December 05
Africa: Senegal and Rwanda Achieve WHO Maturity Level 3 in Medicines Regulation
Senegal and Rwanda have become the seventh and eighth countries in Africa to reach Maturity Level 3 (ML3) in WHO's global classification of national regulatory authorities,… Read more »
November 13
Rwanda: Rwanda Begins Countdown To End of Marburg Outbreak
On 9 November 2024, the recommended 42-day countdown to declare the end of the Marburg virus disease (MVD) outbreak in Rwanda commenced, the day after the last confirmed patient… Read more »
October 14
Africa: New Risks Raise Pandemic Threat on a Global Scale
Recent outbreaks of Marburg virus, Mpox and the latest strain of avian influenza (H5N1) are a stark reminder of the world’s vulnerability to pandemics. In 2024 alone, 17… Read more »
October 03
Africa: WHO Approves First Mpox Diagnostic Test for Emergency Use
The World Health Organization (WHO) has listed the first mpox in vitro diagnostic (IVD) under its Emergency Use Listing (EUL) procedure, an important step in improving global… Read more »
September 17
Africa: WHO Director-General's Opening Remarks At the High-Level Meeting On Dracunculiasis (Guinea-Worm Disease) Eradication in Chad
Your Excellency the Prime Minister, Read more »
June 20
Chad: Chad Eliminates Human African Trypanosomiasis As a Public Health Problem
51st country to be recognized by WHO for eliminating a neglected tropical disease, surpassing the halfway mark towards the 100-country target set for 2030 Read more »
February 23
Africa: Towards the Elimination of Human African Trypanosomiasis By 2030
After three days of intense and constructive discussions, the Annual Coordination Meeting of the Countries Endemic for gambiense human African trypanosomiasis (g-HAT) ended today… Read more »
October 19, 2023
Chad: Chad Reports Its First Dengue Outbreak
Situation at a Glance Read more »
July 19, 2023
Cameroon: Medical Product Alert N°5/2023 - Substandard (Contaminated) Syrup Medicines
Alert Summary Read more »
June 08, 2023
Africa: Marburg Virus Disease Outbreak in Equatorial Guinea
On 13 February 2023, the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare of Equatorial Guinea declared an outbreak of Marburg virus disease (MVD) after suspected viral haemorrhagic fever… Read more »
March 23, 2023
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 »
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