October 31
Africa: WHO Director-General's Remarks At WHO Investment Round Event - 31 October 2024
Honourable Ministers Nisia Trindade Lima, Mauro Vieira and Fernando Haddad, Read more »
August 27
Africa: Fourteen African Countries, Key Partners Unite to Provide Critical Resources for Health in WHO's First-Ever Investment Round
In an unprecedented show of unity in support of the World Health Organization, 14 African countries and many partners pledged over US$ 45 million to the WHO Investment Round, a… Read more »
May 28
Africa: WHO's Investment Case Launch Draws Expressions of Support, Pledges to Sustainably Finance Four-Year Strategy
WHO on Tuesday launched an investment case that lays out the Organization's essential contribution to global health and seeks investment in its 2025-2028 strategy to save 40… Read more »
August 29, 2023
Africa: WHO Initiative Signs New Licensing Agreements On Covid-19 Technologies
The COVID-19 Technology Access Pool (C-TAP), a multi-stakeholder partnership to facilitate sharing of intellectual property (IP), knowledge and innovations has announced three new… Read more »
June 23, 2023
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 »
June 06, 2023
Africa: Basic Energy Access Lags Amid Renewable Opportunities, New Report Shows
A new report by the International Energy Agency (IEA), the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD), the World Bank, and the… 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 »
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 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 »
December 14, 2022
Africa: Accelerated Action Needed to Ensure Safe Drinking-Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for All
Urgent action is needed globally and locally to achieve safe and sustainably managed water, sanitation and hygiene for all in order to prevent devastating impacts on the health of… Read more »
December 02, 2022
Africa: Global Health Is the Best Investment We Can Make
The pandemic and the fallout from Russia's war in Ukraine have reversed progress in the fight against many diseases, decreased life expectancy, lowered basic immunization coverage,… Read more »
November 15, 2022
Africa: African Journalists Tool Up to Tackle Road Carnage
On the road from Kakamega to the Kenyan capital of Nairobi, traffic grinds to a halt. Read more »
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