WHO Regional Office for Africa, in collaboration with the Ministry of Health of Rwanda, organised in Kigali, from 22nd to 23rd May 2019, a technical meeting
The Pan-African Parliament agrees to set up a caucus on immunization to steer its commitment on ensuring access to vaccines for all children across the continent. Every year, more than 30 million children younger than 5 years in Africa fall sick due to vaccine-preventable diseases.
Algeria has been officially recognized by WHO as malaria-free. The certification is granted when a country proves that it has interrupted indigenous transmission of the disease for at least 3 consecutive years.
