Zimbabwean appointed as WHO commissioner
In making the appointment WHO stated that Mpemba was chosen in recognition of her leadership in confronting current global challenges.
By Staff Reporter
Sep. 21, 2023
TB preventive treatment: Need for choice
But health care facilities and outreach programs need to embrace that range of options and make sure that a choice exists in practice.
By Violet Chihota
Jul. 28, 2023
7 critical uncertainties that affect African farmers, food systems
At 125 000 deaths annually, children also face an inequitable burden of FBD.
By Charles Dhewa
Jun. 28, 2023
Feature: Cholera outbreak exposes healthcare shortcomings
Water is a critical resource that has a direct impact on Africa's economic potential: a lack of access to safe water
By Enos Denhere
Jun. 17, 2023
Uganda dispels fears of Covid cases as normal flu
The Department of Infectious Disease Control said the outbreak was a "normal flu".
By Bbc News
May. 9, 2023
WHO says Covid-19 is no longer a global health emergency
WHO’s International Health Regulations Emergency Committee discussed the pandemic on Thursday at its 15th meeting on Covid-19.
By CNN
May. 5, 2023
Bird flu: UK health officials make contingency plans
UK health experts are sharing details of their Covid-style plans against bird flu, including modelling for the unlikely scenario that it could mutate and cause a pandemic in people.
By Bbc News
Feb. 28, 2023
Bird flu kills 11-year-old girl in Cambodia, officials say
An 11-year-old girl in Cambodia has died from bird flu in the country’s first known human H5N1 infection since 2014, health officials said.
By Ap News
Feb. 23, 2023
When national medicines regulators fail, African Medicines Agency must step in
MEDICINES regulators have a duty to protect African populations from being harmed by medical products that are of substandard quality and safety.
By Lenias Hwenda
Feb. 1, 2023