WHO African RegionCombattre la peur et la stigmatisation liées à la COVID-19Ouagadougou — Hésitation à se faire dépister, éviter les personnes chargées de la recherche des contacts ou se méfier de ce que diront les…Jul 24, 2020Jul 24, 2020
WHO African RegionWHO urges greater COVID-19 health services in Africa’s humanitarian settingsBrazzaville — The World Health Organization (WHO) today called for greater access to COVID-19 detection, testing and care among vulnerable…Jul 16, 2020Jul 16, 2020
WHO African RegionAfrica records over 500 000 COVID-19 casesAfrica records over 500 000 COVID-19 casesJul 9, 2020Jul 9, 2020
WHO African RegionKenyan communities taking the lead in curbing COVID-19 spreadNairobi — By the time the public health officials reached a Maasai community not far from Nairobi, Julius Oloiboni had already mobilized…Jul 8, 2020Jul 8, 2020
WHO African RegionHow local testing sped up response to new Ebola outbreakMbandaka — When a young man in his town died of a haemorrhagic fever, Fabien Impanda Boliko had to act fast. The 56-year-old laboratory…Jun 23, 2020Jun 23, 2020
WHO African RegionOn the frontlines of Congo’s COVID-19 battleBrazzaville — When Dr Regis Ondze arrives at work each morning at the Albert Leyono Municipal Clinic, a low-slung beige building with…Jun 16, 2020Jun 16, 2020
WHO African RegionDelivery in an Ebola treatment centreIn Beni General Hospital in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the neonatal ward is full beyond capacity. A row of young…Apr 7, 2020Apr 7, 2020
WHO African RegionLe laboratoire, au cœur de la réponse au COVID-19Dans les efforts de réponse à l’épidémie du coronavirus, la détection adéquate des cas à travers les laboratoires est centrale pour une…Mar 27, 2020Mar 27, 2020
WHO African RegionAlgeria’s main lab anchors COVID-19 responseWhen a sample sent to the referral laboratory in the capital Algiers gave a positive result, the Ministry of Health announced Algeria’s…Mar 27, 2020Mar 27, 2020
WHO African RegionSurviving cervical cancer then taking on a new battleFive years ago, news that she had cervical cancer shattered Millicent Agonga’s world. It upended her marriage, she was spurned by family…Feb 4, 2020Feb 4, 2020
