Africa: WHO Calls On Countries to Tax Sugar-Sweetened Beverages to Save Lives

Today, WHO released its first-ever global tax manual for sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs). Currently, at least 85 countries implement some type of SBB taxation. Read more »

Africa: World Health Organization Names Sir Jeremy Farrar As Chief Scientist, Dr Amelia Latu Afuhaamango Tuipulotu As Chief Nursing Officer

WHO announced that Dr Jeremy Farrar will become its new Chief Scientist. Currently, Director of the Wellcome Trust, Dr Farrar will join WHO in the second quarter of 2023. Read more »

Cameroon: Cameroon Steps Up Vaccination Efforts With Support From WHO, UNICEF, WB and Other Partners

On 14-18 November 2022, representatives and staff members from the World Health Organization, UNICEF, GAVI, USAID and Africa Centres for Disease Control (CDC) came together during… Read more »

Nigeria: Supporting the mPox Response in Nigeria

In the African region, over 70% of the mpox cases reported in 2022 originate from four countries. Nigeria is one of these priority countries, with a recorded 530 suspected cases… Read more »

Africa: FIFA World Cup Semi-Final Eve Kicks Off With'Be Active - Bring the Moves' Public Event to Celebrate Health for All

Universal Health Coverage Day (12 December) will be celebrated alongside the Scoring 4 the Goals campaign taking place on the sidelines of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, with a… Read more »

Africa: Ebola Trial Candidate Vaccines Arrive in Uganda in Record 79 Days After Outbreak Declared

The first doses of one of the three candidate vaccines against Sudan ebolavirus arrived in Uganda yesterday. These will be evaluated in a clinical trial called the Solidarity… Read more »

Africa: FIFA and WHO to Mark International Human Rights Day With Anti-Discrimination Message

#NoDiscrimination message to be displayed at FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ quarter-final matches International Human Rights Day is on 10 December FIFA and FIFPRO have… Read more »

Africa: Despite Continued Impact of Covid-19, Malaria Cases and Deaths Remained Stable in 2021

New data released today by the World Health Organization (WHO) show that countries around the world largely held the line against further setbacks to malaria prevention, testing… Read more »

Africa: World Health Organization Director-General Meets With KSrelief Supervisor General H.E Dr Abdullah Al Rabeeah

World Health Organization Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus met today at WHO Headquarters with H.E. Dr Abdullah Al Rabeeah, Supervisor General of the King Salman… Read more »

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 »

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 »

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 »

Africa: WHO Director-General's Opening Remarks At Global Management Meeting - 5 December 2022

Dear colleagues and friends, Read more »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »