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 »
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 »
January 18, 2023
Africa: WHO Announces Plans to Establish a TB Vaccine Accelerator Council
The adverse impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on tuberculosis (TB) services has brought the urgency of vaccine development efforts into sharp focus. Speaking earlier today at a… Read more »
Africa: Small Island Developing States Accelerate Action to Tackle Biggest Killers
The Government of Barbados, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Pan American Health Organization are holding a high-level technical meeting on noncommunicable diseases… Read more »
January 17, 2023
Africa: 8th WHO Technical Taskforce - Defeating Meningitis By 2030 - a Global Road Map
The 8th meeting was held from Tuesday 13th - Thursday 15th December 2022, chaired by Professor Brian Greenwood (London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine - UK) and Professor… Read more »
January 14, 2023
Africa: Close to One Billion People Globally Are Served By Health-Care Facilities With No Electricity Access or With Unreliable Electricity
Close to 1 billion people in low- and lower-middle income countries are served by health-care facilities with unreliable electricity supply or with no electricity access at all,… Read more »
January 12, 2023
Africa: WHO Updates COVID-19 Guidelines on Masks, Treatments and Patient Care
WHO has updated its guidelines on mask wearing in community settings, COVID-19 treatments, and clinical management. This is part of a continuous process of reviewing such… Read more »
Africa: Urgent Action Needed As Acute Malnutrition Threatens the Lives of Millions of Vulnerable Children
United Nations agencies are calling for urgent action to protect the most vulnerable children in the 15 countries hardest hit by an unprecedented food and nutrition crisis. Read more »
Africa: WHO Director-General's Opening Remarks At Ngic High Level Meeting - 12 January 2023
Excellencies, dear colleagues and friends, Read more »
Africa: WHO Director-General's Opening Remarks At Briefing to the Member States of the African Union and Their Permanent Representatives - 12 January 2023
Your Excellency, Ambassador Dlamini, Read more »
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