April 04
Africa: The Self-Care Wheel - an Award-Winning Innovation to Advance Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
The Self-Care Wheel, which recently won the World Health Organization (WHO) internal Director-General's Excellence Award for Innovation 2023, is now set to help demystify self-care… Read more »
May 09, 2023
Africa: Lifesaving Solution Dramatically Reduces Severe Bleeding After Childbirth
A new solution, known as E-MOTIVE, could provide a major breakthrough in reducing deaths from childbirth-related bleeding, according to a landmark study published today by… Read more »
December 16, 2022
Africa: WHO, WIPO, WTO Call for Innovation and Cooperation to Support Timely Access to Pandemic Products
The Joint Technical Symposium held on 16 December by the World Health Organization (WHO), World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and the World Trade Organization (WTO)… Read more »
October 04, 2022
Africa: WHO and Partners Launch World's Most Extensive Freely Accessible AI Health Worker
The World Health Organization, with support from the Qatar Ministry of Health, today launched the AI-powered WHO Digital Health Worker, Florence version 2.0, offering an innovative… Read more »
June 22, 2022
Africa: Lack of Innovation Set to Undermine Antibiotic Performance and Health Gains
Development of new antibacterial treatments is inadequate to address the mounting threat of antibiotic resistance, according to the annual pipeline report by the World Health… Read more »