News Category: Central Africa
AHO strongly condemns breasts ironing and child marriage in Cameroon
Breast ironing is prevalent in Cameroon – with the number of girls who have been subjected to the painful practice estimated to be as high as one in three. This amounts to around 1.3 million
Read MoreAHO to tackle measles in Africa as the disease claims over 2500 lives in the DRC
A measles epidemic has caused more than 2,700 deaths between January and early August in the DRC, killing more people in seven months than Ebola in one year, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) reported in a tweet read on Saturday.
Read MoreAHO to develop new system for detecting and recording malaria as Burundi disputes UN malaria stats
The government of Burundi on Thursday officially disputed recent reports that close to half of its population were affected by malaria. Burundi Health Minister Thaddée Ndikumana told journalists the figures were lower – 4.3 million recorded cases (not 5.7 million), and that 1,400 not 1,800deaths had been recorded this year.
Read MoreAHO says Ebola cases in Congo could double amid fears outbreak could cross borders
With health system at breaking point, uncertainty over how virus is being transmitted prompts fears it could range beyond DRC
Read MoreAHO expresses grave concern as Congo Ebola outbreak gathers pace
Faltering national response to epidemic prompts concern over wider regional threat
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