COVID-19 vaccination in Africa increases by almost three-quarters in June 2022
Download logoAdministered COVID-19 doses rose by 74% in June 2022 compared to the previous month after a sustained three-month decrease between March and May....
MSF suspends medical activities in South-West Cameroon over ongoing staff detention
Download logoMSF has suspended all medical activities in South-West region of Cameroon. The suspension comes as we work to secure the release of four...
South Sudan: MSF staff member among dozens killed in renewed violence...
The latest violence that erupted in Leer County in South Sudan earlier this month has resulted in the deaths of dozens of civilians, including a Doctors...
Urgent funding needed as multiple interconnected shocks plight the people of...
Download logoLife-saving humanitarian operations have been either suspended, reduced, or will be terminated if the funding situation remains as it is. Current estimates indicate...
MSF closes projects based in Kumba & Mamfe in South-West Cameroon
Download logoDoctors Without Borders (MSF) is taking the difficult decision to close our project bases in Kumba and Mamfe, in the South-West region of...
15 million US dollars to alleviate food insecurity in the crisis-ridden...
Download logoThe Central African Republic reports today one of the highest proportions of critically food-insecure people in the world, along with Yemen, South Sudan,...
Shabunda: UN Finances Community Radio and Women's Center to Raise Awareness...
Download logoWith funding of US$1,500,000 from the United Nations Secretary-General's Peacebuilding Fund, a community radio station and the Women's House have been set up...
Ghana declares first-ever outbreak of Marburg virus disease
Download logoGhana has announced the country’s first outbreak of Marburg virus disease, after a World Health Organization (WHO) Collaborating Centre laboratory confirmed earlier results.The...
Ghana reports first-ever suspected cases of Marburg virus disease
Download logoGhana has announced the preliminary finding of two cases of Marburg virus disease and if confirmed these would the first such infections recorded...
In Africa, 63% Jump in Diseases Spread from Animals to People...
Download logoAfrica is facing a growing risk of outbreaks caused by zoonotic pathogens, such as the monkeypox virus which originated in animals and then...