December 08, 2022
Africa: The European Union and WHO Further Enhance Their Partnership for Stronger Pandemic Preparedness and Response
Today the European Union's Health Emergency Preparedness Authority (HERA) and the World Health Organization (WHO) initiated a new partnership with a € 15 million allocation… Read more »
December 07, 2022
Africa: WHO Member States Agree to Develop Zero Draft of Legally Binding Pandemic Accord in Early 2023
Countries meet for three days to agree next steps toward historic legal instrument, rooted in the WHO Constitution, designed to protect world from future pandemics. During… Read more »
Africa: The Role of Self-Care in Achieving the Right to Health
A human rights and gender equality approach are vital to transforming health systems to become more people-centred. Read more »
Africa: Health for All - Meeting the Needs of Children and Adolescents Through Enabling Policies
With COVID-19 bringing the needs of children and adolescents into sharp focus, the Government of Kazakhstan has taken recent and purposeful steps to ensure this population has… Read more »
December 06, 2022
Africa: Message By the Director of the Department of Immunization, Vaccines and Biologicals At WHO - December 2022
Kate O'Brien, Director of the Department of Immunization, Vaccines and Biologicals at WHO Read more »
December 05, 2022
Africa: WHO Director-General's Opening Remarks At Global Management Meeting - 5 December 2022
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Africa: WHO Director-General's Opening Remarks At 3rd Meeting of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB3) - 5 December 2022
Excellencies, dear colleagues and friends, Read more »
December 04, 2022
Mali: Health Literacy Demonstration Project Series - Equitable Access for Improved Diabetes Care in Mali
Building health literacy responsive services, systems and organizations accommodates diverse cultures and traditions, health literacy strengths, individual needs and preferences.… Read more »
December 02, 2022
Africa: Global Health Is the Best Investment We Can Make
The pandemic and the fallout from Russia's war in Ukraine have reversed progress in the fight against many diseases, decreased life expectancy, lowered basic immunization coverage,… Read more »
Africa: WHO Director-General's Opening Remarks At the Media Briefing - 2 December 2022
Good morning, good afternoon, and good evening. Read more »
December 01, 2022
Africa: WHO Calls On the Global Community to Equalize the HIV Response
On 1 December, World AIDS Day 2022, the World Health Organization (WHO) is calling on global leaders and citizens to boldly recognize and address the inequalities that are holding… Read more »
November 30, 2022
Africa: Center for International Peace Operations (ZIF) Supports First All-Women Health Cluster Leadership Training
As it works to relieve suffering and save lives in humanitarian and public health emergencies, one of the Global Health Cluster's priorities is the training of women leaders.… Read more »
November 28, 2022
Africa: WHO Recommends New Name for Monkeypox Disease
Following a series of consultations with global experts, WHO will begin using a new preferred term “mpox” as a synonym for monkeypox. Both names will be used… Read more »
November 25, 2022
Africa: Quadripartite Welcomes New Political Commitments in Fight Against Antimicrobial Resistance
The Third Global High-Level Ministerial Conference on Antimicrobial Resistance, hosted in Muscat, Oman, concluded today, where targets to address the global antimicrobial… Read more »
November 23, 2022
Africa: Nearly 40 Million Children Are Dangerously Susceptible to Growing Measles Threat
Measles vaccination coverage has steadily declined since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2021, a record high of nearly 40 million children missed a measles vaccine dose:… Read more »
November 22, 2022
Africa: WHO Film Festival - Submit Your Short Film
Films considering SRH and rights as a fundamental element to the overall health and well-being of individuals, couples and families, and to the social and economic development of… Read more »
Africa: 6th Eye Annual Partners' Meeting Registration Is Open!
The global strategy to Eliminate Yellow fever Epidemics (EYE) is a comprehensive, multi-component, and multi-partner initiative that aims at preparing the global health community… Read more »
November 21, 2022
Africa: Agreement Between WHO and Islamic Development Bank Seeks to Build Health in Joint Member States
Doha, Qatar (21 November) - The Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) and WHO signed an agreement today to collaborate strategically to help their common Member States build better… Read more »
Africa: WHO Director-General's Opening Remarks At the Signing of Strategic Framework Agreement With Islamic Development Bank - 21 November 2022
Dr Muhammad Sulaiman Al Jasser, President of the Islamic Development Bank Group, Read more »
November 19, 2022
Africa: Digital App Released to Boost Physical Activity - and Help Get Children Moving
On the eve of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™, the World Health Organization, the Ministry of Public Health of Qatar and FIFA are launching a new digital app designed to help… Read more »
November 18, 2022
Africa: INFOSAN Quarterly Summary, 2022 #3
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Africa: Unitaid-Sponsored Programs Progress Toward the 90 Percent Treatment Target for Women With Precancerous Lesions
Two years following the launch of the Global Strategy, Unitaid-supported programs are paving the way for the achievement of the 90% target for treatment of women identified with… Read more »
Africa: International Gynecologic Cancer Society (IGCS) Expands Gynecologic Oncology Fellowships for Improved Access to Cervical Cancer Treatment Services
To mark the second anniversary of the Global Strategy to eliminate cervical cancer, the International Gynecologic Cancer Society (IGCS) announced the launch of its newest Global… Read more »
Africa: Tackling Emerging Antimalarial Drug Resistance in Africa
WHO is launching today a new strategy to respond to the urgent problem of antimalarial drug resistance in Africa. The strategy is being released during World Antimicrobial… Read more »
Africa: An Emerging Roadmap to Regulating Sanitation Services
Kate Medlicott (WHO), Yvonne Magawa (ESAWAS), Peter Mutale (NAWASCO), Chola Mbilima (NWASCO), Sam Drabble (WSUP), Mohammad Said Al Hmaidi (WSRC), Massa Antoine Traore (MoESSD,… Read more »