CONGO BRAZZAVILLE – According to the World Health Organization (WHO) evaluation reports, advances in the delivery of essential health services between 2000 and 2019 led to an average rise of 10 years in healthy life expectancy per person in the African region.
AFRICA – The Vaccine Alliance, Gavi, has started a procedure for nations to apply for funds to help to roll out the new vaccine, moving the world’s first-ever mass vaccination against malaria one step closer.
Accra/Brazzaville – Ghana has announced the country’s first outbreak of Marburg virus disease, after a World Health Organization (WHO) Collaborating Centre laboratory confirmed earlier results.
DRC – The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued recommendations on diagnosing, preventing and managing zoonotic diseases in Africa with an aim to reduce the risks of emerging public health threats in the region as well as prevent the next outbreak through a one-health approach.
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