Dr Matshidiso Moeti

Reaches 100 cases in five weeks “The virus is spreading across a wide and rugged terrain which requires costly interventions and with COVID-19 draining resources and attention, it is hard to scale-up operations.” The number of…

The World Health Organization (WHO) today warned of the threat posed by COVID-19 to health workers across Africa. More than 10 000 health workers in the 40 countries which have reported on such infections have been infected with COVID-19 so…

COVID-19 infections in Africa today surpassed 500 000, and there is concern as a growing number of countries are experiencing a sharp rise in cases. So far, in less than five months, the virus has claimed 11 959 lives, overtaking the 11 308…

As African countries begin to reopen borders and air spaces, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has advised that governments take effective measures to mitigate the risk of a surge in infections due to the resumption of commercial flights…

Just over two months since COVID-19 was first detected in Africa, the disease has now spread to nearly every country, resulting in nearly 18,333 confirmed cases and around 961 deaths across the continent as at Friday April 22. While…

Targets 800 000 girls aged 10 years for vaccination against cervical cancer With President Uhuru Kenyatta leading the way, Kenya yesterday (October 18)  joined an increasing number of African countries taking a vital step against…

The 47 Member States of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) African Region today, nominated Dr Matshidiso Moeti to serve a second five-year term as Regional Director for Africa. The nomination took place during the ongoing 69th session…

BRAZZAVILLE, Congo Republic – The 69th session of the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Committee for Africa kicked off yesterday (August 19) in Brazzaville, with Congolese President Denis Sassou-Nguesso calling for stronger…

MBUJI-MAYI / GENEVA -- Phase 2 of the biggest ever oral vaccination campaign against cholera is scheduled to take place from 3-8 July 2019 in 15 health districts in the four central provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo…

What if a mobile phone could prevent a health epidemic? It may sound like science fiction, but the World Health Organization's (WHO) Polio Geographic Information System (GIS) Technology is doing just that in 43 countries in Africa. The…