August 25, 2022
Africa: WHO Director-General's Opening Remarks At the Covid-19 Media Briefing - 25 August 2022
Good morning, good afternoon, and good evening. Read more »
August 23, 2022
Africa: WHO Director-General's Opening Remarks At the Regional Committee Side Event On Fighting Substandard and Falsified Medicines in Africa
Your Excellency, Minister Mijiyawa, Read more »
August 22, 2022
Africa: WHO Director-General's Opening Remarks At the 72nd Session of the Regional Committee for Africa - 22 August 2022
Your Excellency President Gnassingbe, Read more »
Togo: Presentation of Certificate to the Government of Togo 72nd Session of the Regional Committee for Africa - 22 August 2022
Your Excellency President Gnassingbe, thank you once again for your hospitality, and your leadership. Read more »
August 19, 2022
Africa: WHO Makes New Recommendations for Ebola Treatments, Calls for Improved Access
The World Health Organization (WHO) has published its first guideline for Ebola virus disease therapeutics, with new strong recommendations for the use of two monoclonal… Read more »
Africa: Medical Product Alert N°4/2022 - Falsified DYSPORT
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August 18, 2022
Africa: Call for Applications to Join the Alliance for Transformative Action On Climate and Health
The Alliance for Transformative Action on Climate and Health (ATACH; "the Alliance") works to realize the ambition set at COP26 to build climate resilient and sustainable health… Read more »
August 17, 2022
Africa: WHO Director-General's Opening Remarks At the Covid-19 Media Briefing - 17 August 2022
Good morning, good afternoon, and good evening. Read more »
Africa: Call for Increased Political Commitment and Accountability Ahead of the 2023 United Nations High-Level Meeting On Tuberculosis
In June 2022, WHO's Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus held a dialogue with WHO's Civil Society Task Force on Tuberculosis (CSTF-TB) in Geneva, Switzerland. The… Read more »
August 16, 2022
Africa: WHO Releases Updated Guidance On National Strategic Planning for Tuberculosis
The World Health Organization (WHO) is releasing new guidance to support national strategic planning for the tuberculosis (TB) response. The guidance encourages the use of a… Read more »
August 12, 2022
Africa: Monkeypox - Experts Give African Virus Variants New Names
A group of global experts convened by WHO has agreed on new names for monkeypox virus variants, as part of ongoing efforts to align the names of the monkeypox disease, virus and… Read more »
Africa: Intergenerational Solidarity and Adolescent Wellbeing
Ageism is an insidious and often an unaddressed issue in health, human rights, and development, and has bearings on both older and younger populations around the world. Read more »
August 11, 2022
Africa: Now 7 Million Enrolments Strong - Join the Openwho.org Learning Community
The World Health Organization is celebrating a new milestone in online learning: 7 million enrolments in OpenWHO.org's free public health courses! Read more »
Africa: Interim Statement On Covid-19 Vaccination for Children
This document was first published on 24 November 2021 and was updated on 11 August 2022. Read more »
August 09, 2022
Africa: Launch of First WHO Position Paper On Optimizing Brain Health Across Life
Brain health is an evolving concept, attracting increasing attention not only from the health sector but also from wider society, stimulating rich debate - and for good reasons.… Read more »
August 03, 2022
Africa: Global Report On Assistive Technology - Moving Forward
On July 14 and15 the WHO, together with the Global Alliance of Assistive Technology Organizations (GAATO), co-led several sessions at the Joint International Conference on Digital… Read more »
August 02, 2022
Africa: New Global Alliance Launched to End AIDS in Children By 2030
Globally, only half (52%) of children living with HIV are on life-saving treatment, far behind adults where three quarters (76%) are receiving antiretrovirals, according to the… Read more »
East Africa: WHO Launches Appeal to Respond to Urgent Health Needs in the Greater Horn of Africa
The health and lives of people in the greater Horn of Africa are threatened as the region faces an unprecedented food crisis. In order to carry out urgent, life-saving work, WHO is… Read more »
July 31, 2022
Africa: Call for Side Events At the COP27 Health Pavilion
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Africa: Joint Statement By UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell and WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus On the Occasion of World Breastfeeding Week
As global crises continue to threaten the health and nutrition of millions of babies and children, the vital importance of breastfeeding as the best possible start in life is more… Read more »
July 29, 2022
Africa: 70 Years of GISRS, Decades of Collaboration
On the 70th anniversary of the Global Influenza Surveillance and Response System (GISRS), industry acknowledges a long-standing collaboration for improved influenza preparedness. Read more »
Africa: WHO and UNAIDS Support Countries to Introduce Virtual Interventions and HIV Self-Testing
Virtual platforms and digital media are important tools for bringing testing, treatment and prevention services to the estimated 37.7 million people living with HIV worldwide (1).… Read more »
Africa: WHO Publishes New Guidelines on HIV, Hepatitis and Stis for Key Populations
Today, WHO published new Consolidated guidelines on HIV, viral hepatitis and STI prevention, diagnosis, treatment and care for key populations. The guidelines are officially… Read more »
Africa: WHO Launched New Implementation Guidance for Simplified and Differentiated Service Delivery of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP)
WHO launched today a new technical brief on implementation guidance for simplified and differentiated service delivery of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV prevention. Since… Read more »
Africa: Regional Gatherings to Strengthen Pandemic Influenza Preparedness
WHO teams in the Eastern Mediterranean and African Regions have come together to invigorate capacity-building efforts under the Pandemic Influenza Preparedness (PIP) Framework. Read more »