Stopping a cholera outbreak in South Sudan
In a move to prevent a cholera outbreak from spreading, the Ministry of Health of South Sudan with support from the World Health...
Aids 2016: Seven lessons
The 21st International Aids Conference that recently took place in Durban raised important issues on ARVs and treatment as prevention. 1....
INFLUENZA: World Health Organisation Global update, seasonal
Summary Influenza activity varied in countries of temperate South America and increased steadily in the last few weeks in South Africa,...
Increasing knowledge of, and access to testing for, hepatitis
A staggering 95% of people infected with hepatitis B or C do not know they are infected, often living without symptoms for many years....
Countries start to act on noncommunicable diseases but need to speed up efforts to meet global commi
A new WHO report highlights the need to intensify national action to meet the global targets governments have agreed to protect people...
Influenza Update
Summary In temperate countries in the southern hemisphere, influenza activity increased steadily in the last few weeks in South America...
World Health Organisation flags key challenges to global HIV response at International AIDS Conferen
The World Health Organization is flagging 4 key challenges as the international community meets at the International AIDS Conference in...
Global immunization coverage sustained in the past five years
The latest WHO and UNICEF data on global immunization coverage show that 86% of the world’s children received the required 3 doses of...
World Hepatitis Day 2016: Know hepatitis - Act now
Background World Hepatitis Day, 28 July 2016 is an opportunity to step up national and international efforts on hepatitis and urge...
Yellow fever situation report
A yellow fever outbreak was detected in Luanda, Angola late in December 2015. The first cases were confirmed by the National Institute...