September 02, 2022
Africa: WHO Director-General's Remarks At the Monkeypox Outbreak - Virtual Dialogue Between Affected Communities and WHO Leadership Geneva, Switzerland - 2 September 2022
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August 23, 2022
Africa: WHO Director-General's Opening Remarks At the Regional Committee Side Event On Fighting Substandard and Falsified Medicines in Africa
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August 30, 2022
Africa: Creating a Legacy of Sport for Health
With Qatar soon to take the centre stage of world sports, the World Health Organization and the Qatar Ministry of Public Health are driving forward efforts to help make this year's… Read more »
Africa: Half of Health Care Facilities Globally Lack Basic Hygiene Services - WHO, UNICEF
Half of health care facilities worldwide lack basic hygiene services with water and soap or alcohol-based hand rub where patients receive care and at toilets in these facilities,… Read more »
August 19, 2022
Africa: Medical Product Alert N°4/2022 - Falsified DYSPORT
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August 18, 2022
Africa: Call for Applications to Join the Alliance for Transformative Action On Climate and Health
The Alliance for Transformative Action on Climate and Health (ATACH; "the Alliance") works to realize the ambition set at COP26 to build climate resilient and sustainable health… Read more »
August 17, 2022
Africa: Call for Increased Political Commitment and Accountability Ahead of the 2023 United Nations High-Level Meeting On Tuberculosis
In June 2022, WHO's Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus held a dialogue with WHO's Civil Society Task Force on Tuberculosis (CSTF-TB) in Geneva, Switzerland. The… Read more »
August 16, 2022
Africa: WHO Releases Updated Guidance On National Strategic Planning for Tuberculosis
The World Health Organization (WHO) is releasing new guidance to support national strategic planning for the tuberculosis (TB) response. The guidance encourages the use of a… Read more »
August 19, 2022
Africa: WHO Makes New Recommendations for Ebola Treatments, Calls for Improved Access
The World Health Organization (WHO) has published its first guideline for Ebola virus disease therapeutics, with new strong recommendations for the use of two monoclonal… Read more »
August 12, 2022
Africa: Monkeypox - Experts Give African Virus Variants New Names
A group of global experts convened by WHO has agreed on new names for monkeypox virus variants, as part of ongoing efforts to align the names of the monkeypox disease, virus and… Read more »
August 11, 2022
Africa: Now 7 Million Enrolments Strong - Join the Openwho.org Learning Community
The World Health Organization is celebrating a new milestone in online learning: 7 million enrolments in OpenWHO.org's free public health courses! Read more »
August 12, 2022
Africa: Intergenerational Solidarity and Adolescent Wellbeing
Ageism is an insidious and often an unaddressed issue in health, human rights, and development, and has bearings on both older and younger populations around the world. Read more »
August 11, 2022
Africa: Interim Statement On Covid-19 Vaccination for Children
This document was first published on 24 November 2021 and was updated on 11 August 2022. Read more »
August 09, 2022
Africa: Launch of First WHO Position Paper On Optimizing Brain Health Across Life
Brain health is an evolving concept, attracting increasing attention not only from the health sector but also from wider society, stimulating rich debate - and for good reasons.… Read more »
August 03, 2022
Africa: Global Report On Assistive Technology - Moving Forward
On July 14 and15 the WHO, together with the Global Alliance of Assistive Technology Organizations (GAATO), co-led several sessions at the Joint International Conference on Digital… Read more »
July 21, 2022
Africa: WHO Director-General's Opening Remarks At Second Meeting of the IHR Emergency Committee Regarding the Multi-Country Outbreak of Monkeypox - 21 July 2022
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July 12, 2022
Africa: WHO Director-General's Opening Remarks At the Covid-19 Media Briefing - 12 July 2022
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July 21, 2022
Africa: WHO Director-General's Opening Remarks At the Member State Information Session On Covid-19 and Other Issues - 21 July 2022
Honourable Ministers, Excellencies, dear colleagues and friends, Read more »
July 14, 2022
Africa: WHO Director-General's Laureation Acceptance Speech, Honorary Doctorate, University of Edinburgh - 14 July 2022
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July 19, 2022
Africa: WHO Director-General's Remarks At Covid-19 Global Action Plan Foreign Ministerial Meeting - 19 July 2022
Your Excellency Minister Yoshimasa, Read more »
July 27, 2022
Africa: WHO Director-General's Opening Remarks At the Covid-19 Media Briefing - 27 July 2022
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July 23, 2022
Africa: WHO Director-General's Statement At the Press Conference Following Ihr Emergency Committee Regarding the Multi-Country Outbreak of Monkeypox - 23 July 2022
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July 20, 2022
Africa: WHO Director-General's Opening Remarks At the Covid-19 Media Briefing - 20 July 2022
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July 29, 2022
Africa: Congratulations to GISRS From the United States of America
The United States of America (USA) congratulates WHO, the Global Influenza Program, and all the Global Influenza Surveillance and Response System (GISRS) partners on GISRS' 70th… Read more »
Africa: Regional Gatherings to Strengthen Pandemic Influenza Preparedness
WHO teams in the Eastern Mediterranean and African Regions have come together to invigorate capacity-building efforts under the Pandemic Influenza Preparedness (PIP) Framework. Read more »