Nigeria needs some 250,000 doctors in public hospitals
Nigeria needs more than 250,000 doctors to meet the ratio of one doctor to 600 patients recommended by the WHO. In Nigeria, where there are […]
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£15 million funding to strengthen health workforce in Kenya, Nigeria and Ghana
The UK will provide a multi-million pound boost to support healthcare staff recruitment and retention in 3 African countries – Kenya, Nigeria and Ghana – […]
Two districts in northern Mozambique declare cholera outbreak
Mozambican health authorities have declared an outbreak of cholera in two more districts, Mocímboa da Praia and Mueda, Cabo Delgado province, a disease that has […]
Around 85% of São Tomé and Príncipe’s population consumes alcohol
The data was presented during the handover of the new WHO strategy to ensure universal health coverage in São Tomé and Príncipe. About “85 per […]
Niger kick-starts campaign to curb meningitis after over 100 reported dead
Niger’s authorities with the help of the World Health Organization (WHO) have launched a vaccination campaign against meningitis after the disease killed so far this […]
Covid-19: Angola will continue to promote vaccination for disease control
In a press conference, the Secretary of State for Public Health, Carlos Alberto Pinto, said that Angola welcomes the WHO declaration, “which means a victory […]
Mozambique: Explosion of cholera cases after Cyclone Freddy
Cholera cases in Mozambique have increased tenfold since February, with more than 28,000 people infected in the southern African country still reeling from the passage […]
Equatorial Guinea: 10 deaths from the Marburg virus according to a new report
The new provisional toll of the Marburg virus disease epidemic that has been raging for more than two months in Equatorial Guinea stands at 10 […]
Mozambique will vaccinate hundreds of thousands of people against cholera
The Mozambican government and the World Health Organization (WHO) started, end of last week, the deployment of rehydration and cholera vaccination posts in the districts […]
Marburg virus kills five people in Tanzania
A mysterious disease that killed five people in Tanzania has been identified as coming from the Marburg virus, a cousin of Ebola that also causes […]