Mpox Outbreak: WHO Scaling Up Response

Mpox Outbreak: WHO Scaling Up Response By Sharon Atieno With at least 15 African countries reporting mpox outbreak, the World Health Organization (WHO) has elevated the disease response to the highest level requiring organization-wide mobilization and scale-up. Key among the steps being taken is the scheduled meeting between the WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus […]

WHO affirms health situation in the northern Gaza Strip gets dire.

en.ypagency.net - 31/Oct 22:36

GAZA, Oct. 31 (YPA) – Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, confirmed on Thursday that the health...

Rwanda’s High-Level Critical Care Ensures Low Marburg Fatality Rate

healthpolicy-watch.news - 21/Oct 15:44

After a full week of no new Marburg cases, Rwanda appears to have contained one of the biggest recorded of the deadly virus outbreaks – and with a...

WHO Limits Polio Immunization Campaign to Gaza City Amid Conflict Concerns.

varabnewsexpress.ae - 01/Nov 00:00

Gaza: The World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General, Tedros Ghebreyesus, announced on Friday that the relaunch of the polio immunization...

WHO Appeals to Israel: Reverse Decision Closing Headquarters of UN Palestinian Refugee Agency

healthpolicy-watch.news - 01/Nov 17:53

WHO Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus appealed to Israel to reverse this week’s decision by the country’s Knesset, or parliament, to...

East African Community (EAC) deploys Experts to combat Mpox outbreak

sundaynews.co.zw - 01/Nov 15:51

For the first time, the East African Community (EAC) is operationalising its Rapidly Deployable Expert (RDE) Pool in response to an international...

Enugu Confirms 10 Deaths, Others Hospitalised In Cholera Outbreak

africa.tvcnews.tv - 21/Oct 16:18

Enugu State Ministry of Health has confirmed the outbreak of Cholera in the state with 10 casualties so far from the disease. This was made public in...

IOM Expands Mpox Appeal to Reach Migrants and IDPs Across Africa

africannewspage.net - 31/Oct 10:25

IOM Kenya’s Migrant Health Assessment Centre (MHAC) provides health screenings for migrants. Photo Credit Raber Aziz/IOM 2022 GENEVA, Switzerland,...

Somalia calls for urgent immunization to combat world’s longest variant outbreak

hiiraan.com - 25/Oct 05:32

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somalia, in partnership with the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF, renewed its commitment to eradicating polio on World...

Global Rise in Women Dying, Sexually Violated in Armed Conflict

scienceafrica.co.ke - 28/Oct 07:44

Global Rise in Women Dying, Sexually Violated in Armed Conflict By Sharon Atieno Women continue to bear the brunt of war despite a commitment by the...

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