WHO calls for action to halt rise in hearing loss in Africa
Oct 08, 2024, at 02:37 pm
The number of people in Africa living with hearing loss could rise to 54 million by 2030, up from 40 million today, unless urgent measures are taken, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in a report published on Monday.
UNICEF issues USD 58.8 million appeal to halt ongoing mpox outbreak in Africa
Sep 21, 2024, at 02:24 pm
The UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, issued an urgent appeal on Friday for nearly $59 million to support efforts to halt the rapid spread of mpox in six African countries including Burundi, where youngsters have been impacted the most.
UNHCR warns refugees and displaced face heightened threat from mpox outbreak in African countries
Aug 28, 2024, at 02:54 pm
The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) warned on Tuesday that the mpox outbreak could have devastating effects on refugees and displaced families in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and other affected African countries if urgent support is not forthcoming.
European body advises travellers to consider mpox vaccine
Aug 17, 2024, at 12:13 am
The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control has directed travellers who are planning to visit Africa should consider getting vaccinated amid mpox outbreak in the region.
After Sweden, Pakistan reports three cases of deadly Mpox virus, patients came from UAE
Aug 16, 2024, at 07:06 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: Officials of the health department in northern Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province reported on Friday (Aug 16) that it had detected three cases of the monkeypox (Mpox) virus.
Sweden reords first mpox case,WHO backs African efforts to combat disease
Aug 16, 2024, at 02:26 pm
The World Health Organization (WHO) is supporting African countries to scale up response to curb mpox, which is now an international global health emergency.
Mpox cases spikes to unprecedented levels in Africa, WHO issues alert
Aug 09, 2024, at 02:53 pm
The UN World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday raised the response to the mpox outbreak in over a dozen African countries to the highest level, mobilizing efforts across the agency.
Cholera outbreak Africa: Zimbabwe sees decline in cases, says health minister
Feb 08, 2024, at 05:19 am
Harare: Cholera cases are declining in Zimbabwe following the implementation of a raft of measures by the government to control the outbreak, the health minister said Tuesday.
Cholera outbreaks surge in African nations; 700 deaths in January
Feb 07, 2024, at 05:29 am
Cape Town/IBNS: Over 26,000 cholera infections and 700 deaths were registered in 10 African countries in January this year alone, and the risk of further spread of the disease remains high, Fiona Braka, spokeswoman for the World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Office for Africa, said on Tuesday.
More African countries to receive lifesaving malaria vaccine
Jul 07, 2023, at 06:25 pm
New York: Twelve African countries will receive 18 million doses of the first-ever vaccine against malaria over the next two years, care of global vaccine alliance GAVI, the World Health Organization (WHO) and UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) announced on Wednesday.
‘Fully financing’ HIV response in Africa will save millions of lives: UNAIDS
Apr 14, 2023, at 05:56 pm
New York: Fully financing the HIV response in Africa will produce substantial health, social and economic gains for the continent, a new report backed by the UN agency devoted to ending AIDS (UNAIDS) has revealed.
US health body sounds alert after deadly Marburg virus spreads in Africa
Apr 02, 2023, at 09:55 pm
Marburg virus, which is equally dangerous as Ebola, is spreading rapidly in Africa, particularly in Tanzania and Guinea. In order to curb the deadly infection, America's Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is sending personnel to these regions, media reports said.
UNICEF sounds alarm over fast-spreading cholera outbreaks in Africa
Mar 29, 2023, at 10:00 pm
New York: The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is calling for emergency funding to broaden efforts to reach millions living across 11 eastern and southern African countries which have been hit hard by fast-spreading cholera outbreaks.
African leaders commit to end AIDS among children by 2030
Feb 03, 2023, at 06:14 pm
UN agencies have welcomed a pledge by 12 African countries to end AIDS in children by 2030, announced on Wednesday at a meeting in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania.
Africa’s advances in maternal, infant mortality face setbacks: WHO
Dec 02, 2022, at 05:39 pm
New York: Across Africa, efforts to reduce the number of women and infants dying in childbirth are set to slow without a substantial increase in investment, the UN health agency said on Thursday.
