Uncategorized

Ensuring health security in the WHO African Region/ Quarterly emergency preparedness and response, quarter 1, 2024

Publications [email protected] Mon, 20/01/2025 – 10:15 Over the quarter, several ongoing shifts in the global landscape of health emergencies impacted our approach to serving Members States in the African Region. It is fair to say that Africa’s attention has shifted from COVID-19, but the latter’s impacts still reverberate across the Region. For example, due to …

Ensuring health security in the WHO African Region/ Quarterly emergency preparedness and response, quarter 1, 2024 Read More »

Ethiopia: Earthquake

Publications gebremichaela@… Fri, 17/01/2025 – 14:06      Situation Report  Over 80,000 people were affected across Afar and Oromia regions due to earthquakes (60,000 from Afar, 20,000 from Oromia). Multi-Sector Initial Rapid Assessment (MIRA) launched on January 8, 2025 to evaluate impact and damage; ongoing scientific assessments to guide early warning. Zonal Incident Command Posts …

Ethiopia: Earthquake Read More »

Meeting of HIV and hepatitis programme managers : Closing GAPS in HIV and Hepatitis programmes and integrating NCDs and Mental Health services 28 October – 01 November 2024

Publications [email protected] Thu, 19/12/2024 – 15:06 The African Region accounts for a disproportionately high burden of the HIV epidemic compared to the rest of the world. In 2023, an estimated 25.9 million people were living with HIV in the Region, of which 90% knew their status, 82% were receiving treatment and 76% had suppressed viral …

Meeting of HIV and hepatitis programme managers : Closing GAPS in HIV and Hepatitis programmes and integrating NCDs and Mental Health services 28 October – 01 November 2024 Read More »

WHO Interventions to Support the Mpox Response in Uganda – 30 November 2024

Publications [email protected] Thu, 19/12/2024 – 12:31 Since the declaration of the mpox outbreak in Uganda on 24 July 2024, the Ministry of Health with support from WHO and partners has initiated a fully-fledged response to guide the country’s response to the outbreak. This report highlights WHO’s interventions in supporting the country’s response. WHO Interventions to …

WHO Interventions to Support the Mpox Response in Uganda – 30 November 2024 Read More »