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Despite a global decline in maternal mortality, Sub-Saharan Africa remains severely affected, largely due to fragile health systems and unequal access to care. In 2020, 70% of global maternal deaths occurred in Sub-Saharan Africa, despite a 40% overall decline in maternal mortality since 2000, according to a WHO report. This improvement is attributed to better […]
The World Health Organization (WHO) and Angola are ramping up their efforts to eradicate Guinea worm disease through enhanced collaboration. On January 30th, World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day, the WHO spotlighted the progress made in the battle against this debilitating parasitic disease, which primarily impacts rural and underserved communities. During a two-day visit to Cunene, […]
Burundi is among the regions where children are bearing the brunt of the mpox outbreak with alarming rates of infection and health impacts. Significant concerns have recently arisen due to the mpox spread, displaying increased mortality when compared to previous cases, which led the World Health Organization (WHO) to sound its highest alert level and […]
The Marburg virus is highly virulent and causes a hemorrhagic fever with a mortality rate of up to 88%. It belongs to the same family as the virus that causes Ebola disease. The virus is named after the German city of Marburg, where it was first identified in 1967. Cases of the virus have been […]
Severe floods and landslides, as well as long-running conflicts in other parts of the country, have worsened needs and some 25 million people are currently in need of humanitarian assistance, according to the WHO. Children are particularly vulnerable, with more than a million at risk of acute malnutrition if immediate action is not taken. According […]
After thirteen months of war in Sudan, half of the population of this northeast African country needs humanitarian aid, or 25 million people. The fighting in Sudan has had a terrible impact on millions of civilians and famine threatens many localities more than ever. Hostilities between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and paramilitary Rapid Support […]
As of 2021, almost 17 million people in South Sudan have received treatment for elephantiasis, trachoma, river blindness, bilharzia, and soil-transmitted worms. South Sudan, with the support of WHO and partners, has worked in recent years to combat the threat of neglected tropical diseases by providing medicines and strengthening prevention measures to accelerate progress towards […]
Director of the WHO regional office in Europe, Dr Hans Kluge at a press conference on the Covid-19 pandemic highlighted one million deaths in the European region. France is expected to officially exceed the 100,000 dead mark very soon, and in Belgium, which has 11.4 million inhabitants, 23,603 people have died from Covid-19. Hospitalization remains […]
For the Director General of the World Health Organization, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, “Climate change is one of the major problems of our time. It is also one of the most urgent health threats in the world. ” WHO warns that the world will not be able to achieve the goals of health promotion, global […]
WHO today issued its first-ever guidance for the treatment of chronic hepatitis B, a viral infection which is spread through blood and body fluids, attacking the liver and resulting in an estimated 650 000 deaths each year – most of them in low- and middle-income countries. Worldwide, some 240 million people have chronic hepatitis B […]
