October 14, 2022
Africa: Who Conducts an Open Webinar to Introduce the Global Guidance Framework for the Responsible Use of the Life Sciences
On 3 October 2022, the WHO Science Division organized an open webinar to introduce and discuss the new Global guidance framework for the responsible use of the life sciences:… Read more »
October 13, 2022
Africa: WHO Convenes Global Experts to Update Guidance On National TB Prevalence Surveys
A meeting of a subgroup of WHO's Global Task Force on TB Impact Measurement was held in Geneva on 28-29 September to review draft content that has been developed for the new… Read more »
Africa: WHO Director-General's Opening Remarks At the Member State Information Session On Covid-19 and Other Issues - 13 October 2022
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October 12, 2022
Africa: WHO Director-General's Opening Remarks At Media Briefing - 12 October 2022
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Africa: WHO Issues a New Framework to Strengthen Collaborative Action On TB and Comorbidities
The World Health Organization (WHO) is launching a new Framework for collaborative action on TB and comorbidities to address the limited uptake of collaborative activities to… Read more »
Africa: WHO Director-General's Opening Remarks At High-Level Emergency Ministerial Meeting On Cross-Border Collaboration for Preparedness and Response to Ebola Virus Disease - 12 October 2022
Your Excellency Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja, Read more »
October 11, 2022
West Africa: WHO Meeting Discusses New Strategies to Tackle Skin NTDs in West Africa
The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Fundación Anesvad, based in Bilbao, Spain, recently convened at WHO's headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, to discuss… Read more »
October 10, 2022
Africa: WHO Director-General's Opening Remarks At the 69th Session of the WHO Regional Committee for the Eastern Mediterranean - 10 October 2022
Your Excellency Dr Ahmed Robleh, Minister of Health of Djibouti and Vice Chair of the 68th Regional Committee, Read more »
Africa: WHO Director-General's Opening Remarks At the Launch of BMJ Global Health Special Issue On Peace and Health - 10 October 2022
Honourable Ministers, Excellencies, dear colleagues and friends, Read more »
Africa: Unique Friendship Benches Initiative Inaugurated to Promote Mental Health, Featuring Competing FIFA World Cup Nations
32 benches - representing each participating FIFA World Cup nation - are being built to promote mental health. Benches announcement coincides with today's World Mental Health Day… Read more »
October 07, 2022
Africa: WHO Director-General's Opening and Concluding Message At the 2nd Meeting of the High-Level Coalition On Health and Energy - 7 October 2022
Your Excellency Samira Bawumia, Read more »
October 06, 2022
Africa: Wish Summit Calls for Sustainable Mega Sports Event Legacies Which Boost Physical Activity
Launched during the World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH), a new report, co-authored by WISH partners and the World Health Organization (WHO), calls on governments, sports… Read more »
October 05, 2022
South Africa: South Africa's Vaccine Regulator Reaches New WHO Level to Ensure Safety, Quality And Effectiveness
WHO has ranked South Africa's vaccine regulatory system at a functional level of maturity, according to WHO's global classification system for national medical products regulatory… Read more »
Africa: WHO Director-General's Opening Remarks at the Media Briefing – 5 October 2022
Good morning, good afternoon, and good evening. Read more »
Africa: WHO Director-General's Opening Remarks At the Media Briefing - 5 October 2022
Good morning, good afternoon, and good evening. Read more »
Africa: South Africa's Vaccine Regulator Reaches New WHO Level to Ensure Safety, Quality and Effectiveness
WHO has ranked South Africa's vaccine regulatory system at a functional level of maturity, according to WHO's global classification system for national medical products regulatory… Read more »
Gambia: Medical Product Alert - Substandard (Contaminated) Paediatric Medicines
Alert Summary: This WHO Medical Product Alert refers to four substandard products, identified in The Gambia and reported to WHO in September 2022. Substandard medical products are… Read more »
October 04, 2022
Africa: Virtual CGMP Training Marathon for Vaccine Manufacturing - Sustaining a GMP-Compliant Environment
Many low- and middle-income countries' (LMICs) need for quality-assured vaccines is dependent on importation and are at risk of a lack of consistent supply of such products. It is… Read more »
Africa: WHO and Partners Launch World's Most Extensive Freely Accessible AI Health Worker
The World Health Organization, with support from the Qatar Ministry of Health, today launched the AI-powered WHO Digital Health Worker, Florence version 2.0, offering an innovative… Read more »
Africa: Sport for Health Conference Kicks Off At World Innovation Summit for Health
On the cusp of the FIFA World Cup, Qatar 2022TM, partners at the World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH) in Qatar are hosting a Sport for Health Conference to highlight how… Read more »
October 03, 2022
Africa: WHO Director-General's Opening Remarks At the European Investment Bank - WHO Health Event - 03 October 2022
Commissioner Kyriakides, Read more »
September 30, 2022
Africa: WHO Director-General's Opening Remarks At the Global Preparedness Monitoring Board (GPMB) Board Meeting
Esteemed Board Members, dear colleagues and friends, Read more »
Africa: Expanding Capacity in Behavioural Insights in the African Region
Why is changing health related-behaviours so challenging? What does it mean to incorporate a behavioural perspective to a public health problem? What behavioural theories and… Read more »
September 28, 2022
Africa: WHO and ILO Call for New Measures to Tackle Mental Health Issues At Work
New global WHO guidelines on mental health at work are reinforced by practical strategies outlined in a joint WHO/ILO policy brief. Read more »
September 27, 2022
Africa: Joint Statement of the United States of America and the World Health Organization On the U.S.-WHO Strategic Dialogue
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra and World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus held the first U.S.-WHO… Read more »