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Africa marks 1st World Patient Safety Day
Countries across the Africa region marked the first ever World Patient Safety Day on 17 September 2019, a day set aside by world leaders at the 72nd World Health Assembly to create awareness on patient safety and commitment towards…
Kenya launches landmark malaria vaccine
Joins Ghana and Malawi
The malaria vaccine pilot programme is now fully under way in Africa, as Kenya joins Ghana and Malawi to introduce the landmark vaccine as a tool against a disease that continues to affect millions of…
UHC 2030 Agenda: Nations off track, says WHO
By Bankole Opeyemi
The world is off track in its bid to achieve Universal Health Coverage in 2030, Director-General, World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Gbebreyesus, said on Tuesday.
In a statement released on the WHO’s…
US Surgeon General issues new warning against marijuana use
WASHINGTON (AP) — The US Surgeon General has issued a national warning against marijuana use by adolescents and pregnant women, as more American states legalise the increasingly potent drug for medicinal and recreational use.
Health…
Will Africa be free of wild polio?
Evaluation towards certification begins at 69th session of WHO Regional Committee in Brazzaville
Will Africa region join the four WHO regions that have successfully eradicated the wild polio virus? This is the big poser expected…
Moeti nominated for second term as WHO Africa DG
The 47 Member States of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) African Region today, nominated Dr Matshidiso Moeti to serve a second five-year term as Regional Director for Africa.
The nomination took place during the ongoing 69th session…
Winners of inaugural WHO Innovation Challenge emerge
The three winners of the first World Health Organization (WHO) Africa Innovation Challenge have been honoured at the ongoing WHO Regional Committee meeting of health ministers in Brazzaville, Republic of Congo.
The awards recognize…
69th OAU Regional Committee for Africa opens in Congo Republic
BRAZZAVILLE, Congo Republic – The 69th session of the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Committee for Africa kicked off yesterday (August 19) in Brazzaville, with Congolese President Denis Sassou-Nguesso calling for stronger…
Yellow fever kills 16 in Nigerian community
At least 16 persons have reportedly died following an outbreak of yellow fever virus in Izzi local government area of Ebonyi State in Nigeria.
Many others are also receiving treatment at the Virology Centre and Iboko General Hospital in…