Oral cholera vaccines arrive to help quell outbreak in Ethiopia
There have been 2,500 suspected cases and 54 deaths so far – but with millions more doses of vaccine expected imminently, there’s hope of an […]
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Ethiopia launches cholera vaccination campaign, targeting 2 million people, in Tigray region
MEKELLE (WHO Africa) – Ethiopia officially launched, 12th June 2021, a preventive oral cholera vaccination campaign targeting 2 million people aged 1 year and above in Tigray […]
WHO calls for equitable access to future COVID-19 vaccines in Africa
The African Union has endorsed the need for Africa to develop a framework to actively engage in the development and access to COVID-19 vaccines. BRAZZAVILLE […]
Ethiopia joins global efforts to end cholera by 2030
The Global Roadmap to 2030 provides a concrete path towards a world in which cholera is no longer a threat to public health. ADDIS ABABA […]
Project HOPE sounds alarm for humanitarian crisis in Ethiopia
Project HOPE is urging the international community to step up its humanitarian assistance in Ethiopia, where more than 20 million people are in need of food assistance […]
Africa is declared polio-free ― one of the greatest public health achievements in the continent
BRAZZAVILLE (WHO Africa) – The independent Africa Regional Certification Commission (ARCC) for Polio Eradication officially declared on Tuesday, 25 August 2020, that the World Health Organization […]
Fight against polio: Somali region of Ethiopia to vaccinate over half million under 5 children
(WHO Adrica) – Polio is a highly infectious, debilitating disease which affects children and causes permanent paralysis. Polio is not curable, and can only be […]