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BRAZAVILLE - The Ebola outbreak in the northeast of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) was declared over today, almost two years since the first case was confirmed. The DRC Ministry of Health made the announcement after no new cases…

Brazzaville, 14 May 2020 – The World Health Organization (WHO) today expressed concern at the potential impact of COVID-19 on food security, which is likely to exacerbate the already considerable burden of malnutrition in Africa. The impact…

A modelling group convened by the World Health Organization and UNAIDS has estimated that if efforts are not made to mitigate and overcome interruptions in health…

Just over two months since COVID-19 was first detected in Africa, the disease has now spread to nearly every country, resulting in nearly 18,333 confirmed cases and around 961 deaths across the continent as at Friday April 22. While…

The World Health Organisation (WHO) yesterday (March 11) declared the global spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19) as a pandemic. Speaking at the COVID-19 media briefing, the WHO Director-General said the organization has been assessing the…

Develops treatment master plan Africa records first case WORLD Health Organisation (WHO) has re-named the new coronavirus, Covid-19. WHO announced the new name in its tweeter handle at @WHO saying “we now have…

The World Health Organization declared on Thursday that the novel coronavirus outbreak  a public health emergency of international concern,  saying the disease now represents a risk beyond China, where it emerged last month. The WHO made…

Nigeria places Port Health Service unit on alert Ghana maps out response mechanism South Africa places emergency operations centre on alert Kenya steps up surveillance The World Health Organisation (WHO)…

Infants and young children most at risk of fatal complications, health agencies warn Worldwide more than 140,000 people died from measles in 2018, according to new estimates from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United…

The African Union (AU) Commission and the World Health Organization (WHO) have signed an historic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) cementing their mutual commitment to accelerate vital health goals. The document was signed at WHO…