Africa: WHO Announces New Director of the Global Malaria Programme

WHO is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr Daniel Ngamije Madandi, MD, MPH as Director of the Global Malaria Programme, effective 8 April 2023. Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: WHO Declares DR Congo Free of Guinea-worm Disease Transmission

The World Health Organization (WHO) is proud to announce that it has certified the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as free of transmission of Dracunculus medinensis, the… Read more »

Cameroon: Cameroon Steps Up Vaccination Efforts With Support From WHO, UNICEF, WB and Other Partners

On 14-18 November 2022, representatives and staff members from the World Health Organization, UNICEF, GAVI, USAID and Africa Centres for Disease Control (CDC) came together during… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: WHO Unveils Action Plan to Address Findings of Independent Commission On DRC SEA Allegations

WHO today published its Management Response Plan to address the findings of the Independent Commission (IC) on allegations of sexual abuse and exploitation (SEA) during the… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Director-General's Introductory Remarks On the Prevention of Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Harassment

Committee B, World Health Assembly Read more »

Africa: Director-General's Opening Remarks At High-Level Emergency Virtual Meeting of African Ministers of Health On the Covid-19 Situation in Africa - 8 May 2021

Your Excellency President Tshisekedi, Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: WHO Director-General's Opening Remarks At Member State Briefing On Independent Commission for Sexual Exploitation and Abuse Allegation in DR Congo

Good morning, good afternoon and good evening to all Member States, and thank you for joining us for this information session. Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: WHO Director-General Congratulates DRC As 12th Ebola Outbreak Is Declared Over

WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus congratulated all involved in bringing an end to the 12th Ebola outbreak in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, and… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Ebola Outbreak in Democratic Republic of the Congo Declared Over

Today marks the end of the 12th Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, just three months after the first case was reported in North Kivu. The Ebola outbreak that… Read more »

Rwanda: Update Covid-19 08 February 2021

One hundred, and seventy (170) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 3453 samples tested today. This brings the cumulative number of confirmed cases sixteen thousand, six… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: New Case of Ebola Confirmed in North Kivu

The Ministry of Health of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) today announced that a new case of Ebola has been detected in Butembo, a city in North Kivu Province, where a… Read more »

Rwanda: Update Covid-19 06 December 2020

Forty-five (45) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 1974 samples tested today. This brings the cumulative number of confirmed cases to six thousand, one hundred, and… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: 11th Ebola Outbreak in DR Congo Declared Over

Today marks the end of the 11th Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), nearly six months after the first cases were reported in Equateur Province. The… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Defeating Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Jeudi Mputu felt unwell. He went for a check-up at an Ebola treatment centre where he tested positive for the virus. However, his visit was short-lived. He fled the facility. A few… Read more »

Gabon: Testing At the Core of Gabon's Covid-19 Battle

Libreville, 22 October 2020 - With over 60 sample collection sites, a network of laboratories, including a high-capacity one, Gabon has tested nearly a tenth of its 2 million… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Health Body Appoints Independent Commission on Sexual Misconduct During Ebola Response

The World Health Organization has appointed two distinguished leaders to co-chair an Independent Commission on sexual abuse and exploitation during the response to the tenth Ebola… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: WHO Appoints Co-Chairs of Independent Commission On Sexual Misconduct During the Ebola Response in North Kivu and Ituri, the Democratic Republic of the Congo

The World Health Organization has appointed two distinguished leaders to co-chair an Independent Commission on sexual abuse and exploitation during the response to the tenth Ebola… Read more »

Rwanda: Update Covid-19 14 October 2020

Thirty-two (32) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 1753 samples tested today. This brings the cumulative number of confirmed cases to four thousand, nine hundred, and forty… Read more »

Rwanda: Update Covid-19 12 October 2020

Nine (9) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 2149 samples tested today. This brings the cumulative number of confirmed cases to four thousand, nine hundred, and five (4905).… Read more »

Africa: WHO's Africa Director Moeti Speaks on Sexual Abuse Allegations During Ebola Response

The allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse by aid workers, who identified themselves as working for the World Health Organization (WHO) Ebola response in the Democratic… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: WHO to Investigate Sexual Exploitation, Abuse Allegations in Ebola Response

The World Health Organization, leadership and staff, are outraged by recent reports of alleged sexual exploitation and abuse in the context of the Ebola response in the Democratic… Read more »

Africa: Statement From Dr Matshidiso Moeti, Who Regional Director for Africa, On Sexual Abuse and Exploitation Allegations in the North Kivu Ebola Response

The allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse by aid workers, who identified themselves as working for the World Health Organization (WHO) Ebola response in the Democratic… Read more »

Rwanda: Update Covid-19 27 September 2020

27 September 2020 -- Nine (9) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 2207 samples tested today. This brings the cumulative number of confirmed cases to four thousand, eight… Read more »

Rwanda: Rwanda's Response to Covid-19 Brings Out the Need to Prepare and Learn From Practice

Wash your hands, wear your face mask and practice physical distancing. These COVID-19 safety measures by the World Health Organization (WHO) will probably go down in the World's… Read more »

Congo-Brazzaville: 'It Weighs You Down,' Covid-19 Survivor Says

Yaffa Fatoumata hoped that the fever and the sore throat she was suffering were just signs of a passing flu. However, when the symptoms persisted, the26-year-old legal assistant in… Read more »