Publications [email protected] Thu, 26/09/2024 – 12:47 IntroductionThe number of mpox cases has increased sharply in the WHO African Region in recent years. This upsurge has been fuelled in large part by increases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). As of 30 August, the DRC had reported more than 27,000 suspected cases of mpox …
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Publications [email protected] Wed, 25/09/2024 – 07:13 Entitled Improving health outcomes and reinforcing resilience in an uncertain world, this report gives a comprehensive overview of the activities of the WCO in Mauritius during the period 2022-2023. Happy reading! Biennial Report_2022_2023.pdf18.66 MB
Publications [email protected] Tue, 24/09/2024 – 12:58 The years 2022 and 2023 were years of transition from the devastating effects of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and subsequently building resilient health systems. A biennial priority was to develop capacities for epidemic preparedness and response and have several ready-for-deployment professionals that can support Botswana and other …
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Publications [email protected] Fri, 20/09/2024 – 15:44 The National Health Workforce Policy Dialogue: Optimizing and Investing in Health Workforce to Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals was convened by the Uganda Ministry of Health (MoH) in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO) 27–28 June 2024 in Kampala. The purpose was to disseminate the findings of Uganda’s health labour …
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Publications [email protected] Thu, 19/09/2024 – 06:05 Uganda confirmed the first cases of Mpox on 24 July 2024 following the confirmation of two case-patients from Kasese District, Bwera Hospital by the Uganda Virus Research Institute (UVRI) through a routine sentinel surveillance system. The cumulative total confirmed Mpox cases since the declaration of the outbreak are 22. …
Publications [email protected] Tue, 17/09/2024 – 15:06 This report provides a snapshot of the health workforce (HWF) in the African Region for the decade 2013–2022. To provide a thorough understanding of the status of the workforce in the Region, the report analyses stock and density, training and education capacities, migration, employment status, supply and demand, need …
Publications [email protected] Tue, 17/09/2024 – 15:06 In 2017 the health ministers of the WHO Regional Committee for Africa adopted the African Regional framework for the implementation of the Global strategy on human resources for health: workforce 2030. The framework aims to support Member States to make adequate investments to foster the implementation of policies to …
Publications [email protected] Mon, 16/09/2024 – 10:11 Since 1 January 2022, cases of mpox have been reported to WHO from 20 Member States across the African continent (Including three countries from the EMRO region). In the AFRO region, as of 30 August 2024, a total of 8 153 laboratory confirmed cases, including 54 deaths, have been …
