London, Sep 12, 2019 (AltAfrica)-The European Commission and the World Health Organization (WHO) are co-hosting the world’s first Global Vaccination Summit in Brussels. The aim is to accelerate global action to stop the spread of vaccine-preventable diseases, and advocate against the spread of vaccine misinformation worldwide. Acccording to the President of the European Commission,Jean-Claude Juncker, ...

London, Sep 8, 2019 (AltAfrica)-The Nigerian government has begun a yellow fever reactive vaccination campaign in three states to contain an outbreak of the disease in Ebonyi State in August. In a statement issued via its site on Saturday, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said the vaccination exercise will run for 10 days, from September ...

London, August 24, 2019 (AltAfrica)-Nigeria and other African countries have reached a threshold – three years with no case of wild polio virus detected. This begins the short step to declaring the continent free of wild polio. This three-year landmark sets in motion a comprehensive evaluation process by the Africa Regional Certification Commission to determine ...

London, August 23, 2019 (AltAfrica)-African health ministers have unveiled audacious and strategic plans to reduce the double burden of malnutrition and malaria in the African region at the 69th Regional Committee meeting of the World Health Organisation (WHO) holding in the Congo Republic. The committee meeting is the highest decision-making body on health in Africa ...

Adesina Idris London, August 17, 2019 (AltAfrica)- In a development that transforms the fight against Ebola, two experimental treatments are working so well that they will now be offered to all patients in the Democratic Republic of Congo, scientists announced on Monday. One African hero, is credited with the success. Dr Jean-Jacques Muyembe Tamfum, a ...

London, July 24, 2019 (AltAfrica)-The World Health Organisation (WHO) says it is set to declare Nigeria a polio free country after almost three years without new case This is according to a statement by Mr Charity Warigon, Media and Communication Expert for WHO Nigeria, in Abuja on Tuesday. Warigon quoted Mr Clement Peter, Officer in ...

London, June 13, 2019 (AltAfrica)–The World Health Organisation (WHO) says it will be addressing emergencies and mental disorders in Nigeria and several other countries this year. In a report published on Wednesday, WHO listed other countries affected to include Bangladesh, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, South Sudan, Syria, Turkey, Ukraine, the West Bank and Gaza Strip. RELATED: ...

London, May 1, 2019 (AltAfrica)-Ghana on Tuesday rolled out the world’s only proven malaria vaccine for infants as part of a landmark campaign against the deadly mosquito-borne disease, one week after Malawi became the first country to do so. Malaria kills hundreds of thousands of people each year, mainly in Africa, and it is hoped ...

London, April 24, 2019 (AltAfrica)-The World Health Organization says Malawi has become the first country to begin immunizing children against malaria, using the only licensed vaccine to protect against the mosquito-spread disease. Although the vaccine only protects about one-third of children who are immunized, those who get the shots are likely to have less severe ...

London, April 6, 2019 (AltAfrica)-A WorldHealth Organisation (WHO) report says men are more likely to die earlier than women due to uneven access to health services. According to “2019 World Health Statistics” published on the WHO website on Thursday, the trend is similar in low and high-income countries as men often seek health care services ...