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Brazzaville’s immunization drive raised measles coverage to 94.4% and polio to 92.3% in early 2026, as health workers turn each visit into family education.

Congo battles cholera as health officials and the WHO bring prevention to Talangai market. 1024 cases, 100 deaths recorded since July 2025.

Fewer than half of Congo-Brazzaville’s people get effective healthcare. The CAMU has signed an ethics charter with private clinics to close the gap.

Congo logged over 1.4 million malaria cases and 2,250 deaths in 2025. Officials in Pointe-Noire push environmental sanitation and community health workers to turn the tide.

Congo-Brazzaville launched Africa’s 16th vaccination week in Brazzaville, officially adding the hepatitis B birth dose to its national immunization schedule.

Congo-Brazzaville now vaccinates every newborn against hepatitis B within 24 hours of birth, a nearly 90% effective shield unveiled during African Vaccination Week.

Congo-Brazzaville decorated some 80 health professionals, including 16 gold medals, at a deferred World Health Day stressing science and unity.

The WHO has handed Congo-Brazzaville’s health ministry over 45 million FCFA in respiratory and monitoring equipment to strengthen emergency services nationwide.

Congo-Brazzaville reports a 5% rise in tuberculosis cases between 2022 and 2023, with 70 new free screening centers opened across all 12 departments.