Tag: Matshidiso Moeti

Mr Ihekweazu, a Nigerian epidemiologist and public health physician, takes over from Matshidiso Moeti, who served as WHO’s Regional Director ...

Apart from the confirmed case, WHO said no other health worker or patients had shown symptoms of the disease.

WHO recently issued an alert on a suspected outbreak of Marburg disease in the Kagera region, with eight reported deaths ...

Africa is the leading region globally in advancements towards the achievements of the 95-95-95 UNAIDS targets

More than 24 million adults in the region are currently living with diabetes

WHO said in 2022, only 4 per cent of babies born to mothers living with HIV acquired the virus.

“Today’s launch brings to eight the number of countries on the continent to offer the malaria vaccine as part of ...

Although Nigeria accounted for about 27 per cent of the global burden of malaria cases, the country has made significant ...

The COVID-19 pandemic, health emergencies, and worsening climate situations negatively impact the continent’s efforts to accelerate progress toward achieving Universal ...

The global health body said as many as 20 million children have been spared disability and are walking today.

The WHO says the African region is home to six of the 10 countries with the highest suicide rates worldwide.

WHO said this is the first time in more than a decade that Uganda is recording an outbreak of Sudan ...

According to WHO Director General, Tedros Ghebreyesus, medication errors account for half of all avoidable harm in medical care.

According to Ms Moeti, Nigeria recorded six of the 12 deaths, while Ghana reported four and two were recorded in ...

Globally, the African region accounts for 70 per cent of the global Hepatitis B cases found among children younger than ...

The latest NCDC data shows that the new cases have raised Nigeria’s infection toll to 260,339.

Ms Moeti said by becoming a blood donor, “you will help ease the pressure on health systems still struggling under ...

The study suggested that the global average of true infection numbers is believed to be 16 times higher than the ...

The official said that the UN High-Level world leaders had agreed to mobilise 13 billion dollars per year to finance ...

The fund will ensure the continent’s 1.4 billion people gain greater access to quality healthcare.

“if restrictions are implemented, they should not be unnecessarily invasive or intrusive..."

The WHO official further disclosed that since March 2020, there have been more than 150,400 COVID-19 infections in health workers ...

"…the rise is necessary if the continent is to fully vaccinate 70 per cent of its people against COVID-19 by ...

Nine African countries, including South Africa, Morocco, and Tunisia, have already reached the global target set in May by the ...