July 31
Africa: On World Breastfeeding Week, Unicef and WHO Call for Equal Access to Breastfeeding Support
In the last 12 years, the number of infants under six months of age globally who are exclusively breastfed has increased by more than 10%. This means 48% of infants worldwide now… Read more »
March 13
Africa: Global Child Deaths Reach Historic Low in 2022 - UN Report
The number of children who died before their fifth birthday has reached a historic low, dropping to 4.9 million in 2022, according to the latest estimates released today by the… Read more »
October 02, 2023
Africa: WHO Recommends R21/Matrix-M Vaccine for Malaria Prevention in Updated Advice On Immunization
The World Health Organization (WHO) has recommended a new vaccine, R21/Matrix-M, for the prevention of malaria in children. The recommendation follows advice from the WHO:… Read more »
September 26, 2023
Africa: Ban Smoking and Vaping in School to Protect Young People
Today, the World Health Organization released two new publications, "Freedom from tobacco and nicotine: guide for schools," and "Nicotine- and tobacco-free school toolkit" to help… Read more »
July 25, 2023
Africa: WHO Urges Countries to Invest in Drowning Prevention to Protect Children
On World Drowning Prevention Day this year, WHO is releasing an investment case on drowning prevention showing how just two actions - investing in day care for pre-school aged… 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 »
March 24, 2023
Africa: WHO Releases Priorities for Research and Development of Age-Appropriate Antibiotics
WHO launches today the first ever list of priority paediatric formulations for antibiotics so that more targeted research and development efforts can address the specific needs of… Read more »
March 08, 2023
Africa: Global Meeting of the Network for Improving Quality of Care for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health
14-16 March 2023, Accra, Ghana Read more »
January 23, 2023
Africa: WHO Urges Action to Protect Children From Contaminated Medicines
WHO is releasing an urgent call to action to countries to prevent, detect and respond to incidents of substandard and falsified medical products. Read more »
January 12, 2023
Africa: Urgent Action Needed As Acute Malnutrition Threatens the Lives of Millions of Vulnerable Children
United Nations agencies are calling for urgent action to protect the most vulnerable children in the 15 countries hardest hit by an unprecedented food and nutrition crisis. Read more »
January 10, 2023
Africa: A Child or Youth Died Once Every 4.4 Seconds in 2021 - UN Report
NEW YORK/GENEVA/WASHINGTON D.C.,10 January 2023 - An estimated 5 million children died before their fifth birthday and another 2.1 million children and youth aged between 5-24… Read more »
December 07, 2022
Africa: Health for All - Meeting the Needs of Children and Adolescents Through Enabling Policies
With COVID-19 bringing the needs of children and adolescents into sharp focus, the Government of Kazakhstan has taken recent and purposeful steps to ensure this population has… Read more »
November 09, 2022
Africa: WHO Director-General's Remarks At the Youth Day At High Level Speakers Session COP27 - 9 November 2022
Dear children and youth from all around the world, Read more »
October 18, 2022
Africa: WHO Director-General's Opening Remarks At "Protect the Promise - Equal Access and Opportunity for Every Woman, Child and Adolescent", World Health Summit - 18 October 2022
Your Excellency the Right Honourable Helen Clark, Read more »