Africa Newsroom
- SundayNews
- August 27, 2024
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Global strategic preparedness and response plan launched by WHO to contain mpox outbreak
The World Health Organization (WHO) today launched a global Strategic Preparedness and Response Plan to stop outbreaks of human-to-human transmission of mpox through coordinated global, regional, and national efforts. This…
- SundayNews
- August 26, 2024
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Kenya’s Health System Strengthening: State Department for Medical Services and United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Leadership Meet
The State Department for Medical Services engaged with USAID’s leadership to discuss strategies for strengthening Kenya’s health system. Principal Secretary for Medical Services, Mr. Harry Kimtai, alongside Director General Dr.…
- SundayNews
- August 26, 2024
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Uganda – “Government Doesnât Have Enough Money To Fund Medical Interns,â Says President Museveni
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has revealed that the government doesn't have enough money to fund medical interns. The President proposed that to make the work easier, the person who has…
- SundayNews
- August 25, 2024
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African Development Bank, African Union Launch Landmark Initiative to Eradicate Malnutrition Across Africa
The African Union Commission (AUC) and the African Development Bank Group's (www.AfDB.org) African Leaders for Nutrition (ALN) initiative, in collaboration with the government of Senegal, have launched a series of…
- SundayNews
- August 24, 2024
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A Rights-Based Global Response to Mpox Emergency in Africa
On August 14, following the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention’s (Africa CDC) declaration of mpox as a public health emergency of continental security, the World Health Organization (WHO) recognized it…
- SundayNews
- August 23, 2024
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Aid teams cite huge challenges in tackling new Sudan cholera outbreak
Protecting war-weary people in Sudan from a second deadly cholera outbreak is proving a huge challenge for aid teams after more than 16 months of heavy fighting, combined with flooding…
- SundayNews
- August 23, 2024
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Angola holds a comprehensive review and methodological meeting to speed up vaccination
To ensure that all children are vaccinated and protected from vaccine-preventable diseases, the Ministry of Health, with the support of the WHO, is holding a methodological meeting in Luanda on…
- SundayNews
- August 23, 2024
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International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) announces CHF 40 million appeal as Africa faces surge in mpox cases
The International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) has launched an CHF40 million regional emergency appeal to bolster mpox preparedness and response across Africa. This funding…
- SundayNews
- August 23, 2024
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New cholera outbreak threatening refugees and displaced communities amid ongoing war and flooding in Sudan
A new wave of cholera in Sudan, the second outbreak since the start of the war sixteen months ago, is threatening displaced communities across the country, warns UNHCR, the UN…
- SundayNews
- August 23, 2024
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Senator, Dr. Rasha Kelej focuses on Breaking Infertility Stigma in the Tenth Episode of âOur Africa by Merck Foundationâ TV Program
Merck Foundation (www.Merck-Foundation.com), the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany has launched the Tenth Episode of their First-ever TV program – ‘Our Africa by Merck Foundation’ on their social media handles.…