Providing mental health and psychosocial support to Uganda’s Ebola survivors.
Stories & Blogs WHO-Africa (News )“In every outbreak, behind the statistics are real people – frightened, grieving and often stigmatized,” says Ayub Maswaswa, a mental health and psychosocial.
Cameroon: A beacon of hope for adolescents and young people living with HIV.
Stories & Blogs WHO-Africa (News )Young people aged 15 to 24 accounted for nearly 19% of new infections, with 2,228 cases recorded that year—a 49% drop compared to the 4,550 new infections reported in 2019.
Uncontrolled high blood pressure puts over a billion people at risk.
Stories & Blogs WHO-Africa (News )The World Health Organization (WHO) today released its second Global hypertension report, showing that 1.4 billion people lived with hypertension in 2024.
WHO statement on autism-related issues
Stories & Blogs WHO - Africa (News )The World Health Organization (WHO) emphasizes that there is currently no conclusive scientific evidence confirming a possible link between autism and use of acetaminophen (also known as paracetamol) during pregnancy.
