In just three months, the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo grew to become the country’s largest on record. While adults account for most cases, children under five years have the ...

When 32-year-old Shafa’atu Isyaku noticed that her 4-year-old daughter, Maimuna, could not move her left leg, she took her to a primary health care centre in Kano State, north western Nigeria.“I was ...

Abuja – For Dr Aminatu Makarfi Umar, a gynaecologist in Kaduna State, HIV prevention should be part of routine care for women who may benefit from it.“Every pregnant woman at increased risk of HIV ...

For Dr Aminatu Makarfi Umar, a gynaecologist in Kaduna State, HIV prevention should be part of routine care for women who may benefit from it.“Every pregnant woman at increased risk of HIV deserves to ...

The burden of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) is increasing rapidly across the African Region, posing a significant threat to health systems, economic development, and population well-being.

Ethiopia has achieved a major milestone in strengthening national health emergency preparedness and response following the successful World Health Organization (WHO) verification of its National ...

The WHO Representative to Ethiopia, the African Union (AU) and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), Professor Francis Chisaka Kasolo, held a bilateral meeting with the Director ...

Haruna Darboe stood beside the weighing scale, watching closely as a health worker recorded his three-month-old daughter's weight before administering her routine vaccinations at Serekunda Health ...

"For a person living with diabetes, cancer, heart disease or a chronic respiratory condition, health care is rarely a single encounter," said Dr Mohamed Janabi, WHO Regional Director for Africa, ...

Addis Ababa - Five Portuguese-speaking African countries have developed national roadmaps to establish and strengthen emergency medical teams capable of rapid deployment during disease outbreaks, ...

On-the-ground presence is the essence of an effective health emergency response. Equally vital is the ability to deploy frontline teams, medicines and essential supplies to the communities that need ...

A new World Health Organization (WHO) regional survey assessing progress on patient safety across the African Region finds uneven results, as countries work to meet the needs of a growing number of ...