Africa Newsroom
- SundayNews
- October 24, 2024
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Enhancing polio detection with advanced sequencing technology
The African region, declared free of indigenous wild poliovirus in August 2020, faces an urgent threat: the intense transmission of type 2 variant poliovirus (cVDPV2). This year alone, 290 poliovirus…
- SundayNews
- October 24, 2024
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Kenya, Uganda cross-border polio vaccination reaches 6.5 million children
Between October 3 and 6, 2024, more than 6.5 million children were vaccinated in a successful synchronized polio campaign between Kenya and Uganda. This cross-border achievement began with a coordinated…
- SundayNews
- October 24, 2024
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Kenya: Principal Secretary Muthoni launches International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week of Action
Kenya has officially launched the International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week of Action, running from 22nd to 25th October 2024. Led by the Ministry of Health in collaboration with partners including USAID Momentum,…
- SundayNews
- October 23, 2024
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Kenya: Principal Secretary Harry Kimtai Announces County Multi-Sectoral Committees for Social Health Authority Implementation
Principal Secretary for the State Department of Medical Services, Mr. Harry Kimtai, has announced the establishment of County Multi-Sectoral Steering Committees to oversee the implementation of the Social Health Authority…
- SundayNews
- October 22, 2024
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Sudan: Famine crisis worsens as children show physical signs of starvation
Families in Sudan are eating grass to survive in an escalating hunger crisis, with famine-levels of malnutrition spreading across half of Sudan’s 18 states, said Save the Children. The extremely…
- SundayNews
- October 22, 2024
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Pfizer Supplies One Billionth Pneumococcal Conjugated Vaccine Dose for Vaccination of Children in Lower- Income Countries Through Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance
The 1 billionth pneumococcal vaccine dose was delivered to Ethiopia Since 2010, Pfizer pneumococcal vaccines have reached 57 Gavi-eligible countries to help protect an estimated 300 million plus children The…
- SundayNews
- October 21, 2024
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Include Girlsâ Voices in Making of Maternal Health Laws
Girls in Africa face significant challenges ensuring that they enjoy the highest attainable standard of their sexual and reproductive health. They experience barriers to accessing relevant sexual health education as well as…
- SundayNews
- October 21, 2024
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Responders to Nigeriaâs flood crisis are themselves affected by crisis
Flash floods throughout West and Central Africa have left more than 5 million people in need of humanitarian assistance across Cameroon, Chad, Niger, Nigeria and other countries in the region. Torrential rainfall has…
- SundayNews
- October 21, 2024
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Médecins sans frontières (MSF) temporarily suspends activities in Djibo, Burkina Faso due to escalating insecurity
Faced with ongoing security challenges that threaten the ability to carry out activities in Djibo, Burkina Faso, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has made the difficult decision to temporarily suspend our humanitarian…
- SundayNews
- October 21, 2024
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United Nations Programme on Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) (UNAIDS) calls for global solidarity to strengthen Madagascarâs HIV response to end AIDS as a public health threat
The Executive Director of UNAIDS Winnie Byanyima is calling for accelerated global solidarity to strengthen Madagascar’s response to HIV, including preventing new HIV infections and expanding access to treatment, to…