Africa: Wave of New Commitments Marks Historic Step Towards the Elimination of Cervical Cancer

Governments, donors, multilateral institutions, and partners today announced major new policy, programmatic and financial commitments, including nearly US$ 600 million in new… Read more »

Africa: World's First Global Technical Advisory Group On Motorcycle Safety Convened By WHO

WHO has launched the first global technical advisory group on powered two- and three-wheeled vehicle safety to help shape laws, policies, regulations and research to reduce fatal… Read more »

Africa: One in Eight People Are Now Living With Obesity

New study released by the Lancet shows that, in 2022, more than 1 billion people in the world are now living with obesity. Worldwide, obesity among adults has more than doubled… Read more »

Africa: Towards the Elimination of Human African Trypanosomiasis By 2030

After three days of intense and constructive discussions, the Annual Coordination Meeting of the Countries Endemic for gambiense human African trypanosomiasis (g-HAT) ended today… Read more »

Africa: New Series Highlights the Importance of a Positive Postnatal Experience for All Women and Newborns

The World Health Organization (WHO) and the UN's Special Programme on Human Reproduction (HRP) have launched a new series on maternal and newborn care for a positive postnatal care… Read more »

Africa: Global Cancer Burden Growing, Amidst Mounting Need for Services

Ahead of World Cancer Day, the World Health Organization (WHO)'s cancer agency, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), released the latest estimates of the global… Read more »

Africa: WHO Director-General's Remarks At the Trans Fat Elimination Validation Ceremony - 29 January 2024

My brother, Dr Tom Frieden, Read more »

Africa: WHO Director-General's Remarks At the Malaria-Free Certification Award Ceremony - 12 January 2024

Honourable Prime Minister Ulisses Correia e Silva, Read more »

Cape Verde: WHO Certifies Cabo Verde As Malaria-Free, Marking a Historic Milestone in the Fight Against Malaria

The World Health Organization (WHO) has certified Cabo Verde as a malaria-free country, marking a significant achievement in global health. With this announcement, Cabo Verde joins… Read more »

Africa: WHO Director-General Dr Tedros End of 2023 Message - Keeping the Hope for Health Alive

2023 was a year of milestones and challenges in global public health. Read more »

Africa: Advancing the One Health Agenda With a Focus On Environment

On October 12-13, the event "Breaking Barriers: Advancing the One Health Agenda with a Focus on Environment" took place at the Schloss Friedrichsfelde in Berlin. The meeting… Read more »

Africa: New South-South Health Cooperation Initiative Launched Linking Africa and the Caribbean

The Health Development Partnership for Africa and the Caribbean (HeDPAC), a new initiative to strengthen South-South health cooperation between Africa and the Caribbean, was… Read more »

Africa: Health Service Quality Must Be a Priority, Not an Afterthought - New Collection On Quality of Care

Countries need to ensure continuous attention to the quality of their healthcare services, including during emergencies, contends a new Collection of articles launched today in the… Read more »

Zambia: Govt Declares Anthrax Outbreak

Situation at a Glance Read more »

Africa: Governments Continue Discussions On Pandemic Agreement Negotiating Text

Governments continued their work to negotiate and draft an agreement to strengthen global pandemic prevention, preparedness and response to prevent a repeat of the health, social… Read more »

Africa: WHO Releases Guidelines On Chronic Low Back Pain

The World Health Organization (WHO) is releasing its first-ever guidelines on managing chronic low back pain (LBP) in primary and community care settings, listing interventions for… Read more »

Africa: Diethylene Glycol (Deg) and Ethylene Glycol (Eg) Contamination - Analytical Methods Developed for Testing Paediatric Medicines

Since October 2022, the Word Health Organization (WHO) has issued six global medical product alerts for over-the-counter medicines contaminated with DEG/EG. The first substandard… Read more »

Africa: Global Partners Pledge U.S.$ 777 Million to Combat Neglected Tropical Diseases

In a historic effort to combat neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) and improve the lives of 1.6 billion people globally, partners pledged a ground-breaking US$ 777 million at the… Read more »

Africa: WHO's Annual Malaria Report Spotlights the Growing Threat of Climate Change

Despite strides in expanding access to insecticide-treated nets and medicines to help prevent malaria in young children and pregnant women, more people were getting sick with… Read more »

Africa: GCF, UNDP and WHO Join Forces to Ramp Up Climate Health Support for Developing Countries

The Green Climate Fund (GCF), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the World Health Organization (WHO) have launched an ambitious new initiative that will ramp up… Read more »

Africa: WHO Celebrates the Role of Communities in Driving Progress Towards Ending AIDS

For World AIDS Day, marked on 1 December, the World Health Organization (WHO) is joining international partners to acknowledge the resilience, dedication and innovation exemplified… Read more »

Africa: WHO Director-General's Opening Remarks At the Global Food Security Summit - Towards Zero Hunger and Ending Malnutrition 'Session One: Creating New Approaches to Ending Preventable Deaths of Children'organizers: UK Fcdo - 20 November 2023

The Right Honourable the Deputy Prime Minister Salah Ahmed Jama, Read more »

Africa: WHO Director-General's Opening Remarks At the Marking the Third Year of the Cervical Cancer Elimination Effort Event - 17 November 2023

Distinguished guests, dear colleagues, and friends, Read more »

Africa: Global Partners Cheer Progress Towards Eliminating Cervical Cancer and Underline Challenges

World leaders, cervical cancer survivors, advocates, partners, and civil society are coming together today to mark the third Cervical Cancer Elimination Day of Action. The… Read more »

Africa: Health Needs to Be Front and Centre of National Plans to Fight Climate Change

Ahead of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP-28), WHO has published its "2023 review of health in nationally determined contributions and long-term strategies" highlighting the… Read more »