Health & Medicine Africa

[WHO-AFRO] JOINT PRESS RELEASE

[RFI] In 25 years, investment in the fight against malaria has prevented two billion infections and 13 million deaths, most of them in Africa, which carries nearly all of the burden of the disease. But as cases rise for a fifth year in a row and US funding is cut, experts warn that progress is slowing. Reaching the UN goal of ending malaria by 2030 now looks increasingly uncertain.

Africa CDC Commends Uganda’s Leadership in Ending Eighth Ebola Outbreak  allAfrica.com

[Africa CDC] Addis Ababa, Ethiopia — The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) commends the Republic of Uganda for officially declaring the end of its eighth outbreak of Sudan Ebola Virus Disease (SVD).

FG called to action over WHO, Gavi’s alert on disease resurgence  Daily Trust