Africa: WHO Director-General's Opening Remarks At the Member State Information Session On Health Emergencies - 19 October 2023

Honourable Ministers, Excellencies, dear colleagues and friends, Read more »

Africa: 13 Critical Interventions That Support Countries to Address Antimicrobial Resistance in Human Health

WHO has released a core package of 13 interventions to guide country prioritization when developing, implementing and monitoring national action plans on antimicrobial resistance… Read more »

Africa: Opening Ceremony of the World Health Summit - Panel 1 - 15 October 2023

Your Excellency Minister Karl Lauterbach, Read more »

Africa: WHO Director-General's Remarks At the Opening Ceremony of the World Health Summit, Berlin, Germany - 15 October 2023

Your Excellency Minister Karl Lauterbach, Read more »

Africa: Towards a 'PRET' Workforce - Field Epidemiologists in Pandemic Planning

"Covid  19 will not be the last pandemic, not the last global health emergency. With political and financial investments now, we can advance health security, prevent and… Read more »

Africa: New Funding to Ensure 370 Million Children Receive Polio Vaccinations and to Boost Health Innovation in Low-Income Countries

11 October 2023: Brussels, Belgium: Today, the European Commission, the European Investment Bank and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced a new financing partnership… Read more »

Africa: WHO Issues Global Plan to Tackle Leading Cause of Death in Childbirth

WHO today released its first roadmap to tackle postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) - defined as excessive bleeding after childbirth - which affects millions of women annually and is the… Read more »

Egypt: WHO Commends Egypt for Its Progress On the Path to Eliminate Hepatitis C

The Arab Republic of Egypt has become the first country to achieve the "gold tier" status on the path to elimination of hepatitis C as per WHO criteria. This means that Egypt has… Read more »

Africa: Skin-Related Neglected Tropical Diseases - WHO Launches New Version of the WHO Skin NTDs Mobile Application

The World Health Organization (WHO) is pleased to announce the release of an enhanced version of its Skin NTDs App, a valuable tool designed to assist front-line health workers in… Read more »

Egypt: Statement to the Media On Certification of Egypt Reaching the Gold Tier On the Path to Elimination for Hcv Cairo, Egypt - 9 October 2023

I have just had the honour of meeting with His Excellency President El-Sisi, and presenting him with the official certification that Egypt has become the first country in the world… Read more »

Africa: Message By the Director of the Department of Immunization, Vaccines and Biologicals At WHO - September 2023

Kate O'Brien, Director of the Department of Immunization, Vaccines and Biologicals at WHO Read more »

Africa: Quadripartite Launches the Working Group On Youth Engagement for Antimicrobial Resistance

The Quadripartite (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, United Nations Environment Programme, World Health Organization and World Organization for Animal… Read more »

Africa: Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision Shown to Be Highly Cost-Effective, Highlighting the Need to Intensify Scale Up and Sustainability

UNAIDS' Global AIDS Update - The Path that Ends AIDS underscores 2 main challenges faced by voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) programmes: diminished funding and low… Read more »

Africa: WHO Recommends R21/Matrix-M Vaccine for Malaria Prevention in Updated Advice On Immunization

The World Health Organization (WHO) has recommended a new vaccine, R21/Matrix-M, for the prevention of malaria in children. The recommendation follows advice from the WHO:… Read more »

Africa: WHO Director-General's Opening Remarks At the SAGE Media Briefing

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

Africa: Recommended Composition of Influenza Virus Vaccines for Use in the 2024 Southern Hemisphere Influenza Season

The World Health Organization (WHO) today announced the recommendations for the viral composition of influenza vaccines for the 2024 influenza season in the southern hemisphere.… Read more »

Africa: Top Donor Germany Signs Major Contribution to WHO for Health Emergencies - Signs Host Agreement for WHO Pandemic Hub

Germany deepened its longstanding engagement with WHO on Thursday with two new agreements: one to contribute a further €40 million to WHO's work in health emergencies, and a… Read more »

Africa: Ban Smoking and Vaping in School to Protect Young People

Today, the World Health Organization released two new publications, "Freedom from tobacco and nicotine: guide for schools," and "Nicotine- and tobacco-free school toolkit" to help… Read more »

Africa: WHO Director-General's Keynote Remarks At the Achieve UHC With the Private Sector UNGA Side Event

Organizer: Business Council for International Understanding Read more »

Africa: UNHCR, WHO Raise Alarm as 1,200 Children Die of Suspected Measles, Malnutrition

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and the World Health Organization (WHO) are again sounding the alarm on the worsening health situation caused by the Sudan crisis. Read more »

Africa: WHO Director-General's Opening Remarks At the UN General Assembly Side-Event - Empowering Lives: Bridging the Gap for Insulin Access in Africa - 19 September 2023

Your Excellency Minister Nicolai Wammen, Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria Diphtheria Outbreak Worsens, With 5,898 Suspected Cases Reported

Since epidemiological week 26, ending 2 July 2023, Nigeria has recorded an unusual increase in cases of diphtheria across several states. From 30 June to 31 August 2023, a total of… Read more »

Africa: One in Three Men Worldwide Are Infected With Genital Human Papillomavirus

A new study has been published in The Lancet Global Health showing that almost 1 in 3 men over the age of 15 are infected with at least one genital human papillomavirus (HPