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Emergencies

WHO is scaling up novel coronavirus preparedness efforts in the African region and supporting countries to implement recommendations outlined on 30 January.


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On 1 August 2018, the Ministry of Health of the Democratic Republic of the Congo notified WHO of a new outbreak of Ebola virus disease (EVD) in North Kivu Province, in the eastern part of the country.

The Weekly Bulletin focuses on public health emergencies occurring in the WHO African Region. Each week, a brief description, followed by public health measures implemented and an interpretation of the situation is provided for a few selected events.

A table is provided at the end of the bulletin with information on all new and ongoing public health events currently being monitored in the region, as well as recent events that have largely been controlled and thus closed.

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Events

Accreditation of non-State actors: call for applications to participate in the WHO Regional Committee for Africa now open!

  • Ministerial side event on the use of Artificial Intelligence for Health

    25 August 2022
  • Seventy-second session of the WHO Regional Committee for Africa

    22 August 2022
  • Quality Urbanisation and Health for All in Intermediary Cities in Africa

    19 May 2022