May 18
Africa: World Health Assembly Opens in Geneva, Switzerland
The Seventy-ninth session of the World Health Assembly (WHA79) opened in Geneva, Switzerland today, with the election of Dr Víctor Elías Atallah Lajam of the… Read more »
May 17
Africa: Epidemic of Ebola Disease Caused By Bundibugyo Virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda Determined a Public Health Emergency of International Concern
Pursuant to paragraph 2 of Article 12 - Determination of a public health emergency of international concern, including a pandemic emergency of the International Health Regulations… Read more »
May 14
Tunisia: Tunisia Validated By WHO As Having Eliminated Trachoma As a Public Health Problem
The World Health Organization (WHO) has validated Tunisia as having eliminated trachoma as a public health problem. This is a major milestone in the country's public health… Read more »
May 09
Africa: Message From WHO DG Tedros to the People of Tenerife Regarding Hantavirus Response
To the people of Tenerife, Read more »
April 28
Africa: Efforts to Eliminate Hepatitis Delivers Gains but More Action Needed to Meet 2030 Targets
Global efforts to combat viral hepatitis are delivering measurable progress in reducing infections and deaths, but the disease remains a major global health challenge, according to… Read more »
April 27
Africa: Practicing Today for Tomorrow's Emergencies - WHO Convenes Countries and Partners to Simulate Response to Major Disease Outbreak
The World Health Organization (WHO) wrapped up Exercise Polaris II, a 2-day high-level simulation exercise, based around an outbreak of a fictional new bacterium spreading across… Read more »
April 24
Africa: Largest Catch-Up Initiative Delivers Over 100 Million Childhood Vaccinations
The Big Catch-Up, launched during World Immunization Week 2023, has delivered over 100 million vaccine doses to an estimated 18.3 million children across 36 countries Around 12.3… Read more »
April 23
Algeria: Algeria Eliminates Trachoma As a Public Health Problem
The World Health Organization (WHO) has validated Algeria as having eliminated trachoma as a public health problem, making it the 10th country in WHO's African Region and the 29th… Read more »
April 20
Africa: Message From the Head of the Pip Framework Secretariat, Anne Huvos
This special issue of the WHO Influenza Newsletter marks 15 years since the adoption of the Pandemic Influenza Preparedness (PIP) Framework by the World Health Assembly in May… Read more »
April 14
Sudan: After Three Years of Conflict, Sudan Faces a Deeper Health Crisis
Three years of war in Sudan have created the world's largest humanitarian and displacement crisis, with devastating consequences for people's health. Read more »
April 07
Africa: WHO and France Shift One Health Vision to Action With New High-Impact Initiatives
On World Health Day, global leaders gathered in France for a milestone "One Health Summit", where the World Health Organization (WHO) and partners announced a new wave of concrete… Read more »
April 06
Africa: WHO Calls for Action - 'Together for Health. Stand With Science.' to Mark World Health Day
The World Health Organization (WHO) today calls on people everywhere to renew their commitment to working together and supporting science as the twin engines driving better health,… Read more »
April 04
Sudan: WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Urges the World Not to Ignore the Sudan Crisi
The World Health Organization urges the international community: do not ignore Sudan. Read more »
March 26
Africa: African Road Safety Charter Comes Into Force
The African Road Safety Charter entered into force on 12 March 2026. The Charter marks Africa's first continental and legally-binding road safety framework. Read more »
March 24
Africa: WHO Recommends New Diagnostic Tools to Help End TB
On World TB Day, the World Health Organization (WHO) is urging countries to accelerate action to end tuberculosis (TB) and expand access to lifesaving services by using new… Read more »
Africa: Strengthening Digital Health Capacities Through Blended Learning
In many low- and middle-income countries, national digital health teams face a familiar reality: fragmented systems, overlapping applications and growing pressure to support health… Read more »
March 21
Sudan: Dr Tedros Condemns Attack on Sudan Hospital, Cals for De-escalation and Civilian Protections
@WHO has verified yet another attack on health care in #Sudan. This time, Al Deain Teaching Hospital in East Darfur's capital, Al Deain, was struck, killing at least 64 people,… Read more »
March 18
Africa: Progress in Reducing Child Deaths Slows As 4.9 Million Children Die Before Age Five
An estimated 4.9 million children died before their fifth birthday in 2024, including 2.3 million newborns, according to new estimates released today. Most of these deaths are… Read more »
February 27
Africa: WHO Tests a Strategy Game to Improve Outbreak Response Speed
WHO is testing an innovative way to improve outbreak detection, notification and response through an interactive '7-1-7 Strategy Game'. The 7-1-7 target calls for detecting a… Read more »
February 26
Africa: Local Voices, Local Data - How Localization Can Strengthen Malaria Elimination Across Africa
For a health facility in northern Togo, effective analysis and use of routine surveillance data can mean the difference between identifying a rise in malaria cases early or only… Read more »
February 18
Libya: WHO Validates Elimination of Trachoma As a Public Health Problem in Libya
The World Health Organization (WHO) today announced that Libya has eliminated trachoma as a public health problem, a landmark victory for public health in WHO's Eastern… Read more »
Africa: Next-Generation Influenza Vaccines Could Save Millions of Lives, Finds WHO
Next generation influenza vaccines that provide broader and longer-lasting protection than existing seasonal vaccines, could play a vital role in reducing the global burden of… Read more »
February 17
Africa: Conflict and Instability Make Pregnancy More Dangerous
Nearly two-thirds of all maternal deaths worldwide occur in countries marked by conflict or fragility. The maternal mortality ratio of a woman who lives in a country affected by… Read more »
February 13
Africa: WHO Prequalifies an Additional Novel Oral Polio Vaccine, Strengthening Global Outbreak Response
The World Health Organization (WHO) has prequalified an additional novel oral polio vaccine type 2 (nOPV2), further strengthening the global supply of a vaccine at the heart of… Read more »
February 12
Africa: Partners Discuss Improving Pooled Procurement of Emergency Medical Countermeasures
On 13 January 2026, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the European Commission's Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority (DG HERA) brought together regional… Read more »
