Africa needs $4.3bn yearly to meet 2m community health worker target
ABUJA, Nigeria – Africa needs an estimated $4.3bn annually to expand its community health workforce to two million by 2030, the Africa Centres for…
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NCDC Assesses Abuja Teaching Hospital’s Ebola Readiness
ABUJA, Nigeria – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has assessed the University of Abuja Teaching Hospital’s preparedness to manage suspected…
DRC Begins Bundibugyo Vaccine Trial as Deaths Exceed 4,600
ABUJA, Nigeria – The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has begun a clinical trial of vaccine candidates against the Bundibugyo virus following an…
Nigeria’s Ebola Virus Closely Matches Kenya Case – Pate
ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria’s confirmed Ebola virus case is genetically similar to Kenya’s first imported case, with genomic sequencing revealing only one mutation between…
Africa CDC Targets 2m Community Health Workers by 2030
ABUJA, Nigeria – The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) will convene African health and finance ministers in Abuja from October…
Africa CDC Seeks Urgent Support for Nigeria’s Ebola Response
ABUJA, Nigeria – The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has urged international partners to provide emergency funding, medical supplies and…
Nigeria Seeks Global Action on Sickle Cell Disease
ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria has called for stronger international collaboration to expand access to sickle cell disease diagnosis and treatment, urging governments, development partners,…
Africa CDC Warns Ebola Could Disrupt Essential Health Services
ABUJA, Nigeria – The ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is putting essential health services under pressure, with the Africa…
Mpox in Africa: 11 Countries Report 1,153 Cases
ABUJA, Nigeria – Eleven African countries recorded active transmission of mpox in Africa over six weeks, reporting 1,153 confirmed cases and seven deaths between…
Uganda Declares End of Ebola Outbreak After 42 Days Without New Case
UGANDA – Uganda has officially declared an end to its Ebola outbreak after completing the internationally required 42-day countdown without recording a new confirmed…