Central Africa

The first United Nations ‘Solidarity’ flight started delivering vital medical supplies from last week to all countries in Africa where these are needed the most.  The...

More than 24,000 #COVID19 cases have been reported on the African continent - with over 6,250 recoveries and 1,100 deaths. View country figures &...

Download logoIn public health emergencies such as the on-going COVID-19 pandemic, one essential lifesaving action is risk communication. This is because people have a...

Over 28,000 #COVID19 cases reported on the African continent - with over 8,000 associated recoveries & 1,300 deaths recorded. View country figures & more...

Over 27,000 COVID-19 cases reported on the African continent - with over 7,000 associated recoveries & 1,200 deaths recorded. View country figures & more...

Download logoThis year’s Africa Vaccination Week starts today as the COVID-19 pandemic is causing significant disruption to vaccination efforts and to the surveillance of...

Number of #COVID19 cases in the World Health Organization (WHO) African Region have increased by 43% in the past week, while there has been...

Download logoPublic health systems in Africa are coming under severe strain as the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic persists. But as countries battle to bring the...

Amid the growing COVID-19 epidemic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is continuing its routine immunization activities to tackle measles outbreaks in the...

Download logoHE Mr. Brigi Rafini, Prime Minister, Head of Government, visited on April 17, 2020 the Covid-19 treatment system set up at the National...