Africa: WHO Prequalifies New Dengue Vaccine

A new vaccine for dengue received prequalification from the World Health Organization (WHO) on 10 May 2024. TAK-003 is the second dengue vaccine to be prequalified by WHO.… Read more »

Africa: WHO Director-General's Remarks At the Summit On Clean Cooking in Africa - 14 May 2024

Your Excellency President Gnassingbé of Togo, Read more »

Africa: Governments Agree to Continue Their Steady Progress On Proposed Pandemic Agreement Ahead of the World Health Assembly

Governments of the world today agreed to continue working on a proposed pandemic agreement, and to further refine the draft, ahead of the Seventy-seventh World Health Assembly that… Read more »

Africa: World Malaria Day 2024 - 'Accelerating the Fight Against Malaria for a More Equitable World'

Dear malaria partners and friends, Read more »

Africa: World Malaria Day 2024: 'Accelerating The Fight Against Malaria for a More Equitable World'

On this World Malaria Day 2024, we unite under the theme "Accelerating the fight against malaria for a more equitable world." This theme, which is in sync with this year’s… Read more »

Africa: WHO Director-General's Opening Remarks At the Media Briefing - 24 April 2024

Good morning, good afternoon and good evening, Read more »

Africa: WHO Global Malaria Programme Launches New Operational Strategy

Ahead of World Malaria Day, the WHO Global Malaria Programme published a new operational strategy outlining its priorities and key activities up to 2030 to help change the… Read more »

Ethiopia: Promising Patient-Friendly Oral Drug Against Visceral Leishmaniasis Enters Phase II Clinical Trial in Ethiopia

The new molecule has the potential to revolutionize treatment for the deeply neglected and hard-to-treat disease, as the Eastern Africa region charts the way to its elimination. Read more »

Africa: WHO Prequalifies New Oral Simplified Vaccine for Cholera

A new oral vaccine for cholera has received prequalification by the World Health Organization (WHO) on 12 April. The inactivated oral vaccine Euvichol-S has a similar efficacy to… Read more »

Africa: Leading Health Agencies Outline Updated Terminology for Pathogens That Transmit Through the Air

Following consultation with public health agencies and experts, the World Health Organization (WHO) publishes a global technical consultation report introducing updated terminology… Read more »

Africa: WHO Director-General's Opening Remarks At the High-Level Pledging Event for the Humanitarian Situation in Ethiopia - 16 April 2024

Excellencies, dear colleagues and friends, Read more »

Africa: WHO Director-General's Remarks At the International Humanitarian Conference for Sudan and Its Neighbours

Your Excellencies, Read more »

Africa: WHO Announces Health for All Film Festival Shortlist and Jury

More than 900 filmmakers from 110 countries have submitted short films for the 5th edition of the WHO Health for All Film Festival on themes ranging from climate change, refugees,… Read more »

Nigeria: In World First, Nigeria Introduces New 5-in-1 Vaccine Against Meningitis

In a historic move, Nigeria has become the first country in the world to roll out a new vaccine (called Men5CV) recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO), which protects… Read more »

Africa: WHO Sounds Alarm On Viral Hepatitis Infections Claiming 3500 Lives Each Day

According to the World Health Organization (WHO) 2024 Global Hepatitis Report, the number of lives lost due to viral hepatitis is increasing. The disease is the second leading… Read more »

Africa: The Self-Care Wheel - an Award-Winning Innovation to Advance Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights

The Self-Care Wheel, which recently won the World Health Organization (WHO) internal Director-General's Excellence Award for Innovation 2023, is now set to help demystify self-care… Read more »

Africa: Stakeholders Convene in Uganda On Responsible Use of the Life Sciences

Uganda has taken proactive steps to mitigate biorisks and govern dual-use research by being a pioneer country in the WHO African Region to pilot the Global guidance framework for… Read more »

Africa: Faith-Based Partners Voice Support for Pandemic Accord

Faith communities and faith-based organizations (FBOs) are integral to the provision of comprehensive health care in many countries, including national responses to pandemics. In… Read more »

Africa: WHO Calls for Greater Attention to Violence Against Women With Disabilities and Older Women

Older women and women with disabilities face particular risk of abuse, yet their situation is largely hidden in most global and national violence-related data, according to two new… Read more »

Africa: Millions At Risk From Cholera Due to Lack of Clean Water, Soap and Toilets, and Shortage of Cholera Vaccine

Immediate action is needed to stem an unprecedented multi-year upsurge in cholera cases worldwide, according to the International Coordinating Group (ICG) on Vaccine Provision.… Read more »

Africa: Call for Urgent Agreement On International Deal to Prepare for and Prevent Future Pandemics

A high-powered intervention by 23 former national Presidents, 22 former Prime Ministers, a former UN General Secretary and 3 Nobel Laureates is being made today to press for an… Read more »

Africa: WHO Director-General's Opening Remarks at the Ninth Meeting of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body

Our co-chairs, Precious and Roland, Read more »

Africa: WHO Urges Investments for the Scale Up of Tuberculosis Screening and Preventive Treatment

Ahead of World Tuberculosis (TB) Day, which is marked on 24 March, WHO has released an investment case for TB screening and preventive treatment. A modelling study developed with… Read more »

Africa: Global Child Deaths Reach Historic Low in 2022 - UN Report

The number of children who died before their fifth birthday has reached a historic low, dropping to 4.9 million in 2022, according to the latest estimates released today by the… Read more »

Africa: Wave of New Commitments Marks Historic Step Towards the Elimination of Cervical Cancer

Governments, donors, multilateral institutions, and partners today announced major new policy, programmatic and financial commitments, including nearly US$ 600 million in new… Read more »