COVID-19: Major relief airlift reaches ‘most vulnerable’ African nations
The World Food Program (WFP) and the World Health Organization (WHO) have dispatched aboard an Ethiopian Airlines charter one million facemasks, along with gloves, goggles, […]
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African leaders back WHO and Tedros Ghebreyesus after Trump’s attacks
African leaders on Wednesday rallied behind the World Health Organization (WHO) and its head Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus following an attack on the world health body […]
DRC: world’s worst measles outbreak killed over 6,000 – WHO
A measles epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has killed at least 6,000, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported. According to the UN […]
Measles claims 5000 lives in DR Congo
In the Democratic Republic of Congo, a measles epidemic has killed about 5,000 people this year, many of them young children, the World Health Organization […]
Burundi records over 7 million malaria cases in 2019
Burundi has recorded more than 7 million cases of malaria this year, the World Health Organization reported. According to health officials in the Central African […]
DR Congo: Ebola claims over 1,000 lives, Guterres commits ‘whole’ UN system, to help ‘end the outbreak’
The Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, now in its tenth month, has claimed more than a thousand lives, prompting Secretary-General António […]
DR Congo: Ebola outbreak kills nearly 700, spreading faster than ever
In Democratic Republic of Congo, Ebola outbreak is spreading at its fastest rate, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday. According to the UN […]
Congo’s Ebola epidemic is world’s second-biggest outbreak
The Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo is now the second biggest in history, the health ministry said late on Thursday. This outbreak – the second […]
DRC: cholera outbreak claims 857 lives – WHO
The Democratic Republic of Congo has recorded 857 cholera deaths since the beginning of the year, the World Health Organisation said on Thursday. The statistics […]
Africa: Air pollution kills hundreds children – WHO warns
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday said air pollution kills 7 million people each year including 600,000 children mostly in Africa and Asia. It […]