In this issue, the main highlights are on the recent regional surveillance meeting that the IMST conducted in Brazzaville, the country experience from Comoros
Medical/Health Care
African Health Ministers Approve Plan for Quality Health Care
Health ministers attending the World Health Organization’s 72nd Regional Committee for Africa in Lome, Togo have approved an eight-year strategy aimed at curbing disease and responding quickly to health emergencies.More than 400 people participated fro…
UN steps up post-COVID support in Africa; battles cholera in Malawi
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Wednesday a new drive to find ways of revamping the African region’s health systems.“The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the fragility of our continent’s health infras…
WHO: COVID Deaths Down by 15%, Cases Fall Nearly Everywhere
The number of coronavirus deaths reported worldwide fell by 15% in the past week while new infections dropped by 9%, the World Health Organization said Wednesday.In its latest weekly assessment of the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.N. health agency said ther…
At least 12 killed as Somalia hotel siege enters second day
MOGADISHU— At least 12 people were killed when al Qaeda-linked militants attacked a hotel in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu, seizing hostages who authorities were still battling to free 24 hours later, an intelligence officer said.The attackers blasted th…
With dwindling numbers, stakeholders expand integrated TB and COVID-19 testing in communities
Kaduna, 19 August 2022 – When health workers took the Tuberculosis (TB) testing outreach to Rigasa community, Kaduna State, Rabi Umaru, a 37-year-old housewife, did not need much convincing to get tested.She had been coughing for two weeks but had not …