Africa: WHO Africa Welcomes New Commitment By Global Partners to End Neglected Tropical Diseases

The fight against neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) has received a major boost with a landmark commitment by donors and partners to invest over US$ 777 million boost efforts to… Read more »

Africa: Experts Step Up Efforts to Tackle Diabetes Trends in the African Region

In June 2021, at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, Emmanuella Selasi Hormenoo, an 18-year-old Ghanian university student, was teetering on the brink of death. "The doctors… Read more »

Africa: Building Momentum Against Diphtheria Outbreak in Nigeria

When his seven-year-old brother Jubrin was diagnosed with diphtheria in July 2023, Aminu Dayyabu Alharini had never heard of the disease, the latest outbreak of which has claimed… Read more »

Africa: Joint Statement by UNDP, UNFPA, UNICEF, WFP and WHO on Humanitarian Supplies Crossing into Gaza

A first, but limited, shipment of life-saving humanitarian supplies from the United Nations and the Egyptian Red Crescent entered Gaza today on 20 trucks, passing through the Rafah… Read more »

Africa: 'Closing the Care Gap - the Role of Families' in Breast Cancer Battle

The Ministry of Health, Cancer Unit has recorded 577 cases of cancer between January 2023 and June 2023, 33 of which are cancers of the breast. While many cancer patients in… Read more »

Africa: Dr Matshidiso Moeti Receives Botswana's Presidential Order for Meritorious Service Award

The President of the Republic of Botswana, His Excellency Mokgweetsi Eric Masisi, awarded the Presidential Order for Meritorious Service Award to WHO Regional Director for Africa,… Read more »

Africa: WHO Celebrates Inaugural Mwele Malecela Mentorship Programme Recipients

The World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Africa this week inaugurated the first cohort of candidates of the Mwele Malecela Mentorship (MMM) Programme for Women in… Read more »

Africa: Health Leaders Vow to Enhance Response As Africa Marks a Year Without Wild Polio Detection

As the African region marks one year since the last confirmed detection of wild poliovirus type 1, Ministers of Health and other health leaders gathering for the Seventy-third… Read more »

Africa: Off-Track Cervical Cancer Progress Risks 70,000 Deaths Every Year in Africa

About 70 000 cervical cancer deaths could be averted annually in the African region if the efforts to end the disease by 2030 are urgently stepped up to ensure increased access to… Read more »

Africa: Funding Crisis Threatens Africa's Fight Against Neglected Tropical Diseases

With chronic underfunding threatening Africa's fight to control and eliminate neglected tropical diseases, health officials and donors meeting for the World Health Organization… Read more »

Africa: African Health Ministers Mobilize Against Dangerous Threat of Antimicrobial Resistance

Gaborone, 29 August 2023 – African health ministers today endorsed a regional strategy to ramp up action against antimicrobial resistance, which is estimated to have directly… Read more »

Africa: Bridging the Funding Gap to Defeat Malaria in Africa

Senior Africa health officials, donors and development partners convened today on the side-lines of the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Committee for Africa and urged for… Read more »

Africa: African Health Ministers Kick Off Region's Flagship Health Meeting

African health ministers and government representatives today opened the Seventy-third session of the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Committee for Africa to discuss and… Read more »

Africa: Low Donor Numbers Hamper Africa's National Blood Services

A terrible car accident in late 2022 in Ghana's southern Akuse town left Nana Serwaa Brakatuo in a critical condition. With a ruptured liver and blood clots in the lungs, doctors… Read more »

Africa: Tackling Health Impacts of Plastic Pollution in Africa

Every year more than 400 million tons of plastic are produced globally and an estimated 19-23 million tons end up in lakes, rivers and seas. However, less than 10% of the world's… Read more »

Africa: Africa's Largest Polio Vaccination Drive Since 2020 Targets 21 Million Children

Africa's largest polio vaccination campaign since 2020 kicks off today in three West and Central African countries, in a combined effort by national health authorities to immunise… Read more »

Africa: Africa Needs to Vaccinate 33 Million Children to Put Progress Back On Track

An estimated 33 million children will need to be vaccinated in Africa between 2023 and 2025 to put the continent back on track to achieve the 2030 global immunization goals that… Read more »

Africa: Africa's TB Reduction Rate Falls Short Amid Slowing Global Progress

The African region is recording around 4% annual decline rate in tuberculosis (TB) cases. Although the rate is double the global pace, the region risks missing major milestones and… Read more »

Africa: Southern African Countries Call for Urgent Action Against Cholera, Climate-Related Health Emergencies

Ministers of Health and Water and Sanitation and Environment from 11 southern African countries today called for urgent action to facilitate cooperation and collaboration on the… Read more »

Africa: Africa Burdened With Largest Global Increase of Oral Diseases

Around 44% of the population in the African region suffer from oral diseases, and while the region has experienced the steepest rise globally in oral diseases over the last three… Read more »

Africa: WHO, UNV Programme Launch Second Phase of Africa Women Health Champions Initiative

The World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Africa and the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) Programme today launched the second phase of the Africa Women Health… Read more »

Africa: Over 33 Million Children Vaccinated Against Wild Poliovirus in Southern Africa

A year since Malawi confirmed its first case of wild poliovirus type 1 in 30 years, more than 33 million children across five southern African countries have been vaccinated… Read more »

Africa: WHO Welcomes Canadian Commitment of CAD$ 30 Million to Reinforce Covid-19 Vaccination Efforts and Strengthen Health Systems in Africa

A CAD$ 30 million project in partnership with Canada's Global Initiative for Vaccine Equity (CanGIVE) is set to significantly bolster targeted, equitable delivery of COVID-19… Read more »

Africa: African Leaders Call for Urgent Action to Revitalize Routine Immunization

African heads of state today agreed on key measures to revamp routine immunization across the continent following massive disruptions by the COVID-19 pandemic that stymied… Read more »

Africa: New Cholera Cases in Africa Surging Fast, Reach a Third of 2022 Total in a Month

Africa is witnessing an exponential rise in cholera cases amid a global surge. Cases recorded on the continent in the first month of 2023 alone have already risen by more than 30%… Read more »