Addis-Abeba, le 9 juin – Africa CDC (Centres africains de contrôle et de prévention des maladies) est l’agence de santé publique continentale ayant pour mandat de soutenir les Etats membres africains dans la construction de systèmes de santé robustes et résilients. Sa mission est de protéger la sécurité sanitaire de l’Afrique et d’accélérer la réalisation de […]
Situation at a glance On 23 May 2024, the Mexico International Health Regulations (IHR) National Focal Point (NFP) reported to PAHO/WHO a confirmed fatal case of human infection with avian influenza A(H5N2) virus detected in a resident of the State of Mexico who was hospitalized in Mexico City. This is the first laboratory-confirmed human case […]
The Lancet Series on AMR, recently launched on the margins of the World Health Assembly, highlights that babies, older people and people with compromised immune systems are at the most significant risk of suffering from antimicrobial resistance. The Lancet says 7.7 million deaths globally are associated with bacterial infections; of these, 4.95 million are associated with […]
À l’occasion de la Journée internationale de lutte contre la pêche illicite non déclarée et non réglementée (INN), célébrée ce 5 juin 2024, le Docteur Elie Badai, Chef de la brigade de contrôle et surveillance des activités de pêche au ministère camerounais de l’Élevage, des Pêches et des Industries animales est revenue sur la sanction […]
COVID-19 health response lasts the mile on the continent In 2021, faced with the possibility of receiving up to 900 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines to vaccinate 70% of Africa’s population, Dr John Nkengasong, the then Director of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), tasked his team with assessing and expanding […]
