April 23
Ethiopia: Promising Patient-Friendly Oral Drug Against Visceral Leishmaniasis Enters Phase II Clinical Trial in Ethiopia
The new molecule has the potential to revolutionize treatment for the deeply neglected and hard-to-treat disease, as the Eastern Africa region charts the way to its elimination. Read more »
April 16
Africa: WHO Director-General's Opening Remarks At the High-Level Pledging Event for the Humanitarian Situation in Ethiopia - 16 April 2024
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April 15
Africa: WHO Director-General's Remarks At the International Humanitarian Conference for Sudan and Its Neighbours
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April 03
Africa: Stakeholders Convene in Uganda On Responsible Use of the Life Sciences
Uganda has taken proactive steps to mitigate biorisks and govern dual-use research by being a pioneer country in the WHO African Region to pilot the Global guidance framework for… Read more »
November 15, 2023
Africa: WHO Costing and Budgeting Tool for National Action Plans On Antimicrobial Resistance - Catalysing Collaboration in South Sudan
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Africa: WHO Costing and Budgeting Tool for National Action Plans On Antimicrobial Resistance - Catalysing Collaboration in the United Republic of Tanzania
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November 08, 2023
Africa: National Stakeholder Workshop for Piloting the WHO Global Guidance Framework for the Responsible Use of the Life Science in Uganda
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September 19, 2023
Africa: UNHCR, WHO Raise Alarm as 1,200 Children Die of Suspected Measles, Malnutrition
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and the World Health Organization (WHO) are again sounding the alarm on the worsening health situation caused by the Sudan crisis. Read more »
July 05, 2023
Sudan: Top UN Officials Sound Alarm At Spike in Violence Against Women and Girls
Senior United Nations officials today voiced shock and condemnation at increasing reports of gender-based violence in Sudan - including conflict-related sexual violence against… Read more »
April 22, 2023
Mauritius: A New National Adolescent Health Strategy in Mauritius
In 2021, 13.6% of the population in Mauritius were adolescents (10-19 years of age). Repeated behavioural surveys have shown that there has not been any significant improvement in… Read more »
March 23, 2023
Africa: WHO Announces New Director of the Global Malaria Programme
WHO is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr Daniel Ngamije Madandi, MD, MPH as Director of the Global Malaria Programme, effective 8 April 2023. Read more »
February 11, 2023
Ethiopia: WHO Provides On-Site Laboratory Training At the National Influenza Centre in Ethiopia
To expedite the end-to-end integration of influenza and SARS-CoV-2 surveillance, the WHO Ethiopia Country Office and the WHO Regional Office for Africa organized a two-week on-site… Read more »
December 09, 2022
Africa: Ebola Trial Candidate Vaccines Arrive in Uganda in Record 79 Days After Outbreak Declared
The first doses of one of the three candidate vaccines against Sudan ebolavirus arrived in Uganda yesterday. These will be evaluated in a clinical trial called the Solidarity… Read more »
November 11, 2022
Sudan: Dracunculiasis Eradication - Strong Cross-Border Collaboration Towards Certification of Sudan in 2023
International cross-border coordination meeting to strengthen Guinea worm surveillance and response in areas bordering Chad, Ethiopia, South Sudan and Sudan, 13-14 November 2022,… Read more »
November 03, 2022
Uganda: Global Health Agencies Outline Plan to Support Ugandan Government-Led Response to Outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease
Following the declaration of an Ebola outbreak in Uganda on 20 September 2022, the outbreak has now spread to seven districts (Kasanda, Kyegegwa, Bunyangabu and Kagadi districts… Read more »
October 05, 2022
Africa: WHO Director-General's Opening Remarks at the Media Briefing – 5 October 2022
Good morning, good afternoon, and good evening. Read more »
August 02, 2022
East Africa: WHO Launches Appeal to Respond to Urgent Health Needs in the Greater Horn of Africa
The health and lives of people in the greater Horn of Africa are threatened as the region faces an unprecedented food crisis. In order to carry out urgent, life-saving work, WHO is… Read more »
July 20, 2022
Tanzania: Solutions Journalism Boosts Road Safety in Tanzania
Baraka Daniel Kiranga is a Tanzanian Journalist, Media Trainer and Founder and Director of the Hamasa Media Group. He recently took part in training on road safety reporting run by… Read more »
June 30, 2022
East Africa: WHO Intensifies Response to Looming Health Crisis in the Greater Horn of Africa
WHO is scaling up its operations in eastern Africa as the region faces acute food insecurity caused by conflict, extreme weather events - including the worst drought in 40 years -… Read more »
May 25, 2022
Kenya: New Initiative to Tackle Road Crash Deaths in Kenya
Road traffic crashes are a top-five cause of death for Kenyans between the ages of five and 70, and the leading killer of boys aged 15-19. Read more »
May 10, 2022
Africa: WHO Director-General's Opening Remarks at the WHO Press Conference – 10 May 2022
Good morning, good afternoon and good evening, Read more »
April 25, 2022
Sudan: WHO Congratulates Sudan On Adopting the 'High Burden to High Impact' Approach
Sudan is the first country in the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region to embrace this innovative approach to malaria control Read more »