8 African countries including Congo Brazzaville report confirmed Monkeypox cases
According to Dr. Matshidiso Moeti, who is the World Health Organization’s Regional Director of Africa, there have been eight African countries, including the Democratic Republic of Congo that has reported confirmed cases of Monkeypox. Moeti held an online briefing for journalists today where she said that there have been 1,900...
Read moreFirst Lady of Brazzaville hosts 26th Extraordinary General Assembly of OAFLAD
The Ghanian First Lady Mrs Rebecca Akufo-Addo has joined her counterparts in Brazzaville in Congo, in order to attend the 26th OAFLAD General Assembly so as to see out the current President and also elect a new President for the Group. This two-day meeting will also discuss financing in the...
Read moreDeaths in Congo Brazzaville and other neighboring regions due to COVID 19 to fall by 94% this year.
COVID- 19 fatalities in Africa are predicted to drop by 94% in 2022, relative to 2021, which was the pandemic’s worst year. Cases are expected to reduce by a fourth this year. The research, published in this week in the Lancet periodical, indicates that while the area recorded 113,102 fatalities in...
Read more780 monkeypox cases in the world, travellers to and from endemic countries like Congo Brazzaville under watch
Sunday, the WHO documented 780 monkeypox cases in 27 non-endemic nations, although the global risk is low. Insufficient clinical and epidemiological data caused the WHO to underestimate the 780 cases from May 13 to Thursday. The UN forecasts the virus’s spread. Hospitalizations are rare. The greatest non-endemic cases were recorded in...
Read moreWHO Africa says that Monkeypox needs to be contained on all fronts even as cases rise in the Congo
The WHO’s Africa office stated Thursday that Africa must be part of a worldwide campaign against monkeypox as nations in Europe, the United States, and everywhere else respond to exceptional outbreaks of the illness. For the sake of keeping monkeypox from becoming endemic in other countries, WHO Africa director, Dr. Matshidiso...
Read moreCongo gets a shot in the arm with health financing from the International Development Association.
The World Bank today authorised $50 million in funding from the IDA (International Development Association) to increase the usage and quality of reproduction, maternal and newborn services among the poorest families. The purpose of the “Kobikisa” Health System Project would be to offer free health treatment for specific diseases like malaria...
Read moreBrazzaville gets advanced diagnostic machines from WHO to detect tuberculosis
In the Democratic Republic of Congo, tuberculosis (TB) detection remains a big difficulty, with about half of an projected 21 000 cases of TB being discovered each year. Diagnostic machines have been installed in the capital Brazzaville as well as its second city, Pointe-Noire, by the WHO using Global Fund...
Read moreGlobal Mercy – The largest hospital ship
H.E. Premier Macky Sall of Senegalese has launched the world’s largest intent supply ship and pledged to improve access to surgical, maternity, and anaesthetic care for African countries. More than 30 years of public service in Africa were honored during ceremonies. Through a series of milestone events, Mercy Ships...
Read moreThe toll of COVID on women’s health
The COVID-19 epidemic is causing widespread disruptions to crucial health services. As the world celebrates International Women’s Day, a new WHO study indicates that women’s health services are still far from fully restored, with 40 percent of African nations experiencing disruptions in sexual, reproductive, maternity, newborn, child, and adolescent...
Read moreA woman-leader in the fight with COVID
BRAZZAVILLE, Congo Republic (AP) — When Dr. Matshidiso Moeti walks into a meeting at the World Health Organization’s Africa offices in the Republic of Congo, everyone in the room stands up. Moeti is the first woman to oversee WHO’s regional Africa office, finishing off a pioneering career in which...
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