Outbreak of variant type 1 polio in Madagascar declared over
Stories & Blogs WHO – Africa (News )Madagascar has successfully halted the transmission of variant poliovirus type 1, following recommendations from a rigorous, independent Outbreak Response Assessment (OBRA) to declare the outbreak closed.
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.
Morocco Declaration to set land governance agenda in the Arab region
Stories & Blogs UN-Habitat (News )The Third Arab Land Conference, held from 18 to 20 February in Rabat, Morocco, concluded with the adoption of the Morocco Declaration for Land Governance, a key milestone in strengthening land governance frameworks across the Arab region.
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.