September 27
Africa: Experts Commit to Step Up Immunization Programme in Central Africa
At their 2024 meeting in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo from 9 to 12 September, Essential Programme on Immunization (EPI) managers from Central African countries committed… Read more »
September 21
Central Africa: Devastating West and Central Africa Floods Affect Over 4 Million People, Raise Health Risks
Widespread flooding in West and Central Africa has affected more than 4 million people, caused extensive damage to homes, schools, health facilities and swaths of farmland,… Read more »
September 16
Africa: Sahel, Lake Chad Basin Countries Coordinate Joint Polio Eradication Plan
In a significant move to combat the ongoing challenge of variant poliovirus transmission in Central and West Africa, Ministers of Health from the Lake Chad Basin countries and… Read more »
August 29
Africa: African Health Ministers, Partners Urge Equitable Access to Critical Tools to Curb Cervical Cancer Threat
Inequitable access to vaccines and high-performance screening tools is hampering efforts to effectively reduce the growing burden of cervical cancer in the African region, which… Read more »
August 27
Africa: Tanzania's Dr Faustine Engelbert Ndugulile Tapped for WHO Africa Leadership
Dr Faustine Engelbert Ndugulile has been nominated as the next Regional Director for the World Health Organization (WHO) African Region, taking the reins from Dr Matshidiso Moeti,… Read more »
August 26
Africa: African Health Ministers Kick Off Region's Top Health Forum
African health ministers and government representatives gathering in Brazzaville, Republic of Congo, today kicked off the Seventy-fourth session of the World Health Organization… Read more »
August 19
Africa: Public Health Advice on Protecting Yourself and Others from Mpox
You can catch mpox through close contact with someone who has symptoms. Close contact includes skin-to-skin (e.g., touching, anal or vaginal sex); face-to-face (e.g.; talking,… Read more »
August 15
Africa: Scaling Up Response to Curb Growing Mpox Outbreak in African Region
As the mpox outbreak that has affected the Democratic Republic of the Congo and spread to neighbouring countries continues to grow, World Health Organization (WHO) is intensifying… Read more »
August 13
Tanzania: WHO Donates 65 Beds and Wash Supplies to Strengthen Tanzania's Ongoing Cholera Outbreak Response
The World Health Organization (WHO) has handed over 65 beds together with Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) supplies to the Government of Tanzania to strengthen the country's… Read more »
August 08
Africa: African Region Faces an Unprecedent Surge in Mpox Cases
The African region is experiencing an unprecedented increase in mpox cases since the start of 2024, with more countries previously unaffected by the disease reporting cases in an… Read more »
August 05
Africa: Urgent Call for Mpox Funding
The World Health Organization's chief, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, announced that the UN health agency, along with the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, local… Read more »
July 17
Africa: Forging Resilience - WHO Afro Establishes Independent Expert Body to Bolster Africa's Health Security
In a major step towards strengthening health security in the African Region, the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Africa (AFRO) has established an Emergency… Read more »
June 27
Africa: Sierra Leone's Dedicated Polio Vaccinators Hit Roads to Reach Millions of Children
Using door-to-door vaccination and fixed vaccination centers in health facilities, the World Health Organization supported over 4000 vaccinators and healthcare workers in May to… Read more »
July 16
Africa: Road Traffic Deaths Rise in the African Region, but Down Globally, WHO Report
Road traffic death rates in the past decade have increased significantly in the African region, with almost 250 000 lives lost on the continent's roads in 2021 alone. Conversely,… Read more »
June 12
Africa: New Framework Launched to Eliminate Visceral Leishmaniasis in Eastern Africa
A new, comprehensive framework has been launched to guide health authorities, policy-makers and other stakeholders towards elimination of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) as a public… Read more »
June 13
Africa: African Health Leaders Begin Work On Roadmap to Reshape Global Health Financing On the Continent
More than 80 ministry of health experts, regional and global partners and civil society representatives have set in motion the development of a roadmap to catalyse action to… Read more »
June 19
Africa: WHO Africa Releases Groundbreaking Guidance to Boost Fight Against Sickle Cell Disease
World Health Organization (WHO) in the African Region today released groundbreaking new guidance to help strengthen efforts to address the growing threat of sickle cell disease in… Read more »
June 14
Africa: Zeroing in On Purposive Targeting in Oral Cholera Vaccination Campaign
In the midst of a raging cholera outbreak in Sorgin, Nsanje, Kaombe Sugar Company finds itself at the epicenter of a public health crisis. Field workers, including long-time… Read more »
June 02
Zimbabwe: Environmental Health Workers On the Frontlines of Zimbabwe's Cholera Outbreak
The number of cholera cases in Zimbabwe is declining thanks to the expanded and decentralized cholera response activities undertaken by the Ministry of Health and Child Care… Read more »
May 14
Southern Africa: Timely Outbreak Response, Enhanced Surveillance Halts Wild Poliovirus Transmission in Southern Africa
Following thorough assessments in Malawi and Mozambique, an independent Polio Outbreak Response Assessment Team (OBRA) today recommended the closure of the wild poliovirus type 1… Read more »
May 06
Africa: African Region's First-Ever Health Workforce Investment Charter Launched
The World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Africa and partner organizations today launched the region's first-ever health investment charter that aims to align and… Read more »
Africa: Namibia Reaches Key Milestone in Eliminating Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV and Hepatitis B
Namibia has become the first country in Africa - and the first high-burden country in the world - to reach a significant milestone on the path towards eliminating vertical… Read more »
April 30
Africa: Call for Experts - Regional Validation Committee (RVC) On the Elimination of Mother-to-Child Transmission (eMTCT) of HIV, Syphilis and Hepatitis B
The World Health Organization (WHO) is seeking experts to serve as members one of the Regional Validation Committee (RVC) on the Elimination of Mother-to-Child Transmission (eMTCT)… Read more »
April 29
São Tomé and Príncipe: São Tomé and Principe Celebrated the World Malaria Day
The country is highly committed to reach the malaria elimination goal by 2030 Read more »
April 25
Africa: Pioneering Charter to Drive Up Investment in Africa's Health Workforce
A pioneering health investment charter, a first for the African region, is set to be launched at the African Health Workforce Investment Forum which will take place in Windhoek,… Read more »
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