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Implications of social media misinformation on COVID-19 vaccine confidence among pregnant women in Africa

Implications of social media misinformation on COVID-19 vaccine confidence among pregnant women in Africa

It has been over a year since the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak of COVID-19 as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern and subsequently a global pandemic. The world has experienced a lot of uncertainty since then as we all get used to this new ‘normal’ with social distancing measures, lockdowns, the emergence of new variants, and an array of hope with the development of vaccines.
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WHO’s SURGE team visiting the National Emergency Operation Centre at the Ministry of Defense Justice and Security, Gaborone

Enhancing Botswana`s emergency preparedness and response capacity beyond COVID-19: The SURGE Initiative

Each year, more than 100 health emergencies occur in the African Region, including infectious disease outbreaks including cholera, yellow fever, menin

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Rukayat Yunsa, attending ante-natal service at the Kuchingoro PHC.

Closing access gaps, rural populace solicit for more functional primary healthcare centres

Abuja, 31 March, 2022 - Early in the morning on 24 September 2013, Rukayat Yunsa went into labour and was rushed to the Primary Healthcare Centre (PHC), located

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African mayors commit to promote urban health and wellbeing

African mayors commit to promote urban health and wellbeing

Dubai – As the COVID-19 pandemic enters its third year, a group of mayors from the African region have committed to improve city governance for health and wellbeing as well as to promote measures for sustainable livelihoods.
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Dr Emile Rwamasirabo, Urological Surgeon discussing Operation Save the Neighbor /@WHO Robert Cyubahiro

As a doctor there are calls you just can’t ignore, Dr Emile Rwamasirabo

Kigali - When the fourth COVID-19 wave hit the country in early 2022, Rwanda went through a surge in the number of new cases

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Sierra Leone marks two years since first COVID-19 case

Looking back on progress as Sierra Leone marks two years since first COVID-19 case

“We’ve been at the forefront of the efforts to curtail this pandemic and we will continue to provide the best technical expertise to the government to effectively tackle COVID-19,” said Dr Steven V. Shongwe, WHO Representative in Sierra Leone. “At this stage of the pandemic, enhanced surveillance and strong laboratory capacity including genomics sequencing to detect emerging variants and improved vaccination coverage are among the critical support that WHO will continue to provide to keep the people safe”.
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A patient taking TB drug.

Amidst COVID-19 response, WHO and partners support Nigeria towards attaining a TB free- status

Abuja, 31 March, 2022 - When Ms Tina Amos, a 42-year-old mother of five residing at Byazhin, Bwari Local Government Area (LGA), Abuja learnt she had tuberculosi

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Emergency mobile medical team deployed to conduct integrated medical mobile services

WHO reached nearly 1 000 people with essential medical care in Sirimon village, Central Equatoria State

To increase access to the much-needed health care services and improve the health situation among the internally displaced people and host communities in the hard-to-reach villa

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