Mental Health in Africa: WHO launches campaign to prevent suicide
October 8, 2022 The World Health Organisation (WHO) has launched a campaign to raise awareness and spur action for suicide prevention in the African region, which according to it, has…
Medical Product Alert: WHO identifies contaminated paediatric medicines in Africa
October 7, 2022 The World Health Organisation (WHO), Africa region has issued a medical product alert after identifying substandard (contaminated) paediatric medicines in The Gambia. In a statement by WHO…
Ebola: The likelihood of importation to Nigeria high – NCDC alerts as disease resurfaces in Uganda
October 5, 2022 The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) says it is aware of the ongoing outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) caused by the Sudan strain…
Ebola kills five in Uganda, 19 other deaths likely connected – President
September 29, 2022 Five people have died from Ebola in Uganda and another 19 deaths were likely caused by the disease, the president said on Wednesday, but he said he…
WHO launches new initiative to stop the spread of invasive malaria vector in Africa
September 29, 2022 In a 2019 vector alert, the World Health Organisation (WHO) identified the spread of Anopheles stephensi as a significant threat to malaria control and elimination – particularly…
Mental Health: Depression, anxiety costing global economy nearly US$ 1 trillion
September 29, 2022 …About 12 billion workdays lost annually The World Health Organisation (WHO) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) have called for concrete actions to address mental health concerns…
Rabies: Ebonyi records 8 cases in 9 months
September 29, 2022 A total of eight cases of rabies were recorded in Ebonyi between January and September, the Commissioner for Health in the state, Dr. Daniel Umezurike said on…
Medication errors kill 3m annually as Africa records 18.7% prevalence rate of substandard, counterfeit medicine, highest globally – WHO laments
September 17, 2022 The World Health Organisation (WHO) says medication errors contribute to over three million deaths globally on an annual basis. Its Regional Director for Africa, Dr. Matshidiso Moeti,…
WHO calls for urgent action by countries for achieving Medication Without Harm
September 16, 2022 Globally, half of all preventable harm in medical care is medication related, a quarter of which is severe or life-threatening. In the lead up to World Patient…
New fund for pandemic prevention, preparedness and response formally established
September 10, 2022 A new financial intermediary fund (FIF) for pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response (PPR) has been launched to provide a dedicated stream of additional, long-term financing to strengthen…