Jamaican Health Ministry Declares Dengue Outbreak
The Ministry of Health & Wellness has declared an outbreak of Dengue for Jamaica. The outbreak comes as the Ministry’s National Surveillance Unit advised that Jamaica has surpassed the Dengue…
Botswana’s investment in primary health care enhances access and quality of health care in the country
During his official visit to Botswana to attend the 73rd Session of the WHO Regional Committee for Africa, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus visited the Julia Molefhe Clinic in Gaborone, Botswana. This…
Measles outbreak declared as South African classrooms reopen
The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) has warned measles cases could surge in South Africa as classrooms reopen. The NICD confirmed that from epidemiological week 40 of 2022 to…
Rising AMR threat triggers Commonwealth call to action
Commonwealth leaders have met to discuss anti-microbial resistance (AMR) and the serious threat it poses to human, animal, plant and environmental health, as well as food safety and food security.…
Bangladesh, Rwanda strive to destigmatise mental health
The Foreign Ministers of Bangladesh and Rwanda have announced the ‘Kigali-Dhaka Compact on Mental Health’ to mobilise a Commonwealth-wide awareness campaign and policy interventions to tackle mental health challenges post-COVID.…
COVID-19 death toll in Africa to drop as pandemic response improves
COVID-19 deaths in Africa are expected to decline by almost 94 per cent in 2022 compared to last year, a new modelling report by World Health Organization (WHO) finds. Cases,…
Quality key to healthcare reform in developing nations
Funding medical care projects in low- and middle-income countries with Performance-Based Financing (PBF) increases the number of patients treated but often falls short of improving the quality of health services…