October 16, 2025
Africa: Spotlight On Traditional Medicine At World Health Summit 2025
Shyama Kuruvilla, Director a.i., WHO Global Centre for Traditional Medicine speaking during the World Health Summit event Read more »
October 14, 2025
Africa: WHO and the European Union Launch Collaboration to Advance Digitized Health Systems in Sub-Saharan Africa
The World Health Organization (WHO) and the European Union (EU) announced today a new agreement to support the digital transformation of health systems and wider adoption of WHO's… Read more »
October 09, 2025
Africa: WHO Announces the Development of New Recommendations On Htlv-1
WHO is convening a Guideline Development Group (GDG) for the development of evidence-based recommendations on Human T-cell lymphotropic virus-1 (HTLV-1) . Read more »
October 08, 2025
Congo-Kinshasa: The External Situation Report N°04 on the Ebola virus disease outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo was issued on 7 October, and contains data as reported on 5 October 2025.
The Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) shows signs of containment, with no new confirmed or probable cases reported since our last… Read more »
Africa: Mental Health in Emergencies - a Lifeline, Not a Luxury
About 305 million people will need humanitarian assistance and protection in 2025. Every emergency has two faces: one in shattered infrastructure (hospitals, schools, homes), the… Read more »
October 07, 2025
Africa: WHO Launches the Global Clinical Trials Forum
WHO has today launched the Global Clinical Trials Forum (GCTF), a global, multi-stakeholder network to strengthen clinical trial environments and infrastructure at national,… Read more »
October 06, 2025
Africa: 1 in 5 Adults Still Addicted to Tobacco - WHO
The world is smoking less, but the tobacco epidemic is far from over. A new WHO global report shows the number of tobacco users has dropped from 1.38 billion in 2000 to 1.2 billion… Read more »
October 05, 2025
Africa: Global Health Agencies Issue New Recommendations to Help End Deaths From Postpartum Haemorrhage
Through landmark new guidelines released today, leading reproductive health agencies are calling for a major shift in how postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) is prevented, diagnosed and… Read more »
October 02, 2025
Africa: WHO's 6th Virtual CGMP Training Marathon Concludes, Reinforcing Global Manufacturing Capacities
The World Health Organization (WHO) is pleased to announce the successful completion of the 6th annual Virtual cGMP Training Marathon, organized by the Product Policies, Access and… Read more »
September 30, 2025
Africa: Ethiopia Achieves Major Milestone in Medicines Regulation Reaching WHO Maturity Level 3
Ethiopia has been formally recognized by the World Health Organization (WHO) for achieving Maturity Level 3 (ML3), placing it among nine African countries with this status in WHO's… Read more »
September 26, 2025
Africa: Countries and Global Leaders Recognized for Their Action to Tackle the Obesity Crisis
On 25 September, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Inter-Agency Task Force on the Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases (UNIATF) recognized 12… Read more »
September 25, 2025
Africa: Core Funders of Medical Research Commit to Strengthening Clinical Trials Worldwide
Some of the world's largest funders of medical research have today committed, through the signature of a joint statement, to implement WHO standards to strengthen clinical trial… Read more »
September 24, 2025
Africa: Securing a Healthier Future - Global Leaders Target Malaria and Maternal & Child Health at UNGA80
New York, 24 September 2025 - On the sidelines of the 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), heads of State and world leaders convened for a landmark event, titled… Read more »
Sudan: Cholera Vaccination Campaign Launched in Darfur to Protect Over 1.8 million People
A cholera vaccination campaign kicked off on 21 September 2025 in Nyala Ganoub, Nyala Shemal and Biliel localities of South Darfur and on 22 September in Abu Jabra and Ad Daein… Read more »
Africa: Countries Making Unprecedented Efforts, but Billions Still Lack Basic Services in Health Care Facilities - WHO/Unicef New Report Warns
Over 100 countries have made unprecedented efforts to improve basic services in health care facilities according to the latest joint WHO/UNICEF global progress report, Essential… Read more »
September 22, 2025
Africa: EU Renews Support for WHO's Universal Health Coverage Partnership
The World Health Organization (WHO) and the European Union (EU) have renewed their collaboration on achieving universal health coverage with the launch of Phase V (2025-2028) of… Read more »
Africa: Governance, Evidence, Narratives - Building Blocks for a Multisectoral Ncd and Mental Health Response
The global burden of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and mental health conditions represents far more than a health and well-being challenge. The alarming figures - 43 million… Read more »
September 18, 2025
Africa: WHO Urges Cost Effective Solutions On NCDs and Mental Health Amidst Slowing Progress
The World Health Organization (WHO) today released a new report titled "Saving lives, spending less", revealing that an additional investment of just US$3 per person annually in… Read more »
September 12, 2025
Africa: Cholera Kills More People for Second Consecutive Year, While Prevention and Treatment Available
The World Health Organization (WHO) has published its global cholera statistics for 2024, showing an increase in both the number of people who fell sick and died from the disease. Read more »
Africa: WHO Released Updated Guideline On HIV Service Delivery
WHO has released an updated guideline to support integrated HIV service delivery, promote long-term adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART), and improve the overall health and… Read more »
September 09, 2025
Africa: WHO Warns That Tobacco Use Is Linked to Child Stunting
The World Health Organization (WHO) has recently published a new document that highlights the harmful role of tobacco use in child stunting, a condition that affects nearly 150… Read more »
September 02, 2025
Africa: South Africa Celebrates African Traditional Medicine Day With National Commemoration
On 29 August 2025, South Africa marked African Traditional Medicine Day with a vibrant national commemoration in Moruleng, Moses Kotane Local Municipality, reaffirming its… Read more »
August 22, 2025
Africa: WHO, Wmo Issue New Report and Guidance to Protect Workers From Increasing Heat Stress
The World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) have published a new joint report and guidance highlighting the growing global health challenges… Read more »
July 14, 2025
Burundi: Burundi Eliminates Trachoma As a Public Health Problem
The World Health Organization (WHO) has validated Burundi as having eliminated trachoma as a public health problem, making it the eighth country in WHO’s African Region to… Read more »
March 01, 2024
Zambia: WHO Africa Active Case-Finding Helps to Curb Zambia Cholera Outbreak
Zambia declared a cholera outbreak in October 2023. Three months later, cases began to decline as response efforts were strengthened through a concerted push by the national health… Read more »
