Africa is experiencing a surge in outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases like measles, polio and yellow fever due to disruption of routine immunization caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the ...
WHO To Conduct Training on Integration of Oral Cholera Vaccine in Abuja
By Metohuey Michael Adoglo The World Health Organization says it will conduct hybrid training in Abuja from April 25 to 29 for health professionals emphasizing the importance of integrating ...
Health: WHO raises alarm over deaths caused by noncommunicable diseases in Africa
The international body said cancer, cardiovascular diseases and diabetes were responsible for 37 percent of deaths in 2019, rising from 24 percent in 2000, largely due to weaknesses in the ...
South Africa Vaccine Development Gets WHO Boost
South Africa's efforts to produce vaccines are key to helping the African continent become more self-sufficient in inoculations to combat COVID-19 and many other diseases, the visiting chief of the ...
African Development Bank and WHO strengthen South Sudan’s emergency response with phase two of public health center
The center is part of a $4.2 million African Development Bank grant-financed Covid-19 response project that included procuring an oxygen plant, vehicles, a wide range of essential medicines, lifesaving biomedical ...
IOC and WHO reaffirm collaboration to promote vaccine equity and healthy lifestyles
The President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Thomas Bach and World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus met during the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 to discuss ways ...
Covid-19: WHO warns about unintended effect of vaccines
“In many countries and communities, we are concerned about the false sense of security that vaccines have ended the pandemic and that people who are vaccinated do not need to ...
WHO publishes new global data on the use of clean and polluting fuels for cooking by fuel type
2.6. billion people lack clean cooking access One third of the global population or 2.6 billion people worldwide still remain without access to clean cooking. The use of inefficient, polluting ...
