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Publications [email protected] Tue, 03/12/2024 – 08:38 It is 130 days since the start of the 2024 mpox outbreak in Uganda. Cumulatively, Uganda has so far registered 784 confirmed cases and four (4) deaths across 52 districts.•No new cases Mpox Outbreak in Uganda Situation Update – 01 December 2024486.95 KB

Publications [email protected] Mon, 02/12/2024 – 08:27 The goal of universal health coverage (UHC) is to ensure that all people have access to the full range of quality health services they need, when and where they need them, without financial hardship. This brief discusses trends in financial hardship due to out-of-pocket health spending in the WHO …

Regional brief: Trends in financial hardship due to out-of-pocket health spending in the WHO African Region Read More »

Accreditation of Non-State actors: call for applications to participate in the WHO Regional Committee for Africa now open! Deadline 30 November 2024 30 November 2024 [email protected] Tue, 08/10/2024 – 11:12 At its Seventy-first session (2021), the Regional Committee for Africa adopted a procedure for accreditation of regional non-State actors not in official relations with WHO to participate in …

Accreditation of Non-State actors: call for applications to participate in the WHO Regional Committee for Africa now open! Deadline 30 November 2024 Read More »

Publications [email protected] Mon, 07/10/2024 – 14:31 Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) are increasingly becoming a major public health challenge and are the leading cause of premature death and disability worldwide. Available data in the scientific literature suggest that pre-existing comorbidities, including NCDs, may increase the risk of COVID-19 severity or COVID-19-related mortality.  The aim of this report …

Prevalence of noncommunicable diseases and their risk factors and in-hospital mortality in COVID-19 patients in the WHO African Region: a systematic review and meta-analysis Read More »

Publications [email protected] Mon, 07/10/2024 – 10:14 The World Health Organization (WHO) reports that over 430 million people globally live with disabling hearing loss and that by 2050 over 700 million people will have this condition. Africa alone has about 40 million people with hearing loss, a prevalence of 3.6%. It is projected that 54 million …

Status report on ear and hearing care in the WHO African Region Read More »

Publications [email protected] Fri, 27/09/2024 – 09:35 On August 13, 2024, the Africa CDC declared the mpox outbreak a Public Health Emergency of Continental Security (PHECS). The following day, the WHO declared it a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). A coordinated, continent-wide response is essential, co-led by the African Union (AU) through the Africa …

Mpox Continental Preparedness and Response Plan for Africa Read More »