Tag: Health
Sudan: Cholera Cases Rise to 30,880, Dengue Fever to 6,011
Kassala State is experiencing high rates of both cholera and dengue fever, attributed to waves of displacement from the eastern Gezira region in central Sudan. On Monday November 11, Sudan’s Health Ministry said that the number of cholera infection cases in Sudan has climbed to 30,880, while dengue fever cases reached 6,011. Related:Sudan: More than […]
November 13, 2024
Sudan: Cholera Cases Rise to 30,880, Dengue Fever to 6,011
Kassala State is experiencing high rates of both cholera and dengue fever, attributed to waves of displacement from the eastern Gezira region in central Sudan. On Tuesday, Sudan’s Health Ministry said that the number of cholera infection cases in Sudan has climbed to 30,880, while dengue fever cases reached 6,011. Related: “The cholera epidemiological situation […]
November 6, 2024
President Sheinbaum’s Health Plan To Cover All Mexicans
It also aims at prioritizing disease prevention and improving the quality of health services. On Tuesday, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum presented an ambitious National Health Plan, which aims at covering the entire Mexican population, prioritizing disease prevention, improving the quality of services, and ensuring medical care for people without social security. RELATED: Mexico Strengthens Solidarity […]
November 5, 2024
Lebanon: UNICEF Activates Emergency Response After a Cholera Cases
UNICEF announced this Friday that it has activated its emergency response to cholera together with the Ministry of Health and other partners to help protect children and families by containing the disease, Following the confirmation of a case of cholera in the governorate of Akkar, in northern Lebanon. Related:Let Us Not Allow Culturicide Against the […]
October 18, 2024
Angola: Malaria Mortality Rate Reduced
The Minister of Health, Silvia Lutucuta, has highlighted the implementation of the National Strategic Plan for Malaria Control 2021-2025 as a key element in the results achieved. On Wednesday, official sources stated that Angola shows a reduction in the malaria mortality rate from 35 deaths per 100,000 population in 2022 to 20 deaths per 100,000 […]
October 16, 2024
Rwanda: Progress in Marburg Virus Disease Fight Reported
Of the 700 vaccines received, 620 doses have already been administered to frontline workers and emergency responders. On Monday, official sources stated that Rwanda is making significant strides in its fight against the Marburg virus disease (MVD) outbreak, with recent data showing more recoveries than fatalities. Related:Rwanda: +200 People Vaccinated Against Marburg Virus Disease Rwandan […]
October 14, 2024
Kenya: 86,000 Children Suffering From Blurred Eye Sight
The theme for 2024 World Sight Day, “Children, love your eyes,” underscores the importance of raising awareness about vision impairment. On Friday, a report from the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB) in Nairobi, the Kenyan capital, stated that over 80,000 Kenyan school-going children are struggling with eye health challenges including short or […]
October 11, 2024
Africa: CDC for Local Manufacturing of Medical Supplies
“We are tired. Every time there is an outbreak, we go into panic mode, and we have to start begging the world for vaccines, drugs, and diagnostics. It was the case with mpox, it was the case before with COVID-19, and it is still the case with Marburg,” Kaseya said. On Thursday, Jean Kaseya, director […]
October 10, 2024
Zambia: Chinese Firm Seals Deal to Construct Cholera Vaccine Plant
Su Yonglin, the Chinese firm’s deputy general manager, said the company was honored to partner with the Zambian side to start production of the cholera vaccine as part of the first phase of local production. On Tuesday, a Chinese firm signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the construction of an oral cholera vaccine plant […]
October 8, 2024
Uganda: Polio Vaccination of 2.7 Mln Children Completed
This exercise marked the first large-scale round of the polio vaccination campaign after a circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2) was confirmed in May. Uganda’s Ministry of Health has completed the polio immunization targeting 2.7 million children under five in the eastern part of the country after the virus outbreak was detected there in May, […]