Tracking the focus of misinformation circulating on social media is difficult, but African fact-checking organizations say they have debunked more than 1300 misleading reports since the onset of the pandemic.

WHO has disbursed US$ 1.25 million to support the response in Guinea and to reinforce Ebola readiness in Cote d’Ivoire, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Senegal and Sierra Leone.

Governments, private sector and manufacturers working together to procure enough vaccine doses to protect the most vulnerable populations on the continent.

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.

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

The virus is now moving from high density urban areas to to rural areas with lower population density.