July 23, 2023
Africa: New WHO Guidance On HIV Viral Suppression and Scientific Updates Released At IAS 2023
The World Health Organization (WHO) is releasing new scientific and normative guidance on HIV at the 12th International IAS (the International AIDS Society) Conference on HIV… Read more »
Africa: WHO Director-General's Keynote Speech At the 12th International Aids Society Conference On HIV Science - 23 July 2023
The honourable Mark Butler, Read more »
July 22, 2023
Africa: WHO Recommends Optimizing HIV Testing Services
At the 12th International IAS Conference on HIV Science, WHO calls for countries to expand use of HIV self-testing (HIVST), to offer HIVST for initiation, continuation and… Read more »
July 19, 2023
Cameroon: Medical Product Alert N°5/2023 - Substandard (Contaminated) Syrup Medicines
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July 18, 2023
Africa: Africa CDC, WHO and RKI Launch a Health Security Partnership to Strengthen Disease Surveillance in Africa
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) today launched a Health Security… Read more »
July 17, 2023
Africa: WHO Addresses Violence Against Women As a Gender Equality and Health Priority
Together with UN Women, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the World Health Organization (WHO) today launched the RESPECT… Read more »
Africa: WHO Director-General's Keynote Speech At the International Conference On Health Third G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting - 17 July 2023
Honourable Minister of Finance of India, Shrimati Nirmala Sitharaman, Read more »
July 10, 2023
Africa: Head of WHO Discusses Priorities On Traditional, Complementary and Integrative Healthcare With Civil Society
Civil society organizations highlight the essential role of traditional, complementary and integrative health in addressing global health challenges, and opportunities for its… 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 »
Africa: WHO Director-General's Opening Remarks At the Media Briefing - 5 July 2023
Good morning, good afternoon and good evening, Read more »
July 03, 2023
Africa: Netherlands Continues Leadership Role in Supporting Mental Health of People Affected By Humanitarian Crises
On 3 July 2023 Paul Bekkers, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Netherlands to the United Nations Office at Geneva and Dr Catharina Boehme, Assistant Director General… Read more »
June 23, 2023
Africa: First WHO Guidance On Snakebite Treatments Published
The World Health Organization (WHO) has published the first in a series of WHO public-benefit target product profiles (TPPs) for snakebite treatments, in order to improve the… Read more »
Africa: Multilateral Development Banks and WHO Launch New Investment Platform to Strengthen Primary Health Care Services
In a landmark development aimed at investing in and strengthening essential, climate and crisis-resilient primary health care (PHC) services in low- and low-and-middle income… Read more »
Africa: Multilateral Development Banks and WHO Launch New Investment Platform to Strengthen Primary Healthcare Services
In a landmark development aimed at investing in and strengthening essential, climate and crisis-resilient primary health care (PHC) services in low- and low-and-middle income… Read more »
June 21, 2023
Africa: Formation of the Quadripartite Technical Group On the Economics of Antimicrobial Resistance
The Quadripartite organizations, made up of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), World Health… Read more »
June 20, 2023
Africa: Global Congress Opens to Counter Harmful Marketing of Formula Milk
The World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) are hosting the first Global Congress on the implementation of the International Code of… Read more »
June 14, 2023
Africa: WHO Director-General's Opening Remarks At the Small Island Developing States (Sids) Ministerial Conference On NCDs and Mental Health - 14 June 2023
Your Excellency Minister Jerome Walcott, Read more »
June 13, 2023
Africa: Frontline Health Facilities Faltering Without Water, Sanitation, Hygiene and Electricity - WHO, Unicef New Report
Worldwide, millions of lives could be saved and billions in economic losses prevented through one simple, affordable intervention: water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services in… Read more »
Africa: Training to Build Community Capacity to Meaningfully Engage in Mpox Response
The World Health Organization (WHO) declared mpox (previously monkeypox) a public health emergency of international concern in July 2022. Globally, 87 858 confirmed mpox cases have… Read more »
Africa: IOC and WHO Launch Let's Move Campaign On Olympic Day to Inspire and Enable the World to Move for Better Health
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has today announced a new global initiative to inspire and enable the world to move more every day. Led by Olympians and created in… Read more »
June 12, 2023
Africa: WHO Director-General's Opening Remarks At the Global Neglected Tropical Diseases Programme Partners' Meeting - 12 June 2023
Excellencies, dear colleagues and friends, Read more »
June 08, 2023
Africa: Marburg Virus Disease Outbreak in Equatorial Guinea
On 13 February 2023, the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare of Equatorial Guinea declared an outbreak of Marburg virus disease (MVD) after suspected viral haemorrhagic fever… Read more »
Africa: Stakeholders Meet in WHO to Review Progress Towards Elimination of Human African Trypanosomiasis
Responsible officers in health ministries of endemic countries, research groups developing new tools, implementing partners and public and private donors met on 7-9 June at WHO… Read more »
Africa: WHO Director-General's Opening Remarks At the Media Briefing - 8 June 2023
Good morning, good afternoon and good evening, Read more »
Africa: WHO and the Global Fund Announce Commitment for Enhanced Collaboration
Today the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (the Global Fund) signed a new and revised Strategic Framework for… Read more »