Matshidiso Moeti
5 Feb
.First Lady urges empathy for patients Over 500,000 Africans died of cancer in 2022, with about 882,000 new cases reported in the region, World Health Organisation (WHO) has confirmed. The body warned that if urgent measures are not taken, mortality on the continent might hit one million yearly by 2030. WHO Regional Director for Africa, Matshidiso…
31 Jan
World Health Organisation (WHO) has called on global leaders to reinforce their commitment and mobilise resources towards the elimination of Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs). According to the global body, Africa bears 40 per cent of the global burden of NTD cases with about 18 million people in the continent, who require interventions against NTDs. WHO…
12 Oct
On the World Mental Health Day held on October 10, United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and World Health Organisation (WHO) have reaffirmed their commitment to support member-states and partners across the region to ensure that “Mental Health is a Universal Human Right,” the theme for this year’s commemoration.
30 Aug 2023
Africa health ministers, yesterday, endorsed a regional strategy to ramp up action against antimicrobial resistance, which is estimated to have contributed directly to 1.27 million deaths in sub-Saharan Africa.