Over 2,000 cases of mpox reported in Africa in one week
Within one week, the number of mpox cases in Africa increased by over 2,000 but the number of countries affected ...
Mpox officially declared public health emergency of continental security
Africa CDC did not sit in its office and make a declaration. No, it was a consultative process. Jean Kaseya, ...
What you need to know about Nigeria’s ambitious plan to tackle brain drain of health workers
In what Muhammad Ali Pate, Nigeria’s Coordinating Minister of Health & Social Welfare, described as a bold move that could ...
The world’s biggest humanitarian crisis for children continues to be underreported
On Saturday morning a local boy’s football team was playing at a UNICEF Child-Friendly Space in Khartoum State when a ...
Nigeria approves Mpox vaccine
Nigeria is one of the two countries in Africa that have granted regulatory approval to enable the use of vaccine ...
Cholera Outbreak Worsens in Nigeria, Lagos Hit Hardest
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has released its latest cholera situation report, revealing a sharp increase ...
77th World Health Assembly gets underway in Geneva
The 77th World Health Assembly opened with a focus on global health security and access to healthcare. At the opening session, ...
Pate and other African Health Ministers Unite to Combat Malaria Deaths
Health ministers from African nations bearing the highest burden of malaria convened today in Yaoundé, Cameroon, to pledge intensified efforts ...
Nigeria Leads the Way with New Vaccine to Tackle Meningitis Outbreak
In a major breakthrough for global health, Nigeria has become the first country to receive a groundbreaking new vaccine aimed ...
Seasonal influenza and its prevention
Seasonal influenza is an acute respiratory infection caused by influenza viruses that circulate in all parts of the world. It ...
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