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Mkurugenzi wa WHO kanda ya Afrika, Matshidiso Moeti, katika mkutano wa Mawaziri wa Afya wa Afrika, amesema visa hivyo vimerekodiwa katika Nchi 11 na kuongeza kuwa kuna haja ya kuongeza mwitikio wa utambuzi na matibabu ya wakati wa magonjwa
Katika Mkutano huo unaofanyika nchini Togo, washiriki wameidhinisha mkakati wa miaka 8 unaolenga kukabiliana na dharura za kiafya pia kuunda mifumo thabiti ya afya ya umma ili kukabiliana na magonjwa ya kuambukiza na sugu, kama vile kisukari
Aidha, Shirika hilo limezindua kampeni mpya ya kukabiliana na ugonjwa wa selimundu na kifuakikuu cha utotoni
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Health ministers attending the World Health Organization’s 72nd Regional Committee for Africa in Lome, Togo have approved an eight-year strategy aimed at curbing disease and responding quickly to health emergencies.
More than 400 people participated from 47 countries, including about 30 health ministers, who attended the top annual health gathering in person, while others joined online.
After a week of discussions about some of Africa’s most pressing health issues, countries adopted a new strategy for creating more resilient public health systems for responding to infectious and chronic diseases, such as diabetes. The World Health Organization says early diagnosis and care could save the lives of many of the millions who die from the diseases.
The plan also commits countries to reach critical targets by 2030 to strengthen their ability to prepare, detect, and respond to health emergencies. The WHO regional director for Africa, Matshidiso Moeti, says the ministers also have launched a new campaign to curb sickle cell disease. She notes it is one of the most common, yet least recognized illnesses in the region. However, like childhood tuberculosis, she says it has been pushed to the sidelines for far too long.
“As we have seen with COVID-19, the impact of sickle cell disease extends well beyond health, posing significant economic and social costs for patients and their families. We cannot afford to continue ignoring the threat, so greater investments, and stronger collaboration and partnerships, need to be prioritized," said Moeti. "Childhood TB also does not typically receive much attention, even though one in every three TB cases among children globally occurs in our region.”
She says both require timely diagnosis and treatment, as do other diseases, such as monkeypox, that go largely ignored until they make headlines elsewhere. Currently, she says 406 cases and seven deaths have been confirmed across 11 African countries. While these are far fewer cases compared to other geographic regions, she says there is a need to increase the response.
Source: Citizen Digital
Katika Mkutano huo unaofanyika nchini Togo, washiriki wameidhinisha mkakati wa miaka 8 unaolenga kukabiliana na dharura za kiafya pia kuunda mifumo thabiti ya afya ya umma ili kukabiliana na magonjwa ya kuambukiza na sugu, kama vile kisukari
Aidha, Shirika hilo limezindua kampeni mpya ya kukabiliana na ugonjwa wa selimundu na kifuakikuu cha utotoni
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Health ministers attending the World Health Organization’s 72nd Regional Committee for Africa in Lome, Togo have approved an eight-year strategy aimed at curbing disease and responding quickly to health emergencies.
More than 400 people participated from 47 countries, including about 30 health ministers, who attended the top annual health gathering in person, while others joined online.
After a week of discussions about some of Africa’s most pressing health issues, countries adopted a new strategy for creating more resilient public health systems for responding to infectious and chronic diseases, such as diabetes. The World Health Organization says early diagnosis and care could save the lives of many of the millions who die from the diseases.
The plan also commits countries to reach critical targets by 2030 to strengthen their ability to prepare, detect, and respond to health emergencies. The WHO regional director for Africa, Matshidiso Moeti, says the ministers also have launched a new campaign to curb sickle cell disease. She notes it is one of the most common, yet least recognized illnesses in the region. However, like childhood tuberculosis, she says it has been pushed to the sidelines for far too long.
“As we have seen with COVID-19, the impact of sickle cell disease extends well beyond health, posing significant economic and social costs for patients and their families. We cannot afford to continue ignoring the threat, so greater investments, and stronger collaboration and partnerships, need to be prioritized," said Moeti. "Childhood TB also does not typically receive much attention, even though one in every three TB cases among children globally occurs in our region.”
She says both require timely diagnosis and treatment, as do other diseases, such as monkeypox, that go largely ignored until they make headlines elsewhere. Currently, she says 406 cases and seven deaths have been confirmed across 11 African countries. While these are far fewer cases compared to other geographic regions, she says there is a need to increase the response.
Source: Citizen Digital