Africa rallies new financing models to shield communities from climate-driven health crises
As rising heat waves, floods, and droughts push Africa’s health systems to the brink, governments, innovators, and partners are charting a new path to protect the continent’s most vulnerable communities. At a two-day regional workshop in Nairobi, convened by the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Africa and the
Sustaining efforts to end mpox outbreaks in Africa
One year since World Health Organization (WHO) declared mpox a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC), African countries have scaled up response measures and made progress to curb the spread of the virus. Coordinated action between governments, WHO, Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), communities and
Health Body releases new guideline to prevent adolescent pregnancies, end malaria
More than 21 million adolescent girls become pregnant each year in low and middle-income countries, around half of which are unintended. With impacts on girls’ education, social connection and future employment prospects, early pregnancy can create cycles of intergenerational poverty that become difficult to break. It also brings serious health
EU Announces €1.2 Million in Emergency Funding for Ebola Outbreak in Uganda
The European Union (EU) has announced €1.2 million in emergency humanitarian funding to support Uganda’s response to the ongoing Sudan Ebola virus outbreak. This funding will enable the World Health Organization (WHO) to address critical needs, including coordination, surveillance, infection prevention and control, case management, operational support, and logistics. The
Tanzania declares end of Marburg virus disease outbreak
Tanzania has declared the end of Marburg virus disease outbreak after recording no new cases over 42 days since the death of the last confirmed case on 28 January 2025. The outbreak, in which two confirmed and eight probable cases were recorded (all deceased), was the second the country has
Uganda Flags Off Distribution of 2.3 Million Malaria Vaccine Doses
The Minister of Health, Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng Oceroh, has flagged off the distribution of 2.278 million doses of malaria vaccines to 105 districts with high and moderate malaria transmission. This marks a significant milestone in Uganda’s fight against malaria. The vaccine rollout will eventually extend to the entire country.
Gov’t roles out Malaria vaccines to 105 Districts
The Minister of Health, Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng Oceroh has flagged off the distribution of 2.278 million doses (out of a total quantity of 3.5 million doses) of malaria vaccines to 105 districts with high and moderate transmission across Uganda, marking a major milestone in the country’s fight against malaria.
Uganda deploys the National Emergency Medical Team to support Ebola response
Ministry of Health (MOH), with support from the World Health Organization (WHO) and partners deployed the national Emergency Medical Team (nEMT) to the ongoing Sudan Virus Disease (SVD) response. On 30 January 2025, MOH declared an outbreak of SVD in the country after a 35-year-old Ugandan male who worked as
