In Focus

Amref Health Africa on how the continent can be ready for the vaccine from day one of its availability.

— K.Y. Amoako, President, African Center for Economic Transformation

— Dr. Gabriel Falaiye, Nigeria

— George Osewe, Chair - Board of Directors, Mbagathi District Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya

Prof. Tijjani Muhammad-Bande, outgoing President of the UN General Assembly (PGA) reflects on his tenure and the UN's 75th anniversary.

The country's achievement comes after more than two decades of sustained political commitment, surveillance and screening of cases

The last case of wild poliovirus in the region was detected in 2016 in Nigeria.

Earlier version of locally developed app was used to help tackle the 2014 Ebola outbreak

— Mabingue Ngom, UNFPA’s Regional Director for West and Central Africa

Urge governments to take measures to limit the spread of the virus.

They are fighting the COVID-19 pandemic and helping people affected by it.

When disasters strike, they are ‘the first to respond and the last to leave’