Measles vaccinations have saved nearly 20 million lives in Africa since 2000, and more than 500 million children have been protected through routine immunisation.
Mr Janabi noted that in 2024 alone, tuberculosis killed 378,000 people in Africa and infected 2.7 million others, representing about one quarter of the global TB burden.
Mr Janabi described Nigeria’s recent health sector reforms as timely and commendable.
WHO has expressed concern over a significant decline in condom use among sexually active adolescents since 2014, leading to a surge in unprotected sex and associated risks.
“Long COVID remains a complex condition we still know very little about,’’ Mr Kluge said.
WHO says governments must mobilise more resources and technical capacities to help strengthen preventive measures and improve coverage of malaria case management services.
The Burundian Government – which has declared the detection of the virus a national public health emergency – plans to implement a vaccination campaign to combat polio in the coming weeks.
African health ministers have endorsed a new strategy to boost access to the diagnosis, treatment and care of severe noncommunicable diseases.
