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 13
Africa: WHO Director-General's Opening Remarks At the World Health Summit - 13 October 2024
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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 »
Africa: WHO Launches Global Strategic Plan to Fight Rising Dengue and Other Aedes-Borne Arboviral Diseases
Today, the World Health Organization (WHO) launched the Global Strategic Preparedness, Readiness and Response Plan (SPRP) to tackle dengue and other Aedes-borne arboviruses. The… Read more »
Africa: WHO Director-General's Opening Remarks At the Media Briefing - 3 October 2024
Good morning, good afternoon and good evening, Read more »
September 23
Africa: Boosting Digital Health Can Help Prevent Millions of Deaths From Noncommunicable Diseases
An investment today of an additional US$0.24 per patient per year in digital health interventions, such as telemedicine, mobile messaging and chatbots, can help save more than 2… Read more »
September 21
Africa: WHO Director-General's Opening Remarks At the Third Meeting of the Committee of Heads of State and Government of Africa CDC - 21 September 2024
Your Excellency Mohamed Ould Ghazouani, Read more »
September 23
Africa: Securing Adolescent Health and Well-Being Today Is Vital for the Health of Future Generations - WHO
Increased investment is urgently needed to address evolving health risks and meet the mental and sexual and reproductive health needs for the nearly 1.3 billion adolescents (aged… Read more »
September 22
Africa: WHO Director-General's Remarks At the Summit of the Future - 22 September 2024
Mr President, Excellencies, Read more »
Africa: WHO Director-General's Opening Remarks At the WHO 'Every Child Protected' Dinner - 22 September 2024
Your Royal Highness Queen Mathilde, 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 »
September 13
Africa: WHO and Partners Establish an Access and Allocation Mechanism for Mpox Vaccines, Treatments, Tests
In coordination with Member States, the World Health Organization (WHO) and partners have established an access and allocation mechanism for mpox medical countermeasures including… Read more »
Africa: WHO Prequalifies First Vaccine Against Mpox
The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced the MVA-BN vaccine as the first vaccine against mpox to be added to its prequalification list. Read more »
September 09
Sudan: High-Level Mission to Sudan Reaffirms WHO Commitment to Urgent Action
WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and Regional Director Dr Hanan Balkhy yesterday concluded a two-day mission to Port Sudan, where they reaffirmed WHO's commitment… Read more »
September 04
Africa: Data Show Marked Increase in Annual Cholera Deaths
The World Health Organization (WHO) has published global cholera statistics for 2023, showing an increase in cases and deaths. Read more »
August 31
Africa: Unicef Issues Emergency Tender to Secure Mpox Vaccines for Crisis-Hit Countries in Collaboration With Africa CDC, Gavi and WHO
UNICEF today announced that it has issued an emergency tender for the procurement of mpox vaccines. Vaccines can play a critical role in containing the mpox outbreak which was… Read more »
August 29
Africa: WHO Urges Rapid Access to Mpox Diagnostic Tests, Invites Manufacturers to Emergency Review
WHO has asked manufacturers of mpox in vitro diagnostics (IVDs) to submit an expression of interest for Emergency Use Listing (EUL). WHO has been in ongoing discussions with… Read more »
August 27
Africa: Fourteen African Countries, Key Partners Unite to Provide Critical Resources for Health in WHO's First-Ever Investment Round
In an unprecedented show of unity in support of the World Health Organization, 14 African countries and many partners pledged over US$ 45 million to the WHO Investment Round, a… Read more »
August 26
Africa: WHO Director-General's Opening Remarks At the 74th Session of the Regional Committee for Africa - 26 August 2024
Your Excellency President Nguesso, Read more »
Africa: Global Strategic Preparedness and Response Plan Launched by WHO to Contain Mpox Outbreak
The World Health Organization (WHO) today launched a global Strategic Preparedness and Response Plan to stop outbreaks of human-to-human transmission of mpox through… Read more »
August 19
Africa: WHO Director-General's Remarks to Headquarters Staff On World Humanitarian Day - 19 August 2024
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August 15
Africa: WHO Director-General's Opening Remarks At the Extraordinary Meeting
Chair, members of the committee, dear colleagues and friends, Read more »
August 13
Africa: Statement of the Thirty-Ninth Meeting of the Polio IHR Emergency Committee
The thirty-ninth meeting of the Emergency Committee under the International Health Regulations (2005) (IHR) on the international spread of poliovirus was convened by the WHO… Read more »
August 09
Africa: WHO Invites Mpox Vaccine Manufacturers to Submit Dossiers for Emergency Evaluation
WHO has today issued an invitation for manufacturers of mpox vaccines to submit an Expression of Interest for Emergency Use Listing (EUL). Read more »
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 »