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WHO Africa unveils comprehensive plan to tackle Sickle Cell Disease in the region
World Health Organization (WHO) in the African Region has released groundbreaking new guidance to help strengthen efforts to address the growing threat of sickle...
Mozambique confirms wild poliovirus case
Health authorities in Mozambique today declared an outbreak of wild poliovirus type 1 after confirming that a child in the country’s north-eastern Tete province...
Africa sees longest-running decline in COVID-19 cases
Africa is experiencing its longest-running decline in COVID-19 infections since the onset of the pandemic. Recorded weekly cases have fallen for the past 16...
WHO’s new International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11) comes into effect
The World Health Organization (WHO) Eleventh Revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11) has now come into effect, with the latest update going...
WHO recommends two new drugs to treat patients with COVID-19
The drug baricitinib (a type of drug known as a Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitor, also used to treat rheumatoid arthritis) is strongly recommended for...
Omicron variant: WHO stands with African nations, calls for borders to remain open
As a growing number of countries impose flight bans on southern African nations due to concerns over the new Omicron variant, World Health Organization...