Jill Biden’ s advocacy for curing cancer didn’t start with her son’s death in 2015 from brain cancer. It began decades earlier, long before she came into the national spotlight, and could now be further energized by her own brush with a common form of …
Read MoreCategory: Self Care
Weekly Bulletin on Outbreaks and other Emergencies: Week 40: 26 September to 2 October 2022
This Weekly Bulletin focuses on public health emergencies occurring in the WHO African region. This week’s articles cover: • Ebola Virus Disease caused by Sudan virus in Uganda • Monkeypox in the WHO African Region • Cholera in Niger For each of these events, a brief description, followed by public health measures implemented and an interpretation of the situation is provided. A table is provided at the end of the bulletin with information on all new and ongoing public health events currently being monitored in the region, as well as…
Read MoreCameroon Sees 100% Increase in Mental Health Care Seekers
Officials in Cameroon say the number of mental health patients in the country has more than doubled in the past year, as the country deals with a separatist crisis in its western regions and Boko Haram clashes in the north. Fonbe Hedwick is the director of the Vine Mental Health Center, in Bameda, capital of Cameroon’s volatile Northwest region. He says his center was chosen for World Mental Health Day activities in Bamenda because the number of psychiatric patients at the center increased from less than 20 in 2021 to…
Read MoreCOVID-19 vaccination in the WHO African Region – Monthly Bulletin, August 2022
As of 4 September 2022, a total of 235 million people in the African Region had completed the primary COVID-19 vaccination series, representing 20.3% of the Region’s population. Two countries in the African Region have surpassed the target of 70% of their population fully vaccinated: Mauritius (75.3%) and Seychelles (76.3%). Following a quality control of data conducted at country level in Rwanda, the percentage of people who have completed the primary series has been found to be below 70%. Eight countries have recorded a percentage of between 40% and 70%…
Read MoreMonkeypox – Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMRO), Region of the Americas (PAHO), Western Pacific Region (WPRO), European Region (EURO) (June 10, 2022)
This Multi-Country Monkeypox Outbreak Information Bulletin is an update to the Information Bulletin published on 4 June and includes updated data, additional details on the clinical description of cases and recommendations for action to increasing safe…
Read MoreUN steps up post-COVID support in Africa; battles cholera in Malawi
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Wednesday a new drive to find ways of revamping the African region’s health systems.“The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the fragility of our continent’s health infras…
Read MoreDR Congo investigates suspected Ebola case
KINSHASA— The Democratic Republic of Congo is investigating a suspected case of Ebola in its violence-wracked east, the World Health Organization said, just weeks after the end of a previous epidemic.The DRC early last month declared its latest Ebola o…
Read MoreDeath toll from heavy rains, floods in Sudan rises to 79
KHARTOUM— The death toll from recent heavy rains and floods in Sudan has climbed to 79, the country’s National Council for Civil Defense announced.The number of injuries stood at 30, and “tens of thousands of homes have been damaged, particularly in ce…
Read More