June 30, 2022
Africa: New Political Declaration to Halve Road Traffic Deaths and Injuries By 2030 Is a Milestone Achievement
The World Health Organization (WHO) welcomes the political declaration to be adopted by Member States during the High-level Meeting of the UN General Assembly on Global Road… Read more »
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 »
June 28, 2022
Africa: It's Time to End Deaths On Our Roads
Road safety affects everyone. We step from our homes every day onto roads that lead us to our jobs, schools and to meet our vital daily needs. Yet the transport systems we all use… Read more »
June 27, 2022
Africa: Health-Climate Alliance Launched to Help Countries Turn Commitments Into Action
The World Health Organization and the United Kingdom government have launched a new health and climate change platform to support countries' efforts to implement commitments they… Read more »
Africa: World Health Summit 2022 - Registration Now Opened and Key Speakers Announced
The World Health Summit (WHS) and the World Health Organization (WHO) join forces to organize the 2022 edition of one of the world's leading international, inclusive and… Read more »
June 25, 2022
Africa: Meeting of the International Health Regulations (2005) Emergency Committee Regarding the Multi-Country Monkeypox Outbreak
The WHO Director-General has the pleasure of transmitting the Report of the Meeting of the International Health Regulations (2005) (IHR) Emergency Committee regarding the… Read more »
June 24, 2022
Africa: WHO Welcomes U.S.$ 140 Million BMGF Investment to End NTDs and Malaria
The World Health Organization (WHO) welcomes the announcement that the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) will commit US$ 140 million over 4 years to support initiatives… Read more »
Africa: WHO Publishes Updated Guidance On Hepatitis C Infection
Updated WHO Guidance on hepatitis C (HCV) infection was released today during a joint WHO-EASL-CDC symposium at the EASL International Liver Congress 2022in London. These… Read more »
Africa: WHO Welcomes U.S.$ 250 Million NTD and Malaria Pledge By Novartis
The World Health Organization (WHO) welcomes the announcement that Novartis pharmaceutical corporation will commit US$ 250 million to the fight against neglected tropical diseases… Read more »
Africa: Statement of the Thirty-Second Polio IHR Emergency Committee
The thirty-second meeting of the Emergency Committee under the International Health Regulations (2005) (IHR) on the international spread of poliovirus was convened by the WHO… Read more »
June 23, 2022
Africa: IHR Emergency Committee Regarding the Multi-Country Outbreak of Monkeypox
The Director-General of WHO is convening an Emergency Committee under Article 48 of the International Health Regulations in relation to the current outbreak of monkeypox virus. The… Read more »
Africa: Trachoma Elimination - Millions More to Benefit From Donated Azithromycin
The World Health Organization (WHO) today welcomed the announcement by Pfizer Inc. that it will extend its donation of the antibiotic Zithromax® (azithromycin) for trachoma… Read more »
Africa: Schools Ill-Equipped to Provide Healthy and Inclusive Learning Environments for All Children - UNICEF, WHO
Despite a steady decline in the proportion of schools without basic water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services, deep inequalities persist between and within countries, UNICEF… Read more »
Africa: Neglected Tropical Diseases - GSK Reaffirms Longstanding Commitment and Expands Its Donation Programme to Three Diseases
The World Health Organization (WHO) today welcomed the announcement that GSK will reaffirm its commitment to donate the anthelminthic medicine albendazole until the elimination of… Read more »
Africa: Commonwealth Leaders Recommit to Ending Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases
The Kigali Summit on Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) concluded today with Heads of State and Government from Commonwealth countries signing and adopting the Kigali… Read more »
June 22, 2022
Africa: WHO Statement On Menstrual Health and Rights
Menstrual Health is firmly on the global agenda today. Read more »
Africa: Lack of Innovation Set to Undermine Antibiotic Performance and Health Gains
Development of new antibacterial treatments is inadequate to address the mounting threat of antibiotic resistance, according to the annual pipeline report by the World Health… Read more »
June 21, 2022
Africa: WHO and Kahoot! Collaborate to Bring Health Content Into the Classroom
WHO is working with Kahoot!, a free game-based learning platform to bring health content to more than a billion students worldwide. Through this collaboration, WHO has published… Read more »
June 17, 2022
Africa: Interim Statement On Decision-Making Considerations for the Use of Variant Updated Covid-19 Vaccines
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Africa: WHO Highlights Urgent Need to Transform Mental Health and Mental Health Care
The World Health Organization today released its largest review of world mental health since the turn of the century. The detailed work provides a blueprint for governments,… Read more »
Africa: Interim Statement On the Composition of Current Covid-19 Vaccines
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June 16, 2022
Africa: New Agreement Under C-TAP Aims to Improve Global Access to Covid-19 Testing Technologies
A new, open, transparent sublicence agreement between the Medicines Patent Pool (MPP) on behalf of C-TAP, and South African pharmaceutical company Biotech Africa will accelerate… 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 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 10, 2022
Africa: World Hepatitis Summit 2022 Statement
At the 2022 World Health Assembly, countries recommitted to eliminate viral hepatitis by 2030. Read more »