Month: April 2025

Understanding the PEN-Plus approach to care: expanding access to care for severe noncommunicable diseases in the WHO African Region

Publications [email protected] Mon, 14/04/2025 – 15:29 PEN-Plus contributes to reducing premature mortality from severe NCDs by providing integrated care and services among Africa’s poorest children and young adults. The aim of PEN-Plus is to provide essential NCD services to alleviate the burden of unaddressed, severe NCDs among underserved populations in the African Region through decentralized …

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Guidelines for poliovirus surveillance in the WHO African Region

Publications [email protected] Mon, 14/04/2025 – 10:30 This document provides a comprehensive guide to surveillance of acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) and poliovirus by workers at all levels of the health system in Member States in the WHO African Region. This regional guideline updates a previous document (1) and reflects important technical and operational developments in AFP …

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