July 13, 2022
Africa: Women in the Health and Care Sector Earn 24 Percent Less Than Men
The most comprehensive global analysis of gender pay inequalities in the health and care sector finds that women face a larger gender pay gap than other economic sectors. Read more »
July 12, 2022
Africa: New WHO Global Evidence Review On Health and Migration Underscores How Implementation of Inclusive Immunization Plans Is Critical for Universal Health Coverage
A new report of the World Health Organization finds that existing policies on the inclusion of refugees and migrants in vaccine national plans and their implementation vary greatly… Read more »
Africa: Health Financing and Public Financial Management in Decentralized Settings
The World Health Organization's Department of Health Systems Governance and Financing and ThinkWell launched a learning collaboration in 2019 to explore the interplay among… Read more »
July 11, 2022
Africa: WHO Announces Updates On Its Guidance On Tuberculosis Care and Support
Updated guidelines and a new operational handbook on TB care and support have been launched by WHO to improve the quality of life and better outcomes for people with TB. This… Read more »
July 12, 2022
Africa: Statement On the 12th Meeting of the International Health Regulations (2005) Emergency Committee Regarding the Covid-19 Pandemic
The WHO Director-General has the pleasure of transmitting the Report of the twelfth meeting of the International Health Regulations (2005) (IHR) Emergency Committee regarding the… Read more »
Africa: WHO's Science Council Launches Report Calling for Equitable Expansion of Genomics
WHO's Science Council of experts has issued its first report, on accelerating access to genomics for global health. The report argues that it is not justifiable ethically or… Read more »
Africa: WHO Calls for More Vaccines to Combat Antimicrobial Resistance
The World Health Organization today released the first-ever report on the pipeline of the vaccines currently in development to prevent infections caused by antimicrobial-resistant… Read more »
July 05, 2022
Africa: Launch of the Covid-19 Impact On Nutrition Analytical Framework
The COVID-19 pandemic shocked the world affecting organizations and institutions that supported the delivery of nutrition programs at all levels. To timely respond to the needs of… Read more »
July 04, 2022
Africa: Preventing Antimicrobial Resistance Together - Quadripartite Announces WAAW 2022 Theme
The Quadripartite organizations - the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the World Health Organization… Read more »
July 03, 2022
Africa: Vaccine Manufacturers and Regulators Complete Training On CTD Format and Requirements for Vaccine Dossiers to Improve Access in a WHO Virtual Workshop
The Local Production & Assistance (LPA) Unit in the Regulation and Prequalification Department, WHO, successfully completed training of about 800 vaccine manufacturers and… Read more »
July 06, 2022
Africa: WHO Updates Its Widely-Used Gender Mainstreaming Manual
The Gender mainstreaming for health managers: a practical approachmanual addresses how gender norms, roles and relations affect health-related behaviours and outcomes as well as… Read more »
July 03, 2022
Africa: WHO and ESICM Release Covid-19 Critical Care Course for Nurses and Doctors
The COVID-19 pandemic has continued to highlight the fragility of public health systems globally and has revealed that even robust health systems can be rapidly overwhelmed and… Read more »
July 06, 2022
Africa: WHO, I-DAIR to Partner for Inclusive, Impactful, and Responsible Research in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Digital Health
The World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Digital Health and AI Research Collaborative (I-DAIR) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) outlining their… Read more »
Africa: UN Report - Global Hunger Numbers Rose to As Many As 828 Million in 2021
The number of people affected by hunger globally rose to as many as 828 million in 2021, an increase of about 46 million since 2020 and 150 million since the outbreak of the… Read more »
July 04, 2022
Africa: WHO Director-General Welcomes ACT-Accelerator Fair Share Contributions From Norway and Sweden
WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has welcomed contributions from Norway and Sweden to the ACT-Accelerator, which have taken both countries over their 'fair share'… Read more »
June 30, 2022
Africa: World Bank Board Approves New Fund for Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response (PPR)
The devastating human, economic, and social cost of COVID-19 has highlighted the urgent need for coordinated action to build stronger health systems and mobilize additional… Read more »
Africa: New Political Declaration to Halve Road Traffic Deaths and Injuries By 2030 Is a Milestone Achievement
The World Health Organization (WHO) welcomes the political declaration to be adopted by Member States during the High-level Meeting of the UN General Assembly on Global Road… Read more »
East Africa: WHO Intensifies Response to Looming Health Crisis in the Greater Horn of Africa
WHO is scaling up its operations in eastern Africa as the region faces acute food insecurity caused by conflict, extreme weather events - including the worst drought in 40 years -… Read more »
June 28, 2022
Africa: It's Time to End Deaths On Our Roads
Road safety affects everyone. We step from our homes every day onto roads that lead us to our jobs, schools and to meet our vital daily needs. Yet the transport systems we all use… Read more »
June 27, 2022
Africa: Health-Climate Alliance Launched to Help Countries Turn Commitments Into Action
The World Health Organization and the United Kingdom government have launched a new health and climate change platform to support countries' efforts to implement commitments they… Read more »
June 24, 2022
Africa: WHO Welcomes U.S.$ 140 Million BMGF Investment to End NTDs and Malaria
The World Health Organization (WHO) welcomes the announcement that the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) will commit US$ 140 million over 4 years to support initiatives… Read more »
Africa: WHO Publishes Updated Guidance On Hepatitis C Infection
Updated WHO Guidance on hepatitis C (HCV) infection was released today during a joint WHO-EASL-CDC symposium at the EASL International Liver Congress 2022in London. These… Read more »
June 23, 2022
Africa: IHR Emergency Committee Regarding the Multi-Country Outbreak of Monkeypox
The Director-General of WHO is convening an Emergency Committee under Article 48 of the International Health Regulations in relation to the current outbreak of monkeypox virus. The… Read more »
Africa: Trachoma Elimination - Millions More to Benefit From Donated Azithromycin
The World Health Organization (WHO) today welcomed the announcement by Pfizer Inc. that it will extend its donation of the antibiotic Zithromax® (azithromycin) for trachoma… Read more »
Africa: Schools Ill-Equipped to Provide Healthy and Inclusive Learning Environments for All Children - UNICEF, WHO
Despite a steady decline in the proportion of schools without basic water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services, deep inequalities persist between and within countries, UNICEF… Read more »