As critical discussions at the World Health Summit in Berlin conclude, the Africa CDC, in partnership with PANTHER, proudly announces its first direct contribution to the Mpox Study in Africa (MOSA). This pivotal clinical trial aims to advance research for Mpox treatment across the continent. Declared a Public Health Emergency of Continental Security on 13 […]
Set on Ukraine’s eastern front, Kurakhove is surrounded on three sides, with Russian forces just under three kilometres from the devastated city centre. ADVERTISEMENT Yet between 700 and 1,000 local residents remain, most of them living in the basements of apartment buildings, without running water, heating or electricity. The only place to charge phones is
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Brazzaville – The African region, declared free of indigenous wild poliovirus in August 2020, faces an urgent threat: the intense transmission of type 2 variant poliovirus (cVDPV2). This year alone, 290 poliovirus detections have been reported in 23 African countries. As countries ramp up vaccination efforts to protect children against the virus, one of the most
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Cape Town — Ghana and Kenyan innovators were among the five winners of the Earthshot Prize for their innovative solutions to help repair our planet. Ghana’s Green Africa Youth Organization (GAYO) won in the Clean Our Air category and Kenya’s Keep IT Cool took home the prize for Build a Waste-Free World. They were selected from 15 innovators and entrepreneurs
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Twelve days have passed since catastrophic flash floods carved a muddy scar through eastern Spain, killing over 200 people. Photos shot by AP. ADVERTISEMENT Survivors say that 15 minutes was all it took for a drainage canal that was crucial in the disaster to go from empty to overflowing. Abutting homes channelled the rushing water
For Immediate release Accra, Ghana – To strengthen regional readiness for infectious disease outbreaks, the World Health Organization (WHO), in collaboration with United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), World Food Programme (WFP), Médicins sans frontières (MSF), and the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF), will lead a comprehensive simulation exercise in Ghana from November 11 to 15, 2024. This
Addis Ababa/Geneva/New York/Oslo — The Access and Allocation Mechanism (AAM) for mpox has allocated an initial 899 000 vaccine doses for nine countries across the African region that are hit hard by the current mpox surge. In collaboration with affected countries and donors, this decision aims to ensure that the limited doses are used effectively
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The residents of Italy’s capital are feeling the heat with record-high visitors. ADVERTISEMENT Tourism in Italy has not only recuperated since the COVID-19 lockdown days: visitors are coming back in droves at unprecedented levels, particularly in the Italian capital of Rome. Last year, a record 35 million people flocked to the Eternal City. And, with
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, has called for “urgent international support” as the number of forcibly displaced people worldwide reaches 123 million, with ongoing conflicts in Lebanon, Sudan and other areas driving further displacement. In a statement to the Third Committee of the General Assembly, Mr. Grandi highlighted the “catastrophic” humanitarian situation
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New medicines, access to treatments, infectious disease monitoring, and more are on the table. ADVERTISEMENT US President-elect Donald Trump has pledged to put America first in his second term – but his domestic health agenda could impact those beyond his own country. Public health became an unlikely hot topic in the waning days of the
