Kenya, Ghana and Malawi to Pilot world’s first malaria vaccine
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday announced that the first vaccine against malaria, Mosquirix, was developed by GlaxoSmithKline and that pilot tests on children […]
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Nigeria: Meningitis Deaths reach 745
An outbreak of Meningitis in Nigeria has killed 745 people as of Wednesday, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control said, as Africa’s most populous nation […]
AU disburses $100,000 to drought-hit Somalia, calls for urgent aid
The African Union this weekend disbursed $100,000 to Somalia to help the Horn of Africa nation avert starvation caused by drought. The World Health Organisation […]
Somalia: Drought kills 110 people in 2 days
Somali Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire said some 110 people died in southern Somalia on Thursday and Friday as a result of drought. President Mohamed […]
World’s first malaria vaccine to be tested in sub-Saharan Africa in 2018
The world’s first malaria vaccine will be rolled out in pilot projects in sub-Saharan Africa in 2018, the World Health Organization (WHO) disclosed late on […]
The risk of Zika infection is ‘low and manageable – WHO Chief
World Health Organization Director General, Margaret Chan on Friday said, the risk of Zika infection has been found to be both low and manageable. Her […]
Ethiopia to Distribute 14 Million Praziquantel Tablets to School Children
Ethiopia has received around 14 million praziquantel tablets, used to treat schistosomiasis, for mass distribution to school children. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), […]
Cape Verde: 11 newborns have Zika-related birth defects
Cape Verde has recorded 11 cases of microcephaly associated with Zika virus, and one of the babies diagnosed with the disease was stillborn, according to […]
Africa Needs More Blood Donors – WHO
Africa is able to cater for only fifty percent of its annual requirement of blood despite demand in the continent being high, the World Health […]
DRC: Yellow Fever Case Linked to Local Mosquito
A new case of yellow fever has been detected in democratic republic of Congo’s capital, Kinshasa, a spokesman for the World Health Organisation said on […]