This brief provides an overview of; OPD attendance, notifiable diseases, other diseases of public health interest and causes of death.
From their beginning, robots were intended to replace humans in the workplace. In fact, Karel Cˇapek, the Czech writer who invented the word robot in 1920, used the Slavic-language word for work, robota, to make it clear what these machines would be used for. Over the last century, machines have rep...
Headache disorders are among the most common disorders of the nervous system, causing substantial ill-health and disability in populations throughout the world. Despite this, they are underestimated in scope and scale, and there is little recognition of their public-health impact. It is not known ho...
The second issue of the Health Sector Newsletter is here! This issue covers the months of June to October which saw the sector making significant progress towards the achievement of both its programmatic and institutional objectives. In here you will find a mixture of news, features and insights on...
This interagency handbook was developed by the Roll Back Malaria(RBM) Technical Support Network on Complex Emergencies. It focuses on effective malaria control responses to complex emergencies, particularlyduring the acute phase when reliance on international humanitarian assistance is greatest. It...
This National Immunization Programme Review (NIPR) integrated the EPI review with an operational research study to assess the barriers to utilization of EPI services, Maternal and Neonatal Tetanus Elimination post-validation assessment (MNTE-PVA) and assessment of the impact of COVID-19 on immunizat...
All stakeholders are being called on to coordinate, communicate, collaborate, and cooperate to support the PACT Initiative to control COVID-19 in Africa.
Africa CDC, African Society for Laboratory Medicine (ASLM) and partners have developed a training curriculum to facilitate the implementation of Ag-RDT for detection of SARS-CoV-2 (https://aslm.org/courses/covid-19-antigen-training-materials/). These training materials are being used by Member State...
The World Health Statistics series is WHO��s annual compilation of health statistics for its 194 Member States. The series is produced by the WHO Department of Information, Evidence and Research, of the Health Metrics and Measurement Cluster, in collaboration with all relevant WHO technical departme...
The importance of robust mortality surveillance systems cannot be overstated in an era marked by increasing global health challenges where health threats loom large and population dynamics continue to evolve. Accurate and timely mortality data is essential for identifying trends and detecting emergi...
Cholera is preventable and treatable acute diarrhoeal disease caused by infection of the intestine with the bacterium Vibrio cholerae, either serogroup O1 or O139. Cholera is usually transmitted through consumption of water or food contaminated by faeces bearing the cholera organism.
During the initial emergency response phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, testing efforts concentrated on identifying individuals infected with SARS-COV-2 for timely isolation, contact tracing and clinical care to break the chain of transmission and minimize morbidity and mortality.The purpose of this r...
The document titled Outbreak Brief 59: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic offers a comprehensive insight into Emergency Response and Preparedness, focusing on key issues related to Technical Guidance. It addresses critical health challenges within Central Africa, Eastern Africa, Northern A...
Globally, concerns about declining public service delivery have put Governments at a critical point of the national sustainable development agendas. There has been rediscovery of the role of public institutions in the drive for sustainable development and democracy. There is no doubt that public ser...
This publication draws upon current guidelines and information documents issued by the World Health Organization (WHO), which provide more detailed guidance on implementation for each of the specific subject areas. The listed references are limited to key readings for implementation of programme act...
This epidemiological bulletin serves to inform all stakeholders at district, national, and global levels on disease trends, public health surveillance and interventions undertaken in detecting, preventing and responding to public health events in the country on a weekly basis. In this issue, we brin...
The document titled COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update – (17 August 2021) offers a comprehensive insight into Emergency Response and Preparedness, focusing on key issues related to Technical Guidance. It addresses critical health challenges within Central Africa, Eastern Africa, Nor...
This funding plan is based on a vision of empowering both affected countries and WHO to� engage with all national and international stakeholders on the ground. The plan will ensure coordination among all actors and the delivery of effective support to the affected countries and countries at risk. Wi...
Over the last two decades, the world made substantial progress in reducing mortality among children and young adolescents (including children under age 5, children aged 5��9 and young adolescents aged 10��14). Still, in 2017 alone, an estimated 6.3 million children and young adolescents died, mostly...
The present report provides a demographic perspective on how the world has changed over the past 20 years. The world has witnessed many profound social, economic and political changes since the International Conference on Population and Development, held in Cairo in 1994. Few factors will shape the...
