Malawi curbs cholera through enhanced outbreak control.
Stories & Blogs WHO (News )Malawi continues to record only sporadic cholera cases, with just an average of 10 cases a week as of January 2024 compared with close to 700 cases per week at the peak of the outbreak in January 2023
In world first, Nigeria introduces new 5-in-1 vaccine against meningitis
Stories & Blogs WHO (News )Health workers roll out immunization campaign aiming to reach one million people.
Cholera Outbreak in Eastern and Southern Africa Regional appeal
Stories & Blogs UNICEF (Call to Action )Eastern and Southern Africa is grappling with one of the worst cholera outbreaks in decades, with cases rapidly spreading across the region
Public health emergencies in Eastern and Southern Africa
Stories & Blogs UNICEF (Story )Current cholera outbreaks in the region are severely affecting vulnerable children and communities
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African health ministers kick off region’s flagship health meeting
Stories & Blogs WHO (News )African health ministers and government representatives opened the Seventy-third session of the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Committee for Africa to discuss and agree on key measures to address the region’s health challenges, advance and promo
Off-track cervical cancer progress risks 70 000 deaths every year in Africa
Stories & Blogs WHO (News )About 70 000 cervical cancer deaths could be averted annually in the African region if the efforts to end the disease by 2030 are urgently stepped up to ensure increased access to critical services for timely detection, care and prevention.
UN Committee on the Rights of the Child calls on states to take action in first guidance on children's rights and the environment, with a focus on climate change
Stories & Blogs UNICEF (Press Release )In the face of the deepening climate crisis, the Committee specified obligations under the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.