WHO unveils new strategy to tackle antimalarial drug resistance in Africa
Nov 19, 2022, at 09:36 pm
New York: A new strategy has been launched to address the urgent problem of antimalarial drug resistance in Africa, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Friday.
Millions face flooding threat across west and central Africa
Oct 30, 2022, at 12:48 am
New York: In west and central Africa, some 3.4 million people need help after destructive flooding, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Friday.
Global health: Women and children pay heaviest price for ‘gaping inequities’
Oct 19, 2022, at 07:14 pm
A new UN report shows that women’s and children’s health has suffered globally, as the impacts of conflict, the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change converge, with devastating effects on prospects for children, young people and women.
Africa: Response to climate crisis doesn’t match ‘magnitude of the challenge’
Oct 14, 2022, at 11:17 pm
New York: African States are on the front line of the climate crisis, a senior UN official told the Security Council on Wednesday, but far more action is needed to turn the tide on rising emissions, and reduce global warming.
UN health agency kicks off meningitis vaccination campaigns in Africa
Sep 09, 2022, at 09:51 pm
New York: With the COVID-19 pandemic delaying meningitis vaccination campaigns for more than 50 million children in Africa, the region is at a heightened risk of outbreaks of meningitis type A, the UN health agency said on Thursday.
African Health Ministers announce ‘pivotal’ new strategy to combat communicable diseases
Aug 24, 2022, at 08:13 pm
With the burden of cardiovascular disease, mental and neurological disorders and diabetes rising in the region, African health ministers on Tuesday, endorsed a new strategy to boost access to the diagnosis, treatment and care of severe noncommunicable diseases.
Healthy life expectancy in Africa grows by nearly 10 years
Aug 05, 2022, at 11:31 pm
New York: Healthy life expectancy among Africans living in mainly high and upper middle-income countries on the continent, has increased by almost 10 years, the UN health agency, WHO, said on Thursday.
Animal-to-human diseases on the rise in Africa, warns UN health agency
Jul 15, 2022, at 04:34 pm
New York: Diseases transmitted from animals to people in Africa have jumped 63 per cent in last decade, compared with the previous ten year period, according to a World Health Organization (WHO) analysis released on Thursday.
Africa: Dramatic drop forecast in COVID deaths, but no time to ‘sit back and relax'
Jun 03, 2022, at 09:58 pm
COVID-19 deaths in Africa are forecast to decrease by 94 per cent this year compared to last year the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday.
As monkeypox cases rise globally, Centre directs NCdC, ICMR to keep close watch
May 22, 2022, at 09:11 pm
New Delhi: In view of the rise in Monkeypox cases across the world, the Centre has directed the National Centre for Disease Control (NCdC) and Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) to keep a close watch on the outbreak.
Africa experiencing longest-running decline in COVID-19 infections
Apr 15, 2022, at 07:41 pm
New York: COVID-19 cases in Africa have fallen for the past 16 weeks, and deaths have dropped during the last eight, marking the longest-running decline in infections on the continent since the start of the pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday.
Africa on track to control pandemic this year but vigilance is key: WHO
Feb 11, 2022, at 09:17 pm
New York: Africa is on track to control the COVID-19 pandemic this year if current trends continue, but vigilance will remain key, the head of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) regional office said on Thursday.
Rise in use of traditional medicine in China causing new crisis in African nations: Report
Jan 26, 2022, at 12:04 am
Beijing: A rise in use of Chinese traditional medicines in several African nations have created a new crisis as it is fueling demand for endangered species whose body parts are used to make certain ingredients.
Cases drop for first time as Africa’s fourth COVID-19 wave ebbs
Jan 21, 2022, at 06:32 pm
New York: For the first time in Africa since the peak of the Omicron wave, weekly COVID-19 cases dropped significantly and deaths dipped, the World Health Organization (WHO) informed on Thursday.
Africa’s fourth COVID wave flattens out after six-week surge
Jan 15, 2022, at 01:40 am
New York: After a six-week surge, Africa’s fourth pandemic wave, which has been mainly driven by the Omicron variant, is flattening, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday.