Uganda declares end of Ebola outbreak

STORY: Uganda declares end of Ebola outbreak DATELINE: Jan. 13, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:40 LOCATION: Kampala CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of Kampala 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): TEDROS ADHANOM GHEBREYESUS, WHO Director-General 3. various of healthcare workers caring for patients 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MATSHIDISO MOETI, WHO Regional Director for Africa 5. WHO staff talking to a healthcare worker 6. various of the healthcare worker unboxing supplies 7. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): MATSHIDISO MOETI, WHO Regional Director for Africa 8. various of participants in a workshop STORYLINE: Uganda on Wednesday said the Ebola Sudan Virus outbreak in the country has ended after no new case was reported over a period of 42 days. The World Health Organization (WHO) requires that for a country to be declared Ebola-free, it should spend 42 days (two 21-day incubation cycles of the virus) without any new cases reported. Minister of Health Ruth Aceng made the announcement in the Central Region district of Mubende, which was

Africa sees 63-pct jump in diseases spread from animals to people in last decade: WHO

STORY: Africa sees 63-pct jump in diseases spread from animals to people in last decade: WHO DATELINE: July 15, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:33 LOCATION: Brazzaville CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MATSHIDISO MOETI, WHO Regional Director for Africa 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MATSHIDISO MOETI, WHO Regional Director for Africa 3. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): MATSHIDISO MOETI, WHO Regional Director for Africa STORYLINE: Africa is facing a growing risk of outbreaks caused by zoonotic pathogens, such as the monkeypox virus which originated in animals and then switched species and infected humans, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned Thursday, noting a 63-percent increase in the number of zoonotic outbreaks in the region from 2012 to 2022 compared to the period from 2001 to 2011. According to the statement by the WHO regional office for Africa, citing a new WHO study, the African region has reported 1,843 substantiated public health events since 2001, 30 percent of which were zoonotic disease outbr

Kenya, WHO launch hub for handling health emergencies in Africa

STORY: Kenya, WHO launch hub for handling health emergencies in Africa DATELINE: July 11, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:59 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of the commissioning of the Health Emergency Hub and Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta and WHO officials touring the facility 2. SOUNDBITE (English): TEDROS ADHANOM GHEBREYESUS, WHO Director-General 3. various of officials touring the construction site and being briefed STORYLINE: The World Health Organization (WHO) in partnership with the Kenyan government Saturday launched the Health Emergency Hub to enhance response to health emergencies in Africa. A statement from the WHO released in Nairobi, the Kenyan capital said the hub will lay a foundation for a robust response to health emergencies including disease outbreaks unfolding in the continent. Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta, the Director-General of the WHO Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the WHO Regional Director for Africa, Matshidiso Moeti, and Kenya's Cabinet Secretary for Health M

Spread of monkeypox in Africa shows "worrying sign": WHO regional director

STORY: Spread of monkeypox in Africa shows "worrying sign": WHO regional director DATELINE: July 1, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:35 LOCATION: Brazzaville CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of the plaque of the WHO regional office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MATSHIDISO MOETI, WHO Regional Director for Africa 3. various of city views in Morocco and South Africa 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MATSHIDISO MOETI, WHO Regional Director for Africa STORYLINE: A World Health Organization (WHO) official warned Thursday that with three African countries with no previous history of human monkeypox transmission reporting cases, the geographic spread of the virus on the African continent is a "worrying sign." SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MATSHIDISO MOETI, WHO Regional Director for Africa "Currently, the cumulative number of suspected monkeypox cases in Africa since the start of 2022 is 1,821, with 109 of these confirmed cases in nine countries. "So, importantly, we are seeing cases in Ghana, South Africa, a

Eight African countries report confirmed monkeypox cases: WHO

STORY: Eight African countries report confirmed monkeypox cases: WHO DATELINE: June 17, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:07 LOCATION: Brazzaville CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of views in Ghana 2. SOUNDBITE (English): MATSHIDISO MOETI, WHO Regional Director for Africa STORYLINE: Matshidiso Moeti, World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director for Africa announced Thursday that eight African countries have so far reported confirmed monkeypox cases, with several more countries reporting suspected cases. SOUNDBITE (English): MATSHIDISO MOETI, WHO Regional Director for Africa "Turning to monkeypox, I can confirm that there are now a total of 1,900 confirmed cases in 39 countries across the globe, including eight African countries. There have been 36 confirmed cases in Nigeria, 10 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), eight in the Central African Republic, three each in Benin and Cameroon, and two in the Republic of Congo. Ghana and and Morocco, which have not previously recorded cases of monkeypox, now

COVID-19 deaths in Africa expected to fall by 94 pct in 2022: WHO analysis

STORY: COVID-19 deaths in Africa expected to fall by 94 pct in 2022: WHO analysis DATELINE: June 3, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:50 LOCATION: Brazzaville CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of the plaque of the WHO regional office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo 2. various of the aerial view of Nairobi, Kenya 3. various of a vaccination site in Goma, DR Congo 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MATSHIDISO MOETI, WHO Regional Director for Africa 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MATSHIDISO MOETI, WHO Regional Director for Africa 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): MATSHIDISO MOETI, WHO Regional Director for Africa STORYLINE: COVID-19 deaths in the African region are expected to decline by almost 94 percent in 2022 compared with 2021 which was the pandemic's most lethal year, said the World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday, citing a new WHO analysis. The analysis, which was published this week in the scientific journal, the Lancet Global Health, suggests that around 23,000 deaths are expected by the end of 2022 if current variants and t

Over two thirds of Africans exposed to virus which causes COVID-19: WHO

STORY: Over two thirds of Africans exposed to virus which causes COVID-19: WHO DATELINE: April 8, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:39 LOCATION: Brazzaville CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of the WHO regional office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo 2. SOUNDBITE (English): MATSHIDISO MOETI, WHO Regional Director for Africa 3. various of people getting vaccinated in Johannesburg, South Africa 4. various of airport in Johannesburg, South Africa 5. SOUNDBITE (English): MATSHIDISO MOETI, WHO Regional Director for Africa 6. various of aerial view of Nairobi, Kenya STORYLINE: Up to 65 percent of Africans have been infected by SARS-CoV-2, the virus which causes COVID-19, a World Health Organization (WHO) analysis finds. The analysis revealed that the true number of infections on the continent could be as much as 97 times higher than the number of confirmed reported cases. This compares to the global average where the true number of infections is 16 times higher than the number of confirmed reported cases, according to

COVID-19 takes heavy toll on women's health: WHO

STORY: COVID-19 takes heavy toll on women's health: WHO DATELINE: March 4, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:36 LOCATION: Brazzaville CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of WHO regional office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MATSHIDISO MOETI, WHO Regional Director for Africa 3. various of aerial view of Nairobi, Kenya 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MATSHIDISO MOETI, WHO Regional Director for Africa STORYLINE: Given disruptions to essential health services due to the COVID-19 pandemic, women's health services are far from being fully restored, with 40 percent of African countries reporting disruptions to sexual, reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health services, warned the World Health Organization (WHO) Thursday. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MATSHIDISO MOETI, WHO Regional Director for Africa "Yet, for women in Africa, the pandemic's disruptive force will be felt for many years to come. Two years on, interruptions to essential health services as a result of pandemic response effor