Africa: Over 50 Million Lives Saved in Africa Through Expanded Immunization Programme

An estimated 51.2 million lives have been saved through vaccines in the African region over the past 50 years. For every infant life saved over that period, close to 60 years of… Read more »

Africa: Rate of TB Diagnosis, Treatment in Africa Increasing

About 70% of tuberculosis (TB) cases in the African region are now being diagnosed and treated, marking the highest case-detection rate in the region ever, thanks to concerted… Read more »

Africa: African Island States Take Fresh Step Towards Joint Medicines Procurement

In a further move towards pooled procurement of essential medicines and medical products, Ministers of Health from small African islands states established a secretariat and… Read more »

Africa: 8 Countries Reporting Active Yellow Fever Cases

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Africa: African Health Ministers Commit to End Malaria Deaths

Ministers of Health from African countries with the highest burden of malaria committed today to accelerated action to end deaths from the disease. They pledged to sustainably and… Read more »

Zambia: Zambia Steps Up Cervical Cancer Screening with HPV Testing

Zambia has the third highest burden of cervical cancer in the world, with an incidence rate of 65.5 per 100 000 women and a mortality rate of 43.4 per 100 000 women in 2020.… Read more »

Africa: Africa Immunization Advisory Group Urges Single-Dose HPV Vaccine Adoption to Advance Vaccination Efforts

Cervical cancer poses a significant burden in sub-Saharan Africa, with 120,000 cases annually out of the global total of 690,000, further exacerbated by the HIV epidemic. Read more »

Africa: Preventive Ebola Vaccination Safeguards Health Workers in Democratic Republic of the Congo

"Getting the Ebola vaccine has given me a deep sense of security and will allow me to concentrate fully on my work," says Chrysostome Kavusa Mwenderwa, a health care worker at… Read more »

Africa: Nearly 10 000 Children Vaccinated As Malaria Vaccine Rollout in Africa Expands

Nearly 10 000 children in Burkina Faso and Cameroon have now received the RTS,S malaria vaccine since being introduced this year. A wider malaria vaccine rollout is underway this… Read more »

Zambia: Zambia Races to Curb Fast-Spreading Cholera Outbreak

As the cholera outbreak in Zambia continues to expand rapidly, efforts are being stepped up to halt the spread of disease and save lives. A vaccination campaign is currently… Read more »

Liberia: WHO Donates Medical Supplies to Support Fuel Tanker Explosion Response in Bong County

The World Health Organization (WHO) has donated emergency medical supplies to the Ministry of Health in response to the fuel tanker disaster that has fatally affected over 80… Read more »

Senegal: Senegal, WHO Launch Regional Emergency Hub to Bolster Africa's Response to Health Crises

The Government of Senegal and World Health Organization (WHO) today inaugurated a regional health emergency hub in the Senegalese capital Dakar to further bolster the African… Read more »

Africa: WHO Africa Welcomes New Commitment By Global Partners to End Neglected Tropical Diseases

The fight against neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) has received a major boost with a landmark commitment by donors and partners to invest over US$ 777 million boost efforts to… Read more »

Africa: Experts Step Up Efforts to Tackle Diabetes Trends in the African Region

In June 2021, at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, Emmanuella Selasi Hormenoo, an 18-year-old Ghanian university student, was teetering on the brink of death. "The doctors… Read more »

Africa: Building Momentum Against Diphtheria Outbreak in Nigeria

When his seven-year-old brother Jubrin was diagnosed with diphtheria in July 2023, Aminu Dayyabu Alharini had never heard of the disease, the latest outbreak of which has claimed… Read more »

Malawi: Malawi Launches Tipewe Cholera/Covid-19 Campaign As Part of National Community Health Day Commemorations

Malawi government has today launched the National Community Health Framework (2023-2030), the "Tipewe Cholera/Covid 19" campaign and re-launched the Human Papilloma virus… Read more »

Africa: 'Closing the Care Gap - the Role of Families' in Breast Cancer Battle

The Ministry of Health, Cancer Unit has recorded 577 cases of cancer between January 2023 and June 2023, 33 of which are cancers of the breast. While many cancer patients in… Read more »

Malawi: Malawi Holds National Cholera Outbreak Review

The Ministry of Health has convened a National After-Action Review AAR meeting to reflect on the response to the recent Cholera outbreak. The aim of the review is to share lessons,… Read more »

Africa: Dr Matshidiso Moeti Receives Botswana's Presidential Order for Meritorious Service Award

The President of the Republic of Botswana, His Excellency Mokgweetsi Eric Masisi, awarded the Presidential Order for Meritorious Service Award to WHO Regional Director for Africa,… Read more »

Africa: WHO Celebrates Inaugural Mwele Malecela Mentorship Programme Recipients

The World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Africa this week inaugurated the first cohort of candidates of the Mwele Malecela Mentorship (MMM) Programme for Women in… Read more »

Africa: Health Leaders Vow to Enhance Response As Africa Marks a Year Without Wild Polio Detection

As the African region marks one year since the last confirmed detection of wild poliovirus type 1, Ministers of Health and other health leaders gathering for the Seventy-third… Read more »

Africa: Off-Track Cervical Cancer Progress Risks 70,000 Deaths Every Year in Africa

About 70 000 cervical cancer deaths could be averted annually in the African region if the efforts to end the disease by 2030 are urgently stepped up to ensure increased access to… Read more »

Africa: Funding Crisis Threatens Africa's Fight Against Neglected Tropical Diseases

With chronic underfunding threatening Africa's fight to control and eliminate neglected tropical diseases, health officials and donors meeting for the World Health Organization… Read more »

Africa: Bridging the Funding Gap to Defeat Malaria in Africa

Senior Africa health officials, donors and development partners convened today on the side-lines of the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Committee for Africa and urged for… Read more »

Africa: African Health Ministers Kick Off Region's Flagship Health Meeting

African health ministers and government representatives today opened the Seventy-third session of the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Committee for Africa to discuss and… Read more »