Africa

Context:
Angola is experiencing a large-scale cholera outbreak, with 11,307 cases and 421 deaths reported by Ministry of Health as of 08 April 2025. The outbreak has spread to different provinces, including Benguela, Luanda, Cuanza, Norte, Bengo, Icolo e Bengo, Namibe and Malanje, with new cases reported daily. Notably, one-third of deaths occurring in the community and the highest burden among those under 20 years old (more information here).
 

Since March 2020, Eswatini, a landlocked country with a population of 1.1 million has been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic spreading across  all the 4 regions   of the country . To date, the number of confirmed cases reported has risen to 9 482 with 216 deaths giving case fatality rate of 2.3%. The country is experiencing rapid rise in the number of cases and deaths for the past 3 weeks. The daily number of positive cases is above 160 compared to less than 20 a month ago.

On 14 April 2021, the World Health Organization and the Ethiopian Ministry of Health launched a training centre for a new collaboration to strengthen the delivery of emergency medical and health services in the African Region during humanitarian crises. The launching ceremony was officiated by the WHO Regional Director for Africa, Dr Matshidiso Moeti, and Honorable Minister of Health, Dr Lia Tadesse.