Tag: WHO Regional Director for Africa

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

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

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.

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 ...

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

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

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

Hepatitis is a silent epidemic with more than 90 million people living with the disease in Africa.

While Nigeria has seen a sharp decline in infections, other African countries are currently at risk of a third wave ...

“Malaria-related absenteeism and productivity losses cost Nigeria, for example, an estimated US$ 1.1 billion every year. "

The strike was suspended late Saturday night for an initial period of four weeks.

About 45 African countries have received vaccines and 43 of them have commenced vaccinations.

About 1,437,339 infections have been found in the continent of over a billion people thus far.

The World Patient Safety Day is marked annually on 17 September to increase public awareness and engagement, enhance global understanding ...

Over 21, 000 have also died from COVID-19, according to data from the African Center for Disease Control.

"Air travel is vital to the economic health of countries, but as we take to the skies again, we cannot ...

The commission had on Thursday validated the four countries’ documentation that indicate their wild polio-free status.

“My first point for Africa, my first concern, is that a lack of testing is leading to a silent epidemic ...

The impact of the disease is expected to be greater among those grappling with food scarcity and malnutrition.