Africa: At Some Point in 2023 We Will Be Able to Say Covid-19 is Over as a Pandemic - WHO Chief

President Santa Ono, Read more »

Africa: Global Summit Maps Priorities to Turn the Tide On Postpartum Haemorrhage

The first global summit on Postpartum Haemorrhage (PPH) concluded in Dubai last week with renewed resolve to tackle the systemic bottlenecks that lead to more than 70,000 women… Read more »

Africa: HRP Alliance Celebrates Five Years of Research Capacity Strengthening

In celebration of its five-year anniversary, the HRP Alliance recently hosted two events to facilitate dialogue between implementers, beneficiaries and coordinators about the core… Read more »

Africa: Unitaid-Sponsored Programme Screened Over One Million Women for Cervical Cancer in Low - and Middle-Income Countries

Over 1 million women in 14 low-and middle-income countries have been screened for cervical cancer through an integrated prevention programme, delivered by country governments in… Read more »

Africa: WHO At the 146th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) - Statement At the 35th Session of the IPU Forum of Women Parliamentarians

The World Health Organization (WHO) was heartened by last year's IPU Kigali Declaration, when parliamentarians committed to stepping up our action for gender equality. Read more »

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 »

Africa: Global Meeting of the Network for Improving Quality of Care for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health

14-16 March 2023, Accra, Ghana Read more »

Africa: Partnerships Strengthen Differentiated Service Delivery for HIV Testing, Treatment and Care in Ghana

It was exciting to watch Pokua (1) and her husband on the dance floor at their marriage ceremony last year. Pokua was born with HIV, started antiretroviral therapy (ART) at 4 years… Read more »

Africa: New Compendium Showcases Positive Examples in Refugee and Migrant Health

A new WHO compendium of 49 country case examples, Promoting the health of refugees and migrants: experiences from around the world, developed by the Health and Migration Programme… Read more »

Africa: Countries Begin Negotiations On Global Agreement to Protect World From Future Pandemic Emergencies

Countries of the World Health Organization have begun negotiations on a global accord on pandemic prevention, preparedness and response, using the "zero draft" as a basis for… Read more »

Africa: WHO Launches Policy On Preventing and Addressing Sexual Misconduct

The World Health Organization today launched its Policy on Preventing and Addressing Sexual Misconduct[*] which places the victims and survivors at its core, sets strict standards… Read more »

Africa: Countries Urged to Safeguard the Health of Refugees and Migrants

Today the World Health Organization (WHO) released a new technical brief, Addressing the needs of refugees and migrants: An inclusive approach to Universal Health Coverage, setting… Read more »

Africa: WHO Rolls Out New Holistic Way to Measure Early Childhood Development

The World Health Organization (WHO) has launched a new package of measures, the Global Scales for Early Development (GSED), to monitor the development of young children at… Read more »

Africa: WHO Director-General's Opening Remarks At the G20 Finance Ministers & Central Bank Governors Meeting On Global Economy, Health and International Taxation - 25 February 2023

Your Excellency Minister Sitharaman, Read more »

Africa: Recommendations Announced for Influenza Vaccine Composition for the 2023-2024 Northern Hemisphere Influenza Season

The World Health Organization (WHO) today announced the recommendations for the viral composition of influenza vaccines for the 2023-2024 influenza season in the northern… Read more »

Africa: OpenWHO Named 2023 Learning Platform of the Year

WHO's OpenWHO.org learning platform was deeply honoured to be recognized as the Learning Platform of the Year at the 2023 Learning Awards. The awards are billed as "the highest… Read more »

Africa: Medical Product Alert N°2/2023 - Tetracycline Hydrochloride Ophthalmic Ointment USP 1 Percent

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Africa: Medical Product Alert N°2/2023 - Tetracycline Hydrochloride Ophthalmic Ointment USP 1 Percent

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Africa: WHO Director-General's Closing Remarks At Annual Ministerial Forum, Africa CDC Ministerial Executive Leadership Programme - 18 February 2023

Excellencies, dear colleagues and friends, Read more »

Africa: Fourth Meeting of the International Health Regulations Emergency Committee On the Multi-Country Outbreak of Mpox

The WHO Director-General transmits the report of the fourth meeting of the International Health Regulations (2005) (IHR) Emergency Committee regarding the multi-country outbreak of… Read more »

Africa: WHO Director-General's Opening Remarks At the Media Briefing - 15 February 2023

Good morning, good afternoon and good evening, Read more »

Africa: Message By the Director of the Department of Immunization, Vaccines and Biologicals At WHO - February 2023

Kate O'Brien, Director of the Department of Immunization, Vaccines and Biologicals at WHO Read more »

Africa: Countries Unite to Remove Mercury From Hazardous Skin Lightening Products

Gabon, Jamaica and Sri Lanka have joined forces to reduce the adverse environmental and health toll of the skin lightening industry US$14-million initiative will support a holistic… Read more »

Africa: WHO Director-General's Panel Remarks At High-Level Plenary Session of the G-STIC Global Conference - 13 February 2023

Your Excellency Minister Nisia Trindade Lima, Read more »

Ethiopia: WHO Provides On-Site Laboratory Training At the National Influenza Centre in Ethiopia

To expedite the end-to-end integration of influenza and SARS-CoV-2 surveillance, the WHO Ethiopia Country Office and the WHO Regional Office for Africa organized a two-week on-site… Read more »