Central Africa

6,860 cases on the African continent, with 269 reported deaths.  WHO African Region urges all Member Sates to continue enhancing information sharing mechanisms so we...

Download logoThe World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Africa hosted its first virtual ‘hackathon’ bringing together 100 leading innovators from across sub-Saharan Africa...

Download logoAs staff deployment to support countries becomes unfeasible due to travel restrictions and shutdowns implemented by several African countries to halt the spread...

Download logoThe Ministry of Health and Sanitation of the Republic of Sierra Leone has reported the country’s first case of COVID-19. Samples tested at...

5,406 cases on the African continent. In the past 24 hours, three new countries have reported cases of COVID-19 in World Health Organization (WHO) African Region...

Download logoWhen the Kenyan Government announced the country’s first case of COVID-19, clinician Jackson Njoroge was already hard at work.  He and his colleagues...

Following concerted partners’ response, led by the World Health Organization, the Commissioner for Health, Dr. Salihu Kwayabura has declared an end of Lassa fever...

Early detection is vital to containing the #COVID19 pandemic on the continent. @WHO & partners are supporting surveillance activities across the African Region including...

Download logoNigeria’s Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, during a Press briefing to commemorate the World Tuberculosis (TB) Day, also emphasized the need to...

Download logoThe African region is witnessing a rapid rise in the number of reported confirmed COVID-19 cases, with a 25% daily increase over the...