African health experts commit to accelerate efforts to eliminate Neglected Tropical Diseases.
Stories & Blogs WHO – Africa (News )African health experts have renewed commitment to accelerate efforts to end Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) that continue to affect over a billion people globally, 40% of whom live in the African region.
Vaccination progress helps save millions of lives in African region
Stories & Blogs WHO – Africa (News )An increase in vaccine coverage in Africa is helping protect millions of people from life-threatening diseases such as measles, polio and cervical cancer.
Digitalization is revolutionising Mozambique’s malaria response.
Stories & Blogs WHO – Africa (News )Filipe BasÃlio, officer in charge of monitoring and evaluation in Mozambique’s malaria programme in the northern Nampula Province recalls the laborious task of data collection and analysis in his day-to-day work.
Mali pioneers novel hybrid vaccine delivery approach to combat malaria.
Stories & Blogs WHO – Africa (News )On World Malaria Day, Mali’s Ministry of Health, with support from Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance (Gavi), UNICEF and World Health Organization (WHO), launched a first-of-its-kind malaria vaccine delivery approach, aiming to reach children aged 5 to 36 months.
African region’s maternal and newborn mortality declining, but progress still slow.
Stories & Blogs WHO – Africa (News )Despite a 40% decline in maternal mortality, from 727 to 442 deaths per 100 000 live births between 2000 and 2023, the region still accounts for 70% of global maternal deaths.
Urgent action needed to reinforce breast cancer control measures in Africa: WHO report.
Stories & Blogs WHO – Africa (News )An estimated 135 000 women could lose their lives to breast cancer by 2040 in sub-Saharan Africa if urgent actions are not taken to reverse the trends, a new World Health Organization (WHO) report finds.
Delivering lifesaving health services for flood-displaced families in Nigeria
Stories & Blogs WHO – Africa (News )Borno state, in northeastern Nigeria, has been severely impacted by recent floods, which have displaced more than 400 000 people and led to 37 deaths.
Namibia strengthens child protection measures
Stories & Blogs WHO – Africa (News )Almost 40% of Namibian girls and 45% of boys experienced physical, sexual or emotional violence during childhood, according to the 2019 Violence Against Children and Youth Survey, the latest available data.
Urgent action needed to tackle growing antimicrobial resistance threat in African region
Stories & Blogs WHO – Africa (News )Despite notable strides made in African countries, an accelerated response to the burgeoning threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is critical to avert predictions of 4.1 million related deaths annually by 2050, with severe consequences for health care
Protecting at-risk populations from mpox in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Stories & Blogs WHO – Africa (News )The Democratic Republic of the Congo is the hardest hit country in the African region by mpox outbreak, accounting for about 80% of laboratory-confirmed cases and deaths reported across the continent this year