WHO Backs African Health Training Reforms
ABUJA, Nigeria — The World Health Organization (WHO) is supporting nine African countries, including Nigeria, to fast-track competency-based health training reforms aimed at producing…
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Africa Sounds Alarm Over Rural NCD Care Gap
ABUJA, Nigeria – African health leaders have warned that millions of people living with severe noncommunicable diseases in rural communities remain without access to…
Africa Urges Action on Vaccine Coverage Gaps
ABUJA, Nigeria – African health leaders have called for stronger domestic financing and political commitment to immunisation programmes, warning that millions of children across…
Africa Faces Dangerous Blood Supply Gap as WHO Warns Millions Remain at Risk
ABUJA, Nigeria – The World Health Organization (WHO) has sounded the alarm over persistent blood shortages across Africa, warning that inadequate supplies and unequal…
Mental Health Crisis Deepens as Africa Faces Funding Gap
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa – African countries have renewed calls for greater investment in mental health services as nearly 150 million people across the continent…
Vaccines Save 1.8m Lives Yearly in Africa – WHO Warns of Gaps
KANO, Nigeria – Vaccines are preventing an estimated 1.8 million deaths every year in Africa, the World Health Organization has said, warning that millions…
WHO Africa Warns Millions Lack Oral Healthcare Across Continent
ABUJA, Nigeria – The World Health Organization has raised alarm over the growing burden of oral diseases across Africa, warning that millions of people…
WHO Warns Africa Risks Losing Momentum in Cervical Cancer Fight
ABUJA, Nigeria – Africa faces a critical setback in its quest to eliminate cervical cancer as the World Health Organisation (WHO) warns that persistent…
Africa May See Over 60m Diabetes Patients by 2050 – WHO Warns
KANO, Nigeria — The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that more than 60 million Africans could be living with diabetes by 2050 if…