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265 casesIn Guinea, among children with severe pneumonia, 265 (58.6%) whose accompanying person could not read or write had missed opportunities for hospital referral.

Guinéepneumonie sévèreHAL · Unilimdocument of 187 observations

1.6 %Annual referral rates of severe cases, regardless of SpO2 level, were 1.6% in Guinea before the introduction of pulse oximetry.

Guinéesevere casesobserved 2019HAL · Unilimdocument of 229 observations

452 casesAmong 501 severe pneumonia cases in Guinea, 452 (90.2%) had missed opportunities for hospital referral.

Guinéepneumonie sévèreHAL · Unilimdocument of 187 observations

445 casesIn Guinea, among children with severe pneumonia, 445 (98.5%) without severe anaemia had missed opportunities for hospital referral.

Guinéepneumonie sévèreHAL · Unilimdocument of 187 observations

2 casesIn Guinea, among children with severe pneumonia, 2 (0.4%) with SpO2 level <90% had missed opportunities for hospital referral.

Guinéepneumonie sévèreHAL · Unilimdocument of 187 observations

Active case search data from June 2026 revealed a high burden of unreported suspected VPDs, primarily measles, concentrated in the East and Southern Africa Block (Mozambique, Malawi, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Kenya, Zambia, and Madagascar), in the DRC-Angola Block (DRC and Angola), in the West Block (Benin, Togo and Guinea), and in the Lake Chad Basin (Nigeria, Chad, Cameroon and Central African Republic).

Angola · Bénin · Cameroun · Éthiopie · Guinée · Kenya · Madagascar · Malawi · Mozambique · Nigeria · RDC · Tanzanie · Tchad · Togo · Zambierougeole · VPDsobserved June 2026WHO Africadocument of 17 observations

34.4 %Depression symptoms were present in 34.4% of the 491 patients with type 2 diabetes in Guinea.

Guinéediabète de type 2published 2015Diabetes & metabolismeurope_pmcdocument of 5 observations

44 %Malaria prevalence was 44% countrywide among children aged 6 months to 9 years in Guinea.

Guinéepaludismeobserved 2014published 2020Parasite epidemiology and controleurope_pmcdocument of 5 observations

125 casesIn Guinea, among children with severe pneumonia, 125 (27.7%) whose travel time from home to PHC was >30 minutes had missed opportunities for hospital referral.

Guinéepneumonie sévèreHAL · Unilimdocument of 187 observations

63 yearsThe median age of hospitalized laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 patients was 63.0 years in Guinea during March 5, 2020 to May 4, 2021.

GuinéeCOVID-19observed March 5, 2020 to May 4, 2021HAL · Unilimdocument of 9 observations

445 casesIn Guinea, among children with severe pneumonia, 445 (98.5%) without severe malaria had missed opportunities for hospital referral.

Guinéepneumonie sévèreHAL · Unilimdocument of 187 observations

1 confirmed_casesGuinea reported 1 confirmed mpox case and zero deaths among confirmed cases in 2024.

Guinéempoxobserved 2024Africa CDCdocument of 74 observations

187 casesIn Guinea, among children with severe pneumonia, 187 (41.4%) whose accompanying person could read or write had missed opportunities for hospital referral.

Guinéepneumonie sévèreHAL · Unilimdocument of 187 observations

73.8 %The proportion of severe pneumonia among children aged 2–59 months was 73.8% (501/600) in Guinea.

Guinéepneumonie sévèreobserved 14 June 2021 to 20 June 2022HAL · Unilimdocument of 187 observations

21 %The prevalence of malaria in the Faranah region of Guinea was 21% among children aged 6–59 months.

GuinéepaludismeHAL · Unilimdocument of 13 observations

17.6 %Hypoxaemia, diagnosed using routine pulse oximetry, was found in 17.6% of children aged under 5 years with serious respiratory and non-respiratory illnesses in primary care settings in Burkina Faso, Guinea, Mali and Niger.

Burkina Faso · Guinée · Mali · NigerhypoxaemiaHAL · Unilimdocument of 229 observations

20 %The prevalence of malaria in the Kankan region of Guinea was 20% among children aged 6–59 months.

GuinéepaludismeHAL · Unilimdocument of 13 observations

38 casesIn Guinea, among children with severe pneumonia, 38 (8.4%) with SpO2 level 90–93% had missed opportunities for hospital referral.

Guinéepneumonie sévèreHAL · Unilimdocument of 187 observations

327 casesIn Guinea, among children with severe pneumonia, 327 (72.3%) whose travel time from home to PHC was ≤30 minutes had missed opportunities for hospital referral.

Guinéepneumonie sévèreHAL · Unilimdocument of 187 observations

227 casesIn Guinea, among children with severe pneumonia, 227 (50.2%) whose accompanying person had an income-generating activity had missed opportunities for hospital referral.

Guinéepneumonie sévèreHAL · Unilimdocument of 187 observations

452 childrenOf the 560 missed opportunities of hospital referral, 452 (80.7%) were from Guinea.

Guinéepneumonie sévèreobserved 14 June 2021 to 20 June 2022HAL · Unilimdocument of 187 observations

1.5 %In the study in Guinea, 1.5% of children without severe malaria experienced missed opportunities for hospital referral.

GuinéepaludismeHAL · Unilimdocument of 187 observations

62,315 casesIn 2025, a total of 62,315 cases (12,909 confirmed; 156 probable; 49,250 suspected) and 139 deaths (CFR: 0.22%) of dengue fever have been reported from 11 AU MS: Burkina Faso, Cabo Verde, Comoros, Guinea, Kenya, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Nigeria, Senegal, and Sudan.

Burkina Faso · Guinée · Kenya · Mali · Mauritanie · Nigeria · Sénégal · Soudandengueobserved 2025Africa CDCdocument of 6 observations

281 casesIn Guinea, among children with severe pneumonia, 281 (63.6%) with consultation delay >2 days since symptom onset had missed opportunities for hospital referral.

Guinéepneumonie sévèreHAL · Unilimdocument of 187 observations

86.4 %In 2016, Guinea reported a monthly Ministry of Health seasonal malaria chemoprevention coverage rate of 86.4%.

Guinéepaludismeobserved 2016HAL · Unilimdocument of 110 observations