Publications [email protected] Mon, 07/04/2025 – 21:05 This Weekly Bulletin focuses on public health emergencies occurring in the WHO African Region.This week’s articles cover: Mpox in the Republic of Congo Mpox in Burundi Humanitarian Crisis in Madagascar Week 13: 24 – 30 March 2025
Publications [email protected] Mon, 07/04/2025 – 11:57 AIRA Infodemic Trends Report 21-28 March 2025 .pdf2.49 MB Rapport sur les tendances Infodémiques 21-28 Mars 2025.pdf2.32 MB
World Health Day 2025: Healthy Beginnings, Hopeful Futures 5 April 2025 [email protected] Sat, 05/04/2025 – 14:11 Monrovia – Monday, 7 April is World Health Day, commemorating the 77th anniversary of the establishment of the World Health Organization (WHO). This year’s theme, “Healthy Beginnings, Hopeful Futures”, highlights the critical need to prioritize interventions to improve …
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Publications [email protected] Fri, 04/04/2025 – 11:22 Uganda has so far registered 4913 confirmed cases of mpox and 37 deaths.
Publications [email protected] Fri, 04/04/2025 – 08:59 Seven countries, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Mali, Niger and Nigeria, have developed a joint plan to stop polio spreading across their borders. As the virus spreads with transnational population movement, this 2024–2025 plan focuses on coordinated action and mechanisms across these countries to synchronize vaccination responses, …
Publications [email protected] Fri, 04/04/2025 – 08:26 This plan sets out a bold strategy to stop current poliovirus transmission in Africa by the end of 2025 and to prevent further spread to new countries by the end of 2026. It takes a more aggressive approach to outbreak response, with countries conducting three to five vaccination rounds …
Publications [email protected] Tue, 08/04/2025 – 12:59 In the first quarter of 2024, the WHO African Region faced multiple health emergencies that tested the resilience and rapid response capabilities of health systems. As of 30 March 2024, WHO was actively monitoring 105 outbreaks and 29 humanitarian events in the African Region. Of these, 17 were graded …
Publications [email protected] Tue, 08/04/2025 – 12:43 Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) is a significant cause of heart failure globally, with over 40.5 million people affected worldwide in 2019. Sub-Saharan Africa accounts for 23% of RHD cases worldwide, with an estimated prevalence rate of 10.31 cases per 1000 people. Addressing the diverse challenges to RHD prevention and …
World Tuberculosis Day 2025 24 March 2025 johanna.nambah… Fri, 14/03/2025 – 07:43 National Commemoration date: 28 March 2025 Where: Tsandi District, Omusati region Main speakers: Minister of Health and Social Services, and WHO Representative The World Tuberculosis Day is observed annually on 24 March, to highlight the urgent need to end tuberculosis – the …
World Health Day 13 March 2025 [email protected] Thu, 13/03/2025 – 11:22 Date for Commemoration: 7 April 2025 Where: Katima Mulilo, Zambezi Region Main Speakers: Minister of Health and Social Services and WHO Representative World Health Day is commemorated annually on 7 April to mark the anniversary of the founding of World Health Organization (WHO) …
