May 24, 2022
Africa: Thousands Join 3rd WHO Walk the Talk in Geneva
Almost 5000 people registered for Sunday's event that started at Place des Nations Over 1800 took part remotely from the dedicated mobile application Read more »
May 23, 2022
Africa: Tedros Outlines 5 WHO Priorities for Next 5 Years
I want to start today by looking back, to where we have been over the past five years. The WHO Results Report for 2020-21 provides a detailed and interactive presentation of our… Read more »
Africa: ACT-Accelerator Facilitation Council Co-Chairs Welcome Financial and Policy Commitments Made At the Second Global Covid-19 Summit
The Second Global COVID-19 Summit showed that the world could come together around a global public good - ending the COVID-19 pandemic, and establishing a solidarity-based system… Read more »
May 22, 2022
Africa: WHO Director-General's Opening Address at the World Health Assembly
The pandemic is most certainly not over. This virus has surprised us at every turn – a storm that has torn through communities again and again, and we still can't predict its… Read more »
Africa: WHO Director-General Announces Global Health Leaders Awards
The WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has announced six awards today to recognize outstanding contributions to advancing global health, demonstrated leadership and… Read more »
May 20, 2022
Africa: WHO Working Closely With Countries Responding to Monkeypox
WHO and partners are working to better understand the extent and cause of an outbreak of monkeypox. The virus is endemic in some animal populations in a number of countries,… Read more »
Africa: Covax Calls for Urgent Action to Close Vaccine Equity Gap
COVAX has access to enough COVID-19 vaccines to help protect 70% of the population in 91 lower income countries.Demand and uptake are low, with low-income countries remaining… Read more »
May 19, 2022
Africa: WHO Validates 11th Vaccine for Covid-19
Today, the World Health Organization (WHO) issued an emergency use listing (EUL) for CONVIDECIA™, a vaccine manufactured by CanSino Biologics, China, adding to a growing… Read more »
Africa: Cansino Ad5-Ncov-S Vaccine Recommendations for Use
The WHO interim recommendations for the use of the Cansino Ad5-nCoV-S vaccine against COVID-19 are now published. Read more »
May 18, 2022
Africa: Incentivizing Collaboration Towards the Health-Related Sustainable Development Goals
Ahead of the 75th World Health Assembly, the 13 signatory agencies of the Global Action Plan for Healthy Lives and Well-being for All (SDG3 GAP) have released their third progress… Read more »
May 17, 2022
Africa: Interim Statement On the Use of Additional Booster Doses of Emergency Use Listed MRNA Vaccines Against Covid-19
The World Health Organization, with the support of the Strategic Advisory Group of Experts (SAGE) on Immunization and its COVID-19 Vaccines Working Group, continues to review the… Read more »
Africa: Seventy-Fifth World Health Assembly to Focus On "Health for Peace, Peace for Health" for Recovery and Renewal
In a world threatened by conflict, inequities, the climate crisis and pandemics, the Seventy-fifth session of the World Health Assembly will stress the importance of building a… Read more »
May 16, 2022
Africa: WHO Results Report Shows Global Health Achievements Despite Covid-19 Pandemic
Despite the the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Health Organization's 2020-2021 Results Report tracks WHO's significant achievements across the global health spectrum. Released ahead… Read more »
Africa: Almost One Billion Children and Adults With Disabilities and Older Persons in Need of Assistive Technology Denied Access - Report
WHO and UNICEF call on governments, industry, donors and civil society to fund and prioritize access to assistive products Read more »
May 13, 2022
Africa: WHO Announces Winners At the Awards Ceremony of the 3rd Health for All Film Festival (HAFF)
Seven winning short films and six special mentions from the jury highlight strong health stories illustrating global health issues Read more »
Africa: TB Laboratory Manuals Issued to Support the Implementation of Who-Recommended Diagnostics
Three new manuals were released today to support the implementation of WHO-recommended rapid molecular diagnostic tests for the detection of TB and drug-resistant TB, the… Read more »
Africa: WHO Launches New Mortality Database Visualization Portal
A new World Health Organization (WHO) Mortality Database visualization portal has been released, reflecting key updates to modernize the user interface that give unparalleled… Read more »
May 12, 2022
Africa: Message From the Acting Director
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Africa: Who Launches New Nursing and Midwifery Community of Practice for International Nurses Day
On International Nurses Day, 12th May, we celebrate Nurses from all over the world and the important work that they do to save lives and to keep their communities safe. Read more »
Africa: New Report Shows Progress and Missed Opportunities in the Control of NCDs At the National Level
A new edition of WHO's NCD Progress Monitor, documenting the actions that WHO Member States are taking to set targets and develop policies and plans to prevent and control major… Read more »
Africa: WHO and MPP Announce Agreement With NIH for Covid-19 Health Technologies
WHO's COVID-19 Technology Access Pool (C-TAP) and the Medicines Patent Pool (MPP) today finalized a licensing agreement with the United States National Institutes of Health (NIH)… Read more »
May 11, 2022
Africa: 9th Triad Meeting Results in Commitment to Action to Advance Nursing and Midwifery At Country Level
Over six hundred fifty delegates representing Government Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officers, Presidents of national nursing and midwifery associations, professional regulators,… Read more »
May 10, 2022
Africa: WHO Director-General's Opening Remarks at the WHO Press Conference – 10 May 2022
Good morning, good afternoon and good evening, Read more »
Africa: World Leaders Urged to Make Firm Commitments at Second Global COVID-19 Summit
This week, world leaders will gather to consider crucial next steps in the global COVID-19 response. We applaud the co-hosts of the Second Global COVID-19 Summit – the United… Read more »
May 06, 2022
Nigeria: Beyond Numbers - Database Brings to Light Quality of Care for Women and Their Babies At a National Scale
New paper on database and programme in Nigeria shows enormous potential for helping to improve quality of care for women and babies. Read more »