Africa’s Researchers Playing Crucial Role in Advancing HIV Prevention #HIVR4P2024

[ad_1] Lima, Peru — Africa is contributing to groundbreaking data from the PURPOSE 2 study, which explores twice-yearly lenacapavir for HIV prevention. This study, with participants from South Africa and Uganda , is one of the scientific highlights showcased at the 5th HIV Research for Prevention Conference, better known as HIVR4P 2024, in Lima, Peru. A key development is the promising results from the PURPOSE 1 study, which demonstrated that lenacapavir, a biannual HIV prevention injectable, reduced HIV acquisitions by […]

October 8, 2024 1

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Africa: Health Labour Market Analysis Support Tool Launched

[ad_1] Nairobi, Kenya — The World Health Organization, Regional Office for Africa launched the Health Labour Market Analysis (HLMA) Support Tool to assist countries assess their health workforce education capacity, supply, demand and need for health workers and facilitate integrating health workforce planning into Health Labour Marker Analysis. The World Health Organization (WHO) in 2021 developed the Health Labour Market Analysis Guidebook, trained 75 experts from 25 countries in Africa. Building on this, the WHO designed a HLMA Support Tool […]

October 8, 2024 2

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Africa: Chairperson Welcomes Appointment of New President of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, Commends Tenure of Former President Zewde

[ad_1] The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E Moussa Faki Mahamat warmly congratulates H.E Taye Atske-Selassie upon his appointment as President of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia during a joint sitting of the House of Peoples Representatives and the House of Federation today in Addis Ababa. The Chairperson also commends outgoing President H.E Sahlework Zewde for her historic and impactful leadership during her six-year tenure of Office as President. The Chairperson further reiterates the continued support of the […]

October 8, 2024 2

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Africa: Burden of Hearing Loss in Africa Could Rise to 54 Million By 2030 – WHO Report

[ad_1] Brazzaville — About 40 million people live with hearing loss in the African region, but the figure could rise to 54 million by 2030 if urgent measures are not take to address the problem, according to a new World Health Organization (WHO) report. Hearing loss has profound impact on human lives and economies, costing Africa US$ 27 billion annually, according to the Status Report on ear and hearing care in the WHO African Region, launched today during the African […]

October 7, 2024 2

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Africa: Debate On Africa Getting Two Permanent Seats in UNSC Is a Ruse – Professor Badejo

[ad_1] "It is crucial to know that if you have a permanent seat with a veto power, others would court you to support issues of interest to them." Babafemi Badejo is a former Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Somalia. The author of a best-seller on politics in Kenya, Mr Badejo is a legal practitioner and also Professor of Political Science & International Relations at Chrisland University, Abeokuta. In this interview, he discusses the calls for reform of […]

October 7, 2024 1

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Africa: WHO Approves First Mpox Diagnostic Test for Emergency Use

[ad_1] The World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Friday that it has approved the first mpox diagnostic test for emergency use, which will boost diagnostic capacity in countries facing outbreaks of the disease. The Alinity m MPXV assay is a real-time PCR (polymerase chain reaction) test that enables detection of monkeypox virus DNA from human skin lesion swabs. It is manufactured by Abbott Molecular Inc, an American company, and specifically designed for use by trained clinical laboratory personnel. 'A significant […]

October 7, 2024 1

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Africa: Smokers Have a Higher Level of Harmful Bacteria in the Mouth – New Study

[ad_1] A recent report by the World Health Organization (WHO) estimated that 8 million people die annually from smoking related complications. Despite efforts by governments and various organisations to create awareness about the dangers, around 1.3 billion people still use some form of tobacco and 80% of them live in low to middle income countries. There is no safe level of smoking. Even second-hand smoke can lead to serious complications such as cardiovascular disease and cancer. The mouth (oral cavity) […]

October 7, 2024 4

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Africa: The African Union Peace and Security Council Concludes Field Mission to Cairo and Port Sudan, 1 to 4 October 2024

[ad_1] The Delegation of the Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU), comprising the representatives of the fifteen (15) PSC Members, namely, Angola, Botswana, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, The Gambia, Morocco, Namibia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Tanzania and Uganda, undertook a field mission to Cairo, Egypt and Port Sudan, Sudan from 01 to 04 October 2024. Led by H.E. Ambassador Mohamed Omar Gad, the Permanent Representative of the Arab Republic of […]

October 4, 2024 1

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Africa: Rwanda Struggles To Halt Spread Of Marburg Virus

[ad_1] Monrovia — Rwandan health authorities are struggling to contain the outbreak of the deadly Marburg virus, which has claimed the lives of about a dozen people. Health Minister Sabin Nsanzimana said those infected are mostly healthcare workers who are usually the first responders. Contact tracing for hundreds of people is occurring to prevent further spread of the disease in Rwanda and the wider region, Nsanzimana said. Speaking during an online briefing on Thursday, he said that the country is grappling with the […]

October 4, 2024 1

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