Amref Appointed as New CSO for Strengthening Health Systems in Africa By Mary Hearty Amref Health Africa has been appointed by Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance as the new Civil Society Organization (CSO) to mobilize and support civil society organizations working to strengthen health systems and deliver immunization services to undeserved communities. The announcement builds on […]

Rising Cases of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases in Africa Africa is witnessing a surge in outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases over the past year. Almost 17 500 cases of measles were recorded in the African region between January and March 2022, marking a 400% increase compared with the same period in 2021. Twenty African countries reported measles outbreaks […]

Tool to Improve Surveillance of Anti-malaria Resistance in the Offing By Sharon Atieno Though malaria poses a serious health burden in the African continent, resistance to anti-malarials is an emerging threat that could worsen the situation. In 2020, there were an estimated 241 million cases of malaria worldwide. The World Health Organization(WHO) African region accounted […]

Act Now before Ukraine War Plunges Millions into Malnutrition Governments, donors and others must step up to protect current and future generations from the devastating effects of malnutrition, as well as to prevent acute food insecurity. By Saskia Osendarp , Gerda Verburg , Zulfiqar Bhutta , Robert E. Black , Saskia de Pee , Cecilia Fabrizio , Derek Headey , Rebecca Heidkamp , David Laborde & Marie T. Ruel As the devastation in […]

WHO Calls for Routine COVID-19 Testing, Surveillance By Mary Hearty African countries have been urged to scale up sustained levels of routine testing, contact tracing and surveillance as they continue to relax social protection measures, the World Health Organization (WHO) says. This comes after a recent analysis by WHO revealed that available data is likely only scratching the surface of […]