Delivering Progress in Africa’s COVID-19 Vaccination Drive
Africa has made progress in COVID-19 vaccination. The continent has to date received around 824 million COVID-19 vaccines. The COVAX Facility, the multilateral platform...
New ICUs Set to Open at Hospitals Across Lesotho
Critical care patients in Lesotho will soon be spared a trip to South Africa to receive treatment. The country is on the verge of...
Vaccinating Liberia’s Vulnerable Communities Against COVID-19
Liberia has made headway with its COVID-19 vaccination having fully vaccinated 70% of the total eligible population since March 2021, when the vaccination programme...
Congo Applies COVID-19 Genomic Sequencing Skills to Other Disease
Two years after the start of the pandemic, the Republic of Congo has begun to apply the genomic sequencing capacities developed in the fight...
Neglected Tropical Disease Mentorship Launched in Honour of Dr Mwele Malecela
Download logoWorld Health Organization (WHO) and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation today announced plans to set up a mentorship programme for African women...
Chronic staff shortfalls stifle Africa’s health systems: WHO study
Download logoA serious shortage of health workers in Africa is undermining access to and provision of health services even though countries in the region...
Government of DRC Calls on Prime Minister Johnson at ‘ Commonwealth...
Download logoYesterday, the Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo considered the potential suspension of all bi-lateral agreements with the Government of Rwanda, following...
Video News Release: WHO Africa COVID-19 Online Press Briefing
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Africa Steps Up Targeted COVID-19 Vaccination of Most at Risk People
Download logoAfrica is intensifying COVID-19 vaccination of high-risk population groups with some promising signs. Nearly 50% of health workers and people over the age...
WHO Malawi country office welcomes a new country representative
Download logoThe World Health Organization (WHO) Malawi Country Office has a new representative, Dr Neema Rusibamayila Kimambo. The new WHO country representative has officially...