This $6 million program will add 2,500 community health workers to the national health system in Zambia, allowing for effective malaria diagnosis and treatment for more than 1.3 million people To help end a leading cause of illness and death in the southern African country of Zambia, a Rotary club-led initiative aims to save and
29 cases, 13 deaths (CFR: 45%) and 4 recoveries of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) As of 6 March 2021, two Africa Union Member States are reporting 29 cases, 13 deaths (CFR: 45%) and 4 recoveries of EVD. Since the last report, one (1) new confirmed case and two (2) new deaths have been reported in
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WHO, African Development Bank and Africa CDC call for coordinated vaccination rollout and investments in local manufacture of drugs and diagnostics as a defense system for Africa Africa must protect itself against future pandemics and other shocks through higher investment in primary healthcare and increased local manufacturing of key medical products, panelists at the Aswan
The United Nations Development Programme will implement the HIV and tuberculosis grant, while Catholic Relief Services will implement the malaria grant The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, the Government of Congo and health partners have announced two new grants worth more than US$ 64 million to strengthen prevention and treatment services to
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The Smart Bag consists of a backpack, reusable sanitary towels, a menstrual pad sewing kit, and a menstrual health management information booklet In Uganda, menstruation management presents a daunting challenge for so many adolescent girls and women. The inability to adequately manage their periods means they often choose to forego school and stay at home
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Save the Children was one of the first aid agencies to reach Axum in Ethiopia’s Central Tigray region earlier this month, delivering critical food distributions to more than 4,300 people. The child rights organisation distributed food, shelter and sanitation items to thousands of displaced children and their families – the first distributions in the location
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Red Cross teams in Guinea and across West Africa are ramping up response efforts to contain a deadly Ebola outbreak. Red Cross volunteers and staff Guinea, Liberia, Côte d’Ivoire, Mali, Senegal and Sierra Leone have stepped up surveillance and community sensitization efforts. To support these live saving activities, the International Federation of Red Cross and
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Uganda Rugby Medical Society holds medical workshop The Uganda Rugby Medical Society has held a Return to Play workshop conducted by Dr. Joseph Kalanzi today at Kyadondo Rugby Grounds. According to the Society, “In attendance were medics from the various rugby teams, representatives from the referee society, facility managers and players. “The objective of this
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COVID-19: With the support of the Member States and donors, we raised $1.58bn for SPRP By Dr. Tedros Ghebreyesus Just over a year ago, WHO launched its first Strategic Preparedness and Response Plan for the COVID-19 pandemic. The SPRP outlined the comprehensive response needed and which many countries have followed successfully to suppress transmission, protect the vulnerable and
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The confirmed Coronavirus pandemic cases have increased to 149,369 in Nigeria, according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC. It stated: “A multi-sectoral national emergency operations centre (EOC), activated at Level 3, continues to coordinate the national response activities. On the 17th of February 2021, 869 new confirmed cases and 8 deaths were recorded
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