Southern Africa
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Multiple disease outbreaks heighten public health emergencies for children across Eastern and Southern Africa
Feb 20, 2025Public health emergencies, including outbreaks of cholera, mpox and, more recently, viral haemorrhagic fevers, are posing significant threats to the safety and wellbeing of millions of children in Eastern and Southern Africa, UNICEF said today. The... -
Mpox outbreak raises alarm in Eastern and Southern Africa as cases increase among children – UNICEF
Aug 23, 2024Children and vulnerable communities are at the sharp end of an expanding outbreak of mpox in Eastern and Southern Africa. More than 200 confirmed cases have been detected across five countries (Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda, Kenya, South... -
Almost 300,000 children threatened by severe acute malnutrition in six drought-affected countries in Southern Africa
Aug 1, 2024The severe drought that has impacted large swathes of Southern Africa is threatening the lives of hundreds of thousands of children in the six worst-affected countries, UNICEF said today. This includes more than 270,000 children who... -
As cholera cases continue to rise in parts of Southern Africa, UNICEF calls for increased focus on children in the cholera response
Jan 16, 2024The cholera epidemic that affected multiple countries in Eastern and Southern Africa in 2023 persists and continues to impact the region, placing additional strain on communities and healthcare facilities. Since 2023, 13 countries in the region... -
Children’s lives at risk in 11 countries across eastern and southern Africa as cholera cases peak
Mar 11, 2023Eleven countries in eastern and southern Africa are experiencing an extremely worrying cholera outbreak, with 67,822 cases and 1,788 estimated deaths. However, actual figures are likely higher as limitations in surveillance systems, underreporting, and stigma hampers... -
Southern Africa threatens to quit wildlife trade monitor
Sep 2, 2019Southern African nations are threatening to quit the global wildlife trade regulator after it refused to relax restrictions on trade in ivory and rhino horn and imposed a near total ban on zoos taking African elephants... -
Poor rains and crop infestation threaten deeper hunger across Southern Africa
Feb 10, 2018The twin scourges of another prolonged dry spell and an invasive crop-eating worm are set to sharply curtail harvests across southern Africa, driving millions of people – most of them children – into severe hunger, warns... -
USA gives crucial support for HIV/AIDS affected people in Southern Africa
May 17, 2017News Hour: The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomes a US$13.4 million contribution from the United States government to support people living with HIV, AIDS and TB in Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland and Zimbabwe. The... -
Sexual and reproductive health rights programme launched in Southern Africa
May 14, 2017News Hour: In an effort to improve sexual and reproductive health and HIV (SRH-HIV) related outcomes amongst migrants, including migrant adolescents, young people and sex workers, the Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights (SRHR) – HIV Knows... -
Protecting and assisting people displaced by natural disasters in Southern Africa
Dec 14, 2016News Hour Over the last decade, countries in Southern Africa have been hit by recurrent and frequent floods, droughts and strong cyclones, which have resulted in the displacement of people in both urban and rural areas....
