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Uganda Confirms Outbreak of Ebola, One Reported Dead

Photo Credit: MoH-Uganda KAMPALA, UGANDA: The Ministry of Health has confirmed an outbreak of the deadly Ebola Virus Disease in Uganda, with the first case and death reported in Mubende district. According to a tweet by the Ministry, the confirmed case is a 24-year-old male a resident of Ngabano village of Madudu Sub County in Mubende […]

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Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus elected for a second term as WHO Director-General

Photo Credit: UN News 24 May 2022: The World Health Organization(WHO)  Member States re-elected Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus to serve a second five-year term as Director-General of the world’s leading public health agency. Dr Tedros was first elected in 2017. His re-election was confirmed during the 75th World Health Assembly in Geneva. He was the sole

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Health Security in Africa: A National, Regional, and Global Imperative

Photo Credit: The Borgen Project Lawrence O. Gostin, Professor and Director, WHO Collaborating Center on National and Global Health Law, O’Neill Institute, Georgetown University, Washington, DC Oyewale Tomori, Professor of Virology Redeemer’s University, Nigeria and past president, Nigerian Academy of Science Africa has historically faced major public health threats, often bearing disproportionate health burdens. From

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Africa faces Climate-linked Health Emergencies

Photo Credit: Martha Tadesse/IRC Governments in African Countries need to ensure that their Ministries of Health can effectively coordinate, improve understanding and monitor climate change risks and impacts on health. This was the message from  the World Health Organization Africa Region(WHO-Afro) on the World Health Day — April 7 2022, under the theme, “Our Health,

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