President Macky Sall, President of the Republic of Senegal and current Chair of the African Union, invited fellow African Heads of State, international agency representatives, public health leaders and civil society to…
While Africa is witnessing its lowest level of new COVID-19 cases since the onset of the pandemic, a recent four-week rise—the first such sustained increase in four months—underscores the criticality of maintaining…
For the first time in history, funding for tuberculosis (TB) research and development (R&D) hit a billion dollars worldwide in 2021.
Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General, the European Commission (EC) and WHO agreed to enhance strategic cooperation in global health security and architecture.
The Ministry of Health of Ethiopia, the Embassy of France to Ethiopia and to the African Union, the Delegation of the European Union to Ethiopia and Expertise France have delivered a first…
One out of four children under five years in Afar region of Ethiopia is currently malnourished, says the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF).
An estimated 10.6 million people fell ill with tuberculosis (TB) in 2021, an increase of 4.5% from 2020, and 1.6 million people died from TB (including 187 000 among HIV positive people),…
COVID-19 vaccination coverage has stagnated in half of African countries, while the number of doses administered monthly declined by over 50% between July and September, a World Health Organization (WHO) analysis finds.
Cordis, a global leader in delivering innovative, differentiated cardiovascular and endovascular devices, is set to acquire the Swiss-based medical technology company MedAlliance.
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is calls for the protection of women and girls in Uganda while responding to Ebola outbreak.
A unique project involving custom-made public benches to promote the critical importance of mental health, and the role that football and sport more broadly can play to promote mental wellbeing, was announced…
More than 500 participants from the Emergency Medical Team (EMT) Network across WHO’s six regions are in Yerevan, Armenia, for the 5th EMT Global Meeting this week.
On the cusp of the FIFA World Cup, Qatar 2022TM, partners at the World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH) in Qatar to host a Sport for Health Conference.
Accuray Incorporated announced today the company is expanding its global footprint with the introduction of its CyberKnife platform in Africa.