Public health response to the drug problem in the Americas
The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the Organization of American States (OAS) have renewed a memorandum of understanding...
Kenya takes steps to save mothers’ lives, showing why better data matters
In 2013, Kenya’s Ministry of Health was faced with a debate over the alarming rate of women dying in childbirth: was the cause...
Meeting of the Emergency Committee under the International Health Regulations (2005) concerning Yell
An Emergency Committee (EC) regarding yellow fever was convened by the Director-General under the International Health Regulations (2005)...
WHO: Yellow fever could be a threat to the entire world
The UN fears communities living in Angola are carrying the mosquito borne virus into neighbouring countries. The World Health...
Zika virus
When the director general of the World Health Organization, Margaret Chan, declared a public health emergency of international concern in...
New challenges for yellow fever outbreak control in Angola
Two months after the first yellow fever cases were confirmed in the Viana municipality, Luanda province, the Angolan authorities and...
Liberia closes border with Ebola-hit Guinea
Liberia closed its border with Guinea on Tuesday as a precaution against Ebola following at least four deaths from the virus in Guinea,...
Yellow Fever - Africa: Angola update
A yellow fever epidemic in Angola has killed at least 250 people since the end of December [2015] and continues to spread, stretching...
Zika, dengue, malaria and the deadly mosquito
You are sleeping quite soundly when a sharp buzzing sound around your head wakes you up, forcing you to try to swat it away. Or else you...
Zika Outbreak: WHO's Global Emergency Response Plan
WHO has launched a global Strategic Response Framework and Joint Operations Plan to guide the international response to the spread of...