February 11, 2023
Africa: Bringing Training to Life - New Risk Communication and Community Engagement School and Simulation Exercises
To ensure that countries in Europe are better prepared for future emergencies, a five-day capacity building programme was conducted involving the WHO Regional Office for Europe's… Read more »
February 10, 2023
Africa: INFOSAN Quarterly Summary, 2022 #4
Food safety incidents Read more »
February 09, 2023
Africa: WHO Director-General's Opening Remarks At 4th Meeting of the IHR Emergency Committee - Multi-Country Outbreak of Mpox - 9 February 2023
Chair Dr Okwo-Bele, Vice-Chair Dr Low, Read more »
February 08, 2023
Africa: Experts Call for Clampdowns On Exploitative Formula Milk Marketing in New Lancet Series
The formula milk industry's marketing tactics are exploitative and urgent clampdowns are needed to tackle misleading claims and political interference, according to a new… Read more »
February 07, 2023
Africa: WHO Director-General's Opening Remarks At the Sixth Meeting of the Global Leaders Group (GLG) On Antimicrobial Resistance
Your Excellency, Prime Minister Mia Mottley, Read more »
Africa: WHO Director-General's Closing Remarks At the 152nd Session of the Executive Board
Dr Kerstin Vesna Petrič, Chair of the Executive Board, Read more »
February 06, 2023
Africa: Longstanding WHO Partners to Enter Into Official Relations With the Organization
WHO's Executive Board today welcomed the Carter Center, Inc. and the NCD Alliance into official relations with WHO. Read more »
February 03, 2023
Africa: Global Health Leader Germany Reaffirms Strong Support to WHO for 2023
Germany's Federal Ministry of Health (BMG) today announced a €130 million contribution to the World Health Organization for 2023, reinforcing Germany's role as a global health… Read more »
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 »
Africa: WHO Publishes Two Landmark Documents On Leishmaniasis
Leishmania parasites are transmitted through the bites of infected female phlebotomine sand flies, which feed on human blood to produce eggs. An estimated 31 species of Phlebotomus… Read more »
Africa: World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day 2023
On 30 January 2023, in commemoration of World Neglected Tropical Disease (NTDs) Day, WHO partnered with the END Fund and Reaching the Last Mile to launch a photo exhibit entitled… Read more »
February 02, 2023
Africa: First Regional Workshop to Operationalize the Global Guidance Framework for the Responsible Use of the Life Sciences
From 24 to 25 January 2023, the WHO Science Division, in collaboration with the WHO Regional Office for Africa and the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa… Read more »
Africa: Statement of the Thirty-Fourth Polio IHR Emergency Committee
The thirty-fourth meeting of the Emergency Committee under the International Health Regulations (2005) (IHR) on the international spread of poliovirus was convened by the WHO… Read more »
February 01, 2023
Africa: African Leaders Unite in Pledge to End Aids in Children
Ministers and representatives from twelve African countries have committed themselves, and laid out their plans, to end AIDS in children by 2030. International partners have set… Read more »
January 31, 2023
Africa: WHO Director-General's Remarks On Agenda Items 21.1 and 25.5 At The152nd Session of the Executive Board - 31 January 2023
Thank you Chair. Read more »
January 30, 2023
Africa: Celebrating World NTD Day With a Photo Exhibit - 'Reframing Neglect'
On 30 January 2023, in commemoration of World Neglected Tropical Disease (NTDs) Day, WHO partnered with The END Fund and The Reaching the Last Mile Fund to launch a photo exhibit… Read more »
Africa: WHO Director-General's Remarks At the 152nd Session of the Executive Board
Dr Kerstin Vesna Petrič, Chair of the Executive Board, Read more »
January 26, 2023
Africa: WHO and Gilead Sciences Extend Collaborative Agreement to Enhance Access to Treatment for Visceral Leishmaniasis
The World Health Organization (WHO) and Gilead Sciences have signed a new agreement for the donation of 304,700 vials of AmBisome (liposomal amphotericin B for injection), for the… Read more »
January 25, 2023
Africa: WHO Director-General's Opening Remarks At 37th Meeting of the Programme, Budget and Administration Committee of the Executive Board - 25 January 2023
Distinguished Chair Aishath Rishmee, and I would also like to recognize the presence of Dr Petrič. Read more »
January 24, 2023
Africa: WHO Director-General's Opening Remarks At the Media Briefing - 24 January 2023
Good morning, good afternoon and good evening, Read more »
January 23, 2023
Africa: WHO Director-General's Opening Remarks At High-Level Launch of WHO's Health Emergency Appeal 2023 - 23 January 2023
Excellencies, dear colleagues and friends, Read more »
Africa: WHO Director-General's Opening Remarks At Virtual Launch Event - Countdown to 2023 - WHO Report On Global Trans Fat Elimination 2022 - 23 January 2023
My friend Tom Frieden, Read more »
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 »
Africa: WHO Launches Funding Appeal to Help a Record Number of People in Complex, Intersecting Health Emergencies
WHO is launching its 2023 health emergency appeal today for US$ 2.54 billion to provide assistance to millions of people around the world facing health emergencies. The number of… Read more »
Africa: WHO Urges Action to Protect Children From Contaminated Medicines
WHO is releasing an urgent call to action to countries to prevent, detect and respond to incidents of substandard and falsified medical products. Read more »
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