May 14
Africa: WHO Director-General's Remarks At the Summit On Clean Cooking in Africa - 14 May 2024
Your Excellency President Gnassingbé of Togo, Read more »
January 29
Africa: WHO Director-General's Remarks At the Trans Fat Elimination Validation Ceremony - 29 January 2024
My brother, Dr Tom Frieden, Read more »
July 28, 2023
Africa: Leadership Dialogue On Food Systems for People's Nutrition and Health
WHO, in collaboration with UNICEF, FAO and WFP organized the Leadership Dialogue on Food Systems for People's Nutrition and Health at the first United Nations Food Systems Summit… Read more »
June 20, 2023
Africa: Global Congress Opens to Counter Harmful Marketing of Formula Milk
The World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) are hosting the first Global Congress on the implementation of the International Code of… Read more »
April 14, 2023
Africa: WHO's Trans Fat Elimination Validation Program Is Now Open for Country Applications
Countries can now apply to receive the WHO Validation certificate for trans fat elimination. Through this new program, WHO will formally recognize countries that have eliminated… Read more »
March 09, 2023
Africa: Massive Efforts Needed to Reduce Salt Intake and Protect Lives
A first-of-its-kind World Health Organization (WHO) Global report on sodium intake reduction shows that the world is off-track to achieve its global target of reducing sodium… Read more »
February 03, 2023
Africa: A Recipe for Good Health - Banish Trans Fat to History's Dust Bin and Offer People Healthy Options
Trans fat is a killer: up to 500 000 people a year die worldwide from the consequences of eating it. Trans fat increases LDL (or "bad") cholesterol, the compound that clogs… Read more »
January 23, 2023
Africa: Five Billion People Unprotected From Trans Fat Leading to Heart Disease
Five billion people globally remain unprotected from harmful trans fat, a new status report from WHO has found, increasing their risk of heart disease and death. Read more »