Why the COVID-19 pandemic cannot be declared over yet
While the COVID-19 pandemic has declined significantly in 2022, there are still many gaps and uncertainties that prevent the World ...
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Measles is an imminent threat worldwide
There has been a significant setback in global progress towards achieving and maintaining measles elimination and the decline leaves millions ...
Less than half of people living with diabetes in Africa know their status
Only 46% of people living with diabetes in the African region know their status, raising the risk of severe illness ...
Uganda declares Ebola outbreak
The health authorities in Uganda today declared an outbreak of Ebola after a case of the Sudan ebolavirus was confirmed ...
Democratic Republic of the Congo declares Ebola resurgence in North Kivu
Health authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo declared a resurgence of Ebola late last night, following confirmation of ...
Senegal’s Institut Pasteur confirms Ghana’s suspected Marburg disease outbreak
The Institut Pasteur in Dakar, Senegal, a World Health Organization (WHO) Collaborating Centre laboratory, has confirmed Ghana's first outbreak of ...
DR Congo’s 14th Ebola outbreak is over
The Democratic Republic of the Congo today declared the end of the Ebola outbreak that erupted less than three months ...
Hope for people co-infected with visceral leishmaniasis and HIV
Today, the World Health Organization (WHO) has released its guidelines for the treatment of people co-infected with visceral leishmaniasis and ...
Climate change poses serious risks to mental health and well-being — WHO
Climate change poses serious risks to mental health and well-being, concludes a new WHO policy brief, launched at the Stockholm+50 conference. The ...
Togo eliminates trachoma as a public health problem
Togo has eliminated trachoma, an eye disease that can cause permanent blindness, as a public health problem. The West African nation ...
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