WHO: Nigeria Has No Active Ebola Cases After Patient’s Evacuation
ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria currently has no active Ebola cases following the evacuation of the confirmed patient and her husband to Switzerland, according to…
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Africa Has 23 Times Fewer Dermatologists Than Europe – Study
ABUJA, Nigeria – Africa has just 0.26 dermatologists per 100,000 people, about 23 times fewer than Europe, exposing a major shortage of specialist skin-health…
African Families Bear Growing Dementia Care Burden
ABUJA, Nigeria – African families are bearing a growing burden of dementia care, with unpaid caregivers spending an average of 12.9 hours a day…
Africa Adopts 10-Year Plan to Protect Polio Surveillance Systems After Eradication
ABUJA, Nigeria – African health ministers have endorsed a 10-year regional framework aimed at preserving the continent’s polio surveillance, laboratory and emergency response systems…
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…
African Health Ministers Endorse New Strategy to Improve Early Childhood Development
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia – African health ministers have endorsed a new regional strategy aimed at improving early childhood development across the continent, marking a…
African Health Ministers Set Priorities for Stronger Health Systems
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia – African health ministers are considering new measures to strengthen health financing, expand the health workforce, improve emergency preparedness and build…
WHO: Polio Investments Strengthen Disease Surveillance Across Five African Countries
ABUJA, Nigeria – The World Health Organization (WHO) says investments made to eliminate polio are strengthening broader disease surveillance and outbreak response systems across…
UN Urges Youth to Shape Africa’s Health Future
ABUJA, Nigeria – The United Nations Resident Coordinator in Nigeria, Mohammed Malick Fall, has called for greater youth participation in shaping Africa’s health future,…
African Football Stars Lead New Polio Vaccination Push
BRAZZAVILLE, Congo – African women football stars have joined global health partners to launch the Kick Out Polio campaign, urging governments, communities and families…