June 24
Africa: 655 Million People Still Living Without Electricity Underscore Urgent Need to Deliver On Universal Energy Access Target
At a time when energy security and affordability have risen to the top of the development agenda, 655 million people globally still lack access to electricity, and two billion use… Read more »
June 23
Africa: WHO Urges Scale Up of Newborn Screening to Improve Early Detection and Care of Birth Defects
The World Health Organization (WHO) today calls on countries to expand newborn screening for birth defects, highlighting how early detection and treatment can save lives and reduce… Read more »
June 17
Africa: WHO Issues Comprehensive Guidelines On Filovirus Disease, Including Ebola and Marburg Disease
As the Democratic Republic of the Congo is battling an Ebola disease outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo virus, the World Health Organization (WHO) has released its first… Read more »
June 15
Africa: Open Letter to Leaders of G7, G20, Brics and All Nations On Finalizing the WHO Pandemic Agreement's Pathogen Access and Benefit Sharing Annex
Dear Leaders of the G7, the G20, BRICS and of all nations, Read more »
June 05
Africa: Africa CDC and WHO Launch Joint Continental Ebola Response Plan
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) today launched a joint continental preparedness and response plan on the… Read more »
June 04
Africa: Unsafe Food Causes 866 Million Illnesses and 1.5 Million Deaths Annually, Young Children At Highest Risk
Children aged less than five years face almost three times the risk of illness from unsafe food than older children and adults, according to new estimates released today by the… Read more »
May 31
Africa: Joint Statement By the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and WHO Concerning the Outbreak of Ebola Disease Caused By the Bundibugyo Virus
The Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) reaffirm their strong partnership and shared commitment to protect the health… Read more »
May 28
Africa: Experts Convened By WHO Advise On Candidate Treatments and Vaccines for Ebola Disease Caused By Bundibugyo Virus
In response to the current outbreak of Ebola disease caused by Bundibugyo virus occurring in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, with cases also reported in Uganda, WHO convened… Read more »
May 22
Africa: Emergency Committee Recommendations Regarding the Epidemic of Ebola Virus in DRCongo and Uganda
On 17 May 2026, pursuant to paragraph 2 of Article 12 - Determination of a public health emergency of international concern, including a pandemic emergency of the International… Read more »
May 20
Africa: Seventy-Ninth World Health Assembly Honours Global Champions Advancing Primary Health Care
Today, the World Health Assembly recognized individuals and institutions whose contributions to global health have gone far beyond the call of duty. Six laureates representing… Read more »
May 18
Africa: World Health Assembly Opens in Geneva, Switzerland
The Seventy-ninth session of the World Health Assembly (WHA79) opened in Geneva, Switzerland today, with the election of Dr Víctor Elías Atallah Lajam of the… Read more »
May 17
Africa: Epidemic of Ebola Disease Caused By Bundibugyo Virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda Determined a Public Health Emergency of International Concern
Pursuant to paragraph 2 of Article 12 - Determination of a public health emergency of international concern, including a pandemic emergency of the International Health Regulations… Read more »
May 09
Africa: Message From WHO DG Tedros to the People of Tenerife Regarding Hantavirus Response
To the people of Tenerife, Read more »
April 28
Africa: Efforts to Eliminate Hepatitis Delivers Gains but More Action Needed to Meet 2030 Targets
Global efforts to combat viral hepatitis are delivering measurable progress in reducing infections and deaths, but the disease remains a major global health challenge, according to… Read more »
April 27
Africa: Practicing Today for Tomorrow's Emergencies - WHO Convenes Countries and Partners to Simulate Response to Major Disease Outbreak
The World Health Organization (WHO) wrapped up Exercise Polaris II, a 2-day high-level simulation exercise, based around an outbreak of a fictional new bacterium spreading across… Read more »
April 24
Africa: Largest Catch-Up Initiative Delivers Over 100 Million Childhood Vaccinations
The Big Catch-Up, launched during World Immunization Week 2023, has delivered over 100 million vaccine doses to an estimated 18.3 million children across 36 countries Around 12.3… Read more »
April 20
Africa: Message From the Head of the Pip Framework Secretariat, Anne Huvos
This special issue of the WHO Influenza Newsletter marks 15 years since the adoption of the Pandemic Influenza Preparedness (PIP) Framework by the World Health Assembly in May… Read more »
April 07
Africa: WHO and France Shift One Health Vision to Action With New High-Impact Initiatives
On World Health Day, global leaders gathered in France for a milestone "One Health Summit", where the World Health Organization (WHO) and partners announced a new wave of concrete… Read more »
April 06
Africa: WHO Calls for Action - 'Together for Health. Stand With Science.' to Mark World Health Day
The World Health Organization (WHO) today calls on people everywhere to renew their commitment to working together and supporting science as the twin engines driving better health,… Read more »
March 24
Africa: Strengthening Digital Health Capacities Through Blended Learning
In many low- and middle-income countries, national digital health teams face a familiar reality: fragmented systems, overlapping applications and growing pressure to support health… Read more »
March 26
Africa: African Road Safety Charter Comes Into Force
The African Road Safety Charter entered into force on 12 March 2026. The Charter marks Africa's first continental and legally-binding road safety framework. Read more »
March 24
Africa: WHO Recommends New Diagnostic Tools to Help End TB
On World TB Day, the World Health Organization (WHO) is urging countries to accelerate action to end tuberculosis (TB) and expand access to lifesaving services by using new… Read more »
March 18
Africa: Progress in Reducing Child Deaths Slows As 4.9 Million Children Die Before Age Five
An estimated 4.9 million children died before their fifth birthday in 2024, including 2.3 million newborns, according to new estimates released today. Most of these deaths are… Read more »
February 27
Africa: WHO Tests a Strategy Game to Improve Outbreak Response Speed
WHO is testing an innovative way to improve outbreak detection, notification and response through an interactive '7-1-7 Strategy Game'. The 7-1-7 target calls for detecting a… Read more »
February 26
Africa: Local Voices, Local Data - How Localization Can Strengthen Malaria Elimination Across Africa
For a health facility in northern Togo, effective analysis and use of routine surveillance data can mean the difference between identifying a rise in malaria cases early or only… Read more »
