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Uganda launches malaria vaccination for 1.1 million children
Kampala, April 3: Uganda launched a landmark malaria vaccination campaign, aiming to immunise 1.1 million children under two years old in its largest rollout to date.
Madonna urges her followers to contribute to child safety initiative in Malawi
Los Angeles, March 18: Singing legend Madonna is urging her fans to help her with a humanitarian cause. On Tuesday, the singer took to her Instagram, and shared a series of pictures from an event which was organised to raise awareness about child food and health safety in Malawi in East Africa.
Congo, WHO investigate mysterious illness cluster as death toll reaches 60
Kinshasa, Feb 28: Health authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), in cooperation with the World Health Organisation (WHO), are investigating a new cluster of illnesses and community deaths in Equateur Province, where a total of 1,096 people have fallen ill and 60 have died.
Cholera outbreak in Sudan's White Nile State leaves 83 dead in three days: NGOs
Khartoum, Feb 23: At least 83 people have died during the past 72 hours due to a cholera outbreak in Sudan's White Nile State, local non-governmental organisations (NGOs) reported.
WHO allocates additional two million USD to support Uganda's Ebola response
Kampala, Feb 14: Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO) announced the release of additional $2 million to support Uganda's effort to fight the ongoing Ebola outbreak, bringing the total funding to $3 million in three weeks.
Gavi says malaria case numbers fall in 17 African countries amid vaccine rollout
Nairobi, Jan 24: The delivery of 12 million malaria vaccine doses in 17 African countries since 2023 has contributed to a significant drop in caseload and fatalities among high-risk demographics including children, according to the Gavi vaccine alliance.
Mpox deaths rise to 10 in Uganda: Health Ministry
Kampala, Jan 8: The number of laboratory-confirmed mpox deaths in Uganda has climbed to 10 after four fatalities were registered in the last five days in the East African country, according to authorities.