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Explained: The Social Health Authority
On October 1, 2024, the Ministry of Health officially launched the Social Health Authority (SHA) to replace the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF). The new entity aims to achieve universal health coverage by providing affordable, accessible, and quality healthcare services to all Kenyans. Established under the Social Health Authority Act, 2023, the scheme mandates all […]...
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22 Nov 2024
WHO’s enhanced control measures to curb the spread of mpox in Africa
As of November 17, 2024, about 13,000 laboratories within the African continent had confirmed cases of mpox. The countries with the most confirmed cases in Africa have been Burundi, the Democratic Rep...
15 Nov 2024
Ethiopia to Host 2024 Global EOC Simulation Exercise, Strengthening Public Health Emergency Preparedness
The Ethiopian Public Health Institute (EPHI) and WHO Ethiopia will host the 2024 Global Emergency Operations Centre Simulation Exercise (GEOCX), organised by WHO’s Emergency Operations Centre Networ...
8 Nov 2024
G20 health ministers rally support for WHO’s investment round
Health ministers expressed their support for the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) Investment Round that will be chaired by Brazil in Rio de Janeiro during the G20 Leaders’ Summit set for Novemb...
31 Oct 2024
WHO and Partners Activate Global Health Emergency Corps For The First Time In Response to Mpox Outbreak
In October 2024, the World Health Organisation (WHO) and its partners, in collaboration with Member States, activated the Global Health Emergency Corps (GHEC) for the first time to provide support to ...
25 Oct 2024
WHO global network expands digital health certification for Hajj pilgrims
The World Health Organisation (WHO) and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia announced a new milestone digital health collaboration today to expand the Hajj health card initiative to support the roughly three ...
18 Oct 2024
Kenya Records First Mpox Death As New Cases Hit 13
Kenya has recorded its first mpox death, Public Health and Professional Standards Principal Secretary Mary Muthoni has confirmed. Speaking to Nation on Monday, Ms Muthoni revealed the confirmed cases....
4 Oct 2024
Vellum Health: Brazil eliminates lymphatic filariasis as a public health problem
The World Health Organisation (WHO) congratulated Brazil for having eliminated lymphatic filariasis as a public health problem. “Eliminating a disease is a momentous accomplishment that takes...
27 Sep 2024
Vellum Health: WHO kicks off $1.5 billion financing platform
Execution is starting under the new Health Impact Investment Platform on the first country health investment plans turning original commitment into operational reality. The landmark partnership betwee...
20 Sep 2024
FIFA and WHO Launch Global Concussion Awareness Campaign
The Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) is launching Suspect and Protect: No Match is Worth the Risk, a concussion awareness campaign, in partnership with the World Health Organis...
13 Sep 2024
Africa CDC confident it can raise $600 million for mpox response
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) can raise $600 million to fight the surging mpox outbreak on the continent, the agency’s head said on Thursday. “If you w...
8 Sep 2024
WHO launches global framework for understanding the origins of new or re-emerging pathogens
With the support of the Scientific Advisory Group for the Origins of Novel Pathogens (SAGO), the World Health Organisation (WHO) has published a global framework to help Member States comprehensively ...
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