June 09, 2022
Africa: Feedback From Member States in Response to WHO Director-General's Call to Strengthen Palliative Care Services
Following a letter sent by the Director-General, Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, to all 194 Heads of State, in September 2021, a number of Member States responded, expressing their support… Read more »
June 14, 2022
Africa: Launch of WHO's Parkinson Disease Technical Brief
Globally, the prevalence of Parkinson disease (PD) has doubled in the past 25 years with global estimates in 2019 showing over 8.5 million individuals living with PD. Disability… Read more »
June 07, 2022
Africa: World Hepatitis Summit 2022 Urges Action to Eliminate Viral Hepatitis As Unexplained Hepatitis Cases in Children Rise Globally
Joint news release by the World Hepatitis Alliance and WHO Read more »
June 10, 2022
Africa: World Hepatitis Summit 2022 Statement
At the 2022 World Health Assembly, countries recommitted to eliminate viral hepatitis by 2030. Read more »
June 08, 2022
Africa: Visceral Leishmaniasis and HIV Coinfection - WHO Publishes New Guideline With Region-Specific Treatment Recommendations
The World Health Organization (WHO) has published new treatment recommendations for visceral leishmaniasis in patients who are coinfected with the human immunodeficiency virus… Read more »
June 13, 2022
Africa: Countries Urged to Adapt Strategic Framework to Address Huge Unmet Needs of Skin Diseases
The World Health Organization (WHO) has published a strategic framework for skin-related neglected tropical diseases (skin NTDs) that identifies opportunities to integrate… Read more »
June 09, 2022
Africa: WHO Director-General's Opening Remarks At the Member State Information Session On Covid-19 and Other Issues
Honorable Ministers, Excellencies, dear colleagues and friends, Read more »
June 10, 2022
Africa: WHO Director-General's Speech At the Dialogue/Conference On Humanitarian Aid - 10 June 2022
Foundation Dialogue for Peace Read more »
June 09, 2022
Africa: WHO Director-General's Keynote Address At the WHO Global Tuberculosis Programme - 9 June 2022
Dear colleagues and friends, Read more »
June 03, 2022
Africa: WHO Director-General's Opening Remarks At the Globsec Bratislava Forum - 3 June 2022
Improving public health in the post-COVID world Bratislava, Slovak Republic Read more »
June 09, 2022
Africa: WHO Director-General's Opening Remarks At the Member States Quarterly Briefing On PRSEAH - 9 June 2022
Excellencies, dear colleagues and friends, Read more »
June 01, 2022
Africa: WHO Director-General's Opening Remarks At the Aspen Institute Congressional Program - 1 June 2022
Good afternoon, welcome to Geneva, and thank you all for the opportunity of spending some time with you today to talk about global health and WHO's role. Read more »
May 30, 2022
Africa: Director-General's Opening Remarks At the 151st Session of the Executive Board
Dr Kerstin Vesna Petrič, Chair of the Executive Board, Read more »
June 07, 2022
Africa: WHO Director-General's Opening Remarks At World Hepatitis Summit - 7 June 2022
Your Excellency the Right Honourable Helen Clark, Read more »
June 01, 2022
Africa: WHO Director-General's Opening Remarks At the Covid-19 Media Briefing - 1 June 2022
Good morning, good afternoon and good evening, Read more »
Africa: WHO Director-General's Opening Remarks At Scientific Advisory Group for the Origins of Novel Pathogens (SAGO), First in-Person Meeting - 1 June 2022
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June 06, 2022
Africa: Director-General's Opening Remarks At the Moving Digital Policy Into Action Event
Your Excellency Minister Fahad bin Abdurrahman Al-Jalajel, Read more »
June 08, 2022
Africa: WHO Director-General's Opening Remarks At the Covid-19 Media Briefing - 8 June 2022
Good morning, good afternoon and good evening, Read more »
June 03, 2022
Africa: INFOSAN Quarterly Summary, 2022 #1
January - March 2022 Read more »
June 07, 2022
Africa: World Food Safety Day 2022 - Safer Food, Better Health
On 7 June 2022, the United Nations mark the fourth global World Food Safety Day to draw attention and mobilize action to prevent, detect and manage foodborne risks and improve… Read more »
June 06, 2022
Africa: Updated WHO Interim Recommendations for the Use of the Janssen Ad26.COV2.s (Covid-19) Vaccine
The updated WHO interim recommendations for the use of the Janssen Ad26.COV2.S (COVID-19) vaccine are now published. Read more »
June 04, 2022
Africa: Partnering to Improve the Quality of Cancer Care - WHO Teams Up With the World's Leading Organization for Physicians and Oncology Professionals
The World Health Organization (WHO) has joined forces with the American Society of Clinical Oncology, Inc. (ASCO), the world's leading association of physicians and oncology… Read more »
June 02, 2022
Africa: Global Strategy On Human Resources for Health - Workforce 2030
With data from 194 Member States as of 2020, the global health workforce is estimated to be 65 million, reflecting growth of 29% since the adoption in 2016 of the Global Strategy… Read more »
Africa: Human Resources for Health At the Seventy-Fifth World Health Assembly
In the past two years we have become acutely aware that a health system is only as strong as the people - the health workforce - within it. Read more »
June 03, 2022
Africa: Updated WHO Recommendations for Malaria Chemoprevention Among Children and Pregnant Women
WHO has updated it recommendations for 3 key malaria prevention strategies: seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC), perennial malaria chemoprevention (PMC - previously known as… Read more »