May 08, 2023
Africa: WHO Director-General's Opening Remarks At UN Interactive Multi-Stakeholder Hearing On TB - 8 May 2023
Your Excellency Csaba Kõrösi, President of the General Assembly, Read more »
Africa: WHO Director-General's Opening Remarks At UN Interactive Multi-Stakeholder Hearing On Pandemic Preparedness and Response - 8 May 2023
Your Excellency Csaba Kõrösi, President of the General Assembly, Read more »
May 10, 2023
Africa: 152 Million Babies Born Preterm in the Last Decade
Of every 10 babies born, 1 is preterm - and every 40 seconds, 1 of those babies dies Preterm birth rates have not changed in the past decade in any region of the world The impacts… Read more »
May 09, 2023
Africa: Lifesaving Solution Dramatically Reduces Severe Bleeding After Childbirth
A new solution, known as E-MOTIVE, could provide a major breakthrough in reducing deaths from childbirth-related bleeding, according to a landmark study published today by… Read more »
May 03, 2023
Africa: New WHO Manual Aims to Strengthen Pedestrian Safety
The World Health Organization [WHO] and partners launched a revised manual to help decision makers curb the scourge of pedestrian deaths and injuries in road traffic crashes today. Read more »
Africa: WHO and Tobacco Control Partners Urge Countries Not to Partner or Work With the Tobacco Industry
WHO is concerned with continued attempts by the tobacco industry and their surrogates to further its interests to influence scientific research, public perception, policy making,… Read more »
April 24, 2023
Africa: Global Partners Announce a New Effort - 'The Big Catch-Up' - to Vaccinate Millions of Children
The pandemic saw essential immunization levels decrease in over 100 countries, leading to rising outbreaks of measles, diphtheria, polio and yellow fever. 'The Big Catch-up' is an… Read more »
April 26, 2023
Africa: WHO Director-General's Opening Remarks At the Media Briefing - 26 April 2023
Good morning, good afternoon and good evening. Read more »
April 25, 2023
Africa: UN Special Programme for Research On Sexual and Reproductive Health Celebrates 50 Years
In the same year that WHO is celebrating its 75th anniversary, HRP (the UNDP/UNFPA/ UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in Human… Read more »
April 24, 2023
Africa: 'Siding With Science' and SRHR - Civil Society Organizations (CSO) Dialogue On SRHR With Dr Tedros
On March 17th 2023, the IBP Network in partnership with IPPF, hosted the first Civil Society Dialogue on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) with Dr Tedros Adhanom… Read more »
April 25, 2023
Africa: WHO Director-General's Opening Remarks At the 36th Meeting of the HRP Policy and Coordination Committee - 25 April 2023
Teresa Soop of SIDA and chair of the Policy Coordination Committee, Read more »
Africa: WHO Director-General's Remarks At the Polio Transition Global Vision Stakeholder Forum - 25 April 2023
Esteemed guests, dear colleagues and friends, Read more »
April 26, 2023
Africa: Regional Reflections - Building Consensus and Highlighting Regional Priorities On Activating Meaningful Engagement.
The second publication in the Intention to Action series, 'Regional Reflections: Analysis from informal regional consultations with people living with noncommunicable diseases and… Read more »
April 21, 2023
Africa: Message By the Director of the Department of Immunization, Vaccines and Biologicals At WHO - April 2023
Kate O'Brien, Director of the Department of Immunization, Vaccines and Biologicals at WHO Read more »
Africa: Accuracy of Innovations in Diverse Settings - a Multi-Country Study Assessing a Smartphone Blood Pressure Application
In a pioneering study, researchers have tested the accuracy of an algorithm-based smartphone application to ensure its efficacy across diverse settings - urban and rural, as well… Read more »
April 20, 2023
Africa: WHO Director-General's Remarks At mRNA Technology Transfer Programme Meeting - 20 April 2023
Your Excellency Minister Nzimande, Read more »
April 25, 2023
Africa: WHO Urges Increased Implementation of Recommended Tools to Combat Malaria
Marking World Malaria Day, the World Health Organization (WHO) is issuing a call for increased implementation of new and existing interventions to save lives from malaria. Nearly… Read more »
April 19, 2023
Africa: Global Compendium of Knowledge On Covid-19
The Global Compendium of Country Knowledge on COVID-19 vaccination is now available on TechNet21. Read more »
April 18, 2023
Africa: At Least 270 People Dead, 2600 Hurt in Fighting in Sudan - WHO Chief
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April 17, 2023
Africa: WHO Director-General's Opening Remarks At the Town Hall for the Civil Society Task Force On TB - 17 April 2023
Dear survivors of tuberculosis, friends from communities affected by TB, members of civil society, and our partners in ending TB. Read more »
April 14, 2023
Africa: WHO's Trans Fat Elimination Validation Program Is Now Open for Country Applications
Countries can now apply to receive the WHO Validation certificate for trans fat elimination. Through this new program, WHO will formally recognize countries that have eliminated… Read more »
April 11, 2023
Africa: People Power - Introducing WHO's New 'Intention to Action' Series to Enhance the Meaningful Engagement of People With Lived Experience.
Entitled "Intention to action", WHO is launching a new publication series dedicated to the meaningful engagement of people living with noncommunicable diseases, mental health… Read more »
April 12, 2023
Africa: WHO Warns of Avian Flu as Cases Are Detected in China
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April 06, 2023
Africa: 'Dakar Declaration' to Strengthen Data On Road Crash Deaths in Africa
Nearly half of all countries in the WHO African Region have committed to strengthening reporting on road crash fatalities, with an eye on meeting the global target of halving road… Read more »
April 03, 2023
Africa: WHO celebrates 75th anniversary and calls for health equity in face of unprecedented threats
Director-General calls on governments and leaders to take action to protect and invest in health and care workers who are at the forefront of the response to health and climate… Read more »