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 »
February 09
Africa: KAS-Unite Parliamentary Dialogue With WHO Advances Women's Health and Global Health Cooperation
WHO welcomed a delegation of parliamentarians to its headquarters in Geneva on 20 January 2026 for a high-level dialogue on advancing women's health, strengthening sexual and… Read more »
February 05
Africa: Over Four Million Girls Still At Risk of Female Genital Mutilation - UN Leaders Call for Sustained Commitment and Investment to End FGM
Joint statement by the UNFPA Executive Director, UNICEF Executive Director, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, UN Women Executive Director, WHO Director-General, and UNESCO… Read more »
February 04
Africa: Preventive Cholera Vaccination Resumes Globally
Global cholera vaccine supply has now increased to a level sufficient to allow the resumption of life-saving preventive campaigns for the first time in over three years, Gavi, the… Read more »
Africa: WHO Calls for Mental Health to Be Central to Neglected Tropical Disease Care
A major new World Health Organization publication sets out, for the first time, a practical, evidence-based package of care to address the mental health impacts of neglected… Read more »
February 03
Africa: WHO Launches 2026 Appeal to Help Millions of People in Health Emergencies and Crisis Settings
The World Health Organization (WHO) today launched its 2026 global appeal to ensure that millions of people living in humanitarian crises and conflicts can access health care. Read more »
Africa: Four in Ten Cancer Cases Could Be Prevented Globally
Up to four in ten cancer cases worldwide could be prevented, according to a new global analysis from the World Health Organization (WHO) and its International Agency for Research… Read more »
February 02
Africa: Six Years After Covid-19's Global Alarm - Is the World Better Prepared for the Next Pandemic?
Six years ago, the Director-General of the World Health Organization sounded the highest global alarm available under international law at the time, declaring the outbreak of a new… Read more »
January 30
Africa: Communities Unite to Address Stigma and Discrimination Affecting People With Neglected Tropical Diseases
Marking World Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) Day, the World Health Organization (WHO) warns that millions of people living with NTDs continue to face profound and often unseen… Read more »
January 16
Africa: WHO Egypt Launches a New National Training-of-Trainers Programme On Mass Casualty Management
The World Health Organization (WHO), with funding from the Government of the United Kingdom, launched Egypt's second national training-of-trainers (ToT) programme on mass casualty… Read more »
January 14
Africa: Updated WHO Manuals Released to Help Countries Strengthen Foodborne Disease Surveillance and Response
Timely detection and effective response to foodborne diseases are essential to protect public health and prevent local events from escalating into wider emergencies. To support… Read more »
