March 22, 2023
Africa: The Cholera Emergency Is Avoidable
The world is facing an upsurge in cholera, even touching countries that have not had the disease in decades. Years of progress against this age-old disease have disappeared. While… Read more »
Africa: WHO Director-General's Opening Remarks At the World TB Day Online Talk - 22 March 2023
Your Excellency Ambassador Chen Xu, Read more »
March 18, 2023
Africa: Second High-Level Interregional Meeting On the Health of Refugees and Migrants
Amid the aftermath of the devastating earthquakes in the Syrian Arab Republic and Türkiye over a month ago, as well as the ongoing war in Ukraine now past its one-year mark, 3… Read more »
March 15, 2023
Africa: Five Cities Recognized for Public Health Achievements At Partnership for Healthy Cities Summit
Partnership for Healthy Cities award recipients include Montevideo, Uruguay for food policy; Mexico City, Mexico for road safety; Vancouver, Canada for surveillance; Athens, Greece… Read more »
March 17, 2023
Africa: WHO Updates Conoravirus Variant Definitions as Virus 'Continues to Evolve'
WHO has updated its tracking system and working definitions for variants of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, to better correspond to the current global variant… Read more »
March 16, 2023
Africa: WHO Signs Partnership Agreement With Mapaction
MapAction has signed the Standby Partnership Agreement with the World Health Organization (WHO) which will allow the UK-based emergency response and disaster preparedness charity… Read more »
March 13, 2023
Africa: At Some Point in 2023 We Will Be Able to Say Covid-19 is Over as a Pandemic - WHO Chief
President Santa Ono, Read more »
March 03, 2023
Africa: New Compendium Showcases Positive Examples in Refugee and Migrant Health
A new WHO compendium of 49 country case examples, Promoting the health of refugees and migrants: experiences from around the world, developed by the Health and Migration Programme… Read more »
Africa: Countries Begin Negotiations On Global Agreement to Protect World From Future Pandemic Emergencies
Countries of the World Health Organization have begun negotiations on a global accord on pandemic prevention, preparedness and response, using the "zero draft" as a basis for… Read more »
Africa: WHO Launches Policy On Preventing and Addressing Sexual Misconduct
The World Health Organization today launched its Policy on Preventing and Addressing Sexual Misconduct[*] which places the victims and survivors at its core, sets strict standards… Read more »
March 08, 2023
Africa: Partnerships Strengthen Differentiated Service Delivery for HIV Testing, Treatment and Care in Ghana
It was exciting to watch Pokua (1) and her husband on the dance floor at their marriage ceremony last year. Pokua was born with HIV, started antiretroviral therapy (ART) at 4 years… Read more »
March 01, 2023
Africa: Countries Urged to Safeguard the Health of Refugees and Migrants
Today the World Health Organization (WHO) released a new technical brief, Addressing the needs of refugees and migrants: An inclusive approach to Universal Health Coverage, setting… Read more »
February 27, 2023
Africa: WHO Rolls Out New Holistic Way to Measure Early Childhood Development
The World Health Organization (WHO) has launched a new package of measures, the Global Scales for Early Development (GSED), to monitor the development of young children at… Read more »
February 24, 2023
Africa: Recommendations Announced for Influenza Vaccine Composition for the 2023-2024 Northern Hemisphere Influenza Season
The World Health Organization (WHO) today announced the recommendations for the viral composition of influenza vaccines for the 2023-2024 influenza season in the northern… Read more »
February 25, 2023
Africa: WHO Director-General's Opening Remarks At the G20 Finance Ministers & Central Bank Governors Meeting On Global Economy, Health and International Taxation - 25 February 2023
Your Excellency Minister Sitharaman, Read more »
February 22, 2023
Africa: OpenWHO Named 2023 Learning Platform of the Year
WHO's OpenWHO.org learning platform was deeply honoured to be recognized as the Learning Platform of the Year at the 2023 Learning Awards. The awards are billed as "the highest… Read more »
Africa: Medical Product Alert N°2/2023 - Tetracycline Hydrochloride Ophthalmic Ointment USP 1 Percent
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February 20, 2023
Africa: Medical Product Alert N°2/2023 - Tetracycline Hydrochloride Ophthalmic Ointment USP 1 Percent
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February 18, 2023
Africa: WHO Director-General's Closing Remarks At Annual Ministerial Forum, Africa CDC Ministerial Executive Leadership Programme - 18 February 2023
Excellencies, dear colleagues and friends, Read more »
February 15, 2023
Africa: Fourth Meeting of the International Health Regulations Emergency Committee On the Multi-Country Outbreak of Mpox
The WHO Director-General transmits the report of the fourth meeting of the International Health Regulations (2005) (IHR) Emergency Committee regarding the multi-country outbreak of… Read more »
Africa: WHO Director-General's Opening Remarks At the Media Briefing - 15 February 2023
Good morning, good afternoon and good evening, Read more »
February 14, 2023
Africa: Message By the Director of the Department of Immunization, Vaccines and Biologicals At WHO - February 2023
Kate O'Brien, Director of the Department of Immunization, Vaccines and Biologicals at WHO Read more »
Africa: Countries Unite to Remove Mercury From Hazardous Skin Lightening Products
Gabon, Jamaica and Sri Lanka have joined forces to reduce the adverse environmental and health toll of the skin lightening industry US$14-million initiative will support a holistic… Read more »
February 13, 2023
Africa: WHO Director-General's Panel Remarks At High-Level Plenary Session of the G-STIC Global Conference - 13 February 2023
Your Excellency Minister Nisia Trindade Lima, Read more »
February 11, 2023
Africa: Bringing Training to Life - New Risk Communication and Community Engagement School and Simulation Exercises
To ensure that countries in Europe are better prepared for future emergencies, a five-day capacity building programme was conducted involving the WHO Regional Office for Europe's… Read more »
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