December 21, 2022
Africa: WHO's Tedros Recaps Challenging Year
The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) expressed concern on Wednesday over the evolving COVID-19 situation in China, saying the UN agency continued to receive increasing… Read more »
December 20, 2022
Somalia: Urgent Support Needed for Rural Communities Facing Famine, FAO Warns
Famine is fast approaching in Somalia and more than 700,000 people could face starvation next year, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) warned on Tuesday, citing the latest… Read more »
December 17, 2022
Africa: Why Biodiversity Is Good for Our Health
The natural world has gifted humanity with untold health benefits, and it is believed that it harbours many more undiscovered health breakthroughs. However, we risk losing these… Read more »
December 16, 2022
Africa: Global Cholera Surge Likely Accelerated By Climate Change, Warns WHO
Climate change has driven an "unprecedented" number of larger and more deadly cholera outbreaks around the world this year, the UN health agency, WHO, said on Friday. Read more »
December 12, 2022
Africa: Once Again, US and Europe Way Ahead On Daily Calorie Intake
The number of calories per person consumed globally, increased by a full nine per cent on average last year, to 2,960 per day, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said… Read more »
Africa: World Cup Joins Team UN to Kick-Off Universal Health Coverage Day
To mark Universal Health Coverage Day on Monday, the UN is sharing the spotlight with the biggest sporting event in the world this week - the FIFA World Cup semi-finals. A showcase… Read more »
December 08, 2022
West Africa: UN Agencies Warn Again of Record Hunger in West and Central Africa in 2023
The number of hungry people in West and Central Africa could reach a record high of 48 million next year, which should serve as a final "wake-up call" for regional governments to… Read more »
December 01, 2022
Africa: Africa's Advances in Maternal, Infant Mortality Face Setbacks - WHO
Across Africa, efforts to reduce the number of women and infants dying in childbirth are set to slow without a substantial increase in investment, the UN health agency said on… Read more »
November 30, 2022
Africa: Solutions Must Be Put in Place to End AIDS By 2030, Says UN Chief on #WorldAIDSDay
The UN chief is marking World AIDS Day on Thursday with a call to action to end the inequalities which are blocking progress towards stopping the pandemic, and eradicating the… Read more »
November 29, 2022
Africa: Gender Inequalities Hampering Global Efforts to End AIDS - Report
Inequalities will prevent the world from meeting agreed global targets on AIDS, but a "feminist route map" can get countries back on track, the UN agency leading the fight against… Read more »
November 28, 2022
Africa: Flatlined Progress On HIV Treatment and Prevention Affects 2.7 Million Young People - UN
Some 110,000 youth under age 19 died last year from AIDS-related causes, the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) said on Friday, noting that coupled with 310,000 newly infected, the total… Read more »
November 18, 2022
Africa: WHO Unveils New Strategy to Tackle Antimalarial Drug Resistance in Africa
A new strategy has been launched to address the urgent problem of antimalarial drug resistance in Africa, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Friday. Read more »
November 16, 2022
Uganda: Doses of Ebola Candidate Vaccines Expected to Be Shipped to Uganda Next Week - WHO
Three candidate Ebola vaccines for a proposed clinical trial in Uganda should be shipped to the country next week, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom… Read more »
November 04, 2022
Africa: Climate Change Much Deadlier Than Cancer in Some Places, UNDP Data Shows
The impact of climate change on health if carbon emissions remain high, could be up to twice as deadly as cancer in some parts of the world, according to new data released on… Read more »
October 27, 2022
Africa: Rise in TB Deaths Another Fallout From the Pandemic, WHO Report Reveals
Tuberculosis (TB) deaths and infections rose during the COVID-19 pandemic, which disrupted access to treatment and support services, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported on… Read more »
October 19, 2022
Ethiopia: There is a Very Narrow Window to Prevent Genocide in Tigray, UN Health Chief Warns
The Director of the World Health Organization (WHO) urged the international community and the media on Wednesday to give the crisis in Ethiopia "the attention it deserves". Read more »
Africa: Cholera Vaccine Shortage Forces Shift to One-Dose Regimen
A lack of global supply has prompted the international body which distributes oral cholera vaccines during outbreaks and emergencies to temporarily suspend the standard two-dose… Read more »
Africa: Time to Get Off the Couch, WHO Warns, As 500 Million Risk Developing Chronic Illness
Almost 500 million people will develop heart disease, obesity, diabetes or other noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) attributable to physical inactivity, between 2020 and 2030, if… Read more »
October 16, 2022
Africa: Guterres Calls for 'Sustained Political Commitment' for a Healthier World
The UN chief on Sunday called for governments worldwide to prioritize healthcare, in a call to make a "sustained political commitment" so their countries can be better prepared… Read more »
October 12, 2022
Uganda: WHO Supports Uganda Ebola Response
The World Health Organization (WHO) continues to support Uganda as the Government there responds to a deadly Ebola outbreak, agency chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on… Read more »
October 10, 2022
Africa: Time to Make Neglected Area of Mental Health 'A Global Priority', Urges Guterres
Nearly one billion people live with a mental health condition across the globe, but despite that staggering number, Secretary-General António Guterres highlighted on Monday,… Read more »
October 06, 2022
Africa: Make Suicide Prevention in Africa a Priority, UN Health Agency Urges Governments
Did you know that Africa has the highest suicide rate in the world? To reverse that worrying statistic, the UN health agency WHO on Thursday launched a social media campaign to… Read more »
October 05, 2022
Africa: 'Worrying Upsurge' in Deadly Cholera, Warns Tedros, in Wide-Ranging Global Health Update
The UN health agency is working diligently in Uganda to support the government in responding to an Ebola outbreak in four districts, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO)… Read more »
September 23, 2022
Africa: Build Momentum to 'Finish the Job' and End Covid-19 Pandemic, Guterres Urges
Senior UN officials, including Secretary-General António Guterres, took part in a High-Level event at UN Headquarters in New York on Friday, noting the encouraging progress… Read more »
September 22, 2022
Africa: Least Developed Countries Impacted By 'Range of Interlinked Crises' - Assembly President
The consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic, Ukraine war and rising costs are 'severely and disproportionately affecting' Least Developed Countries (LDCs), the President of the UN… Read more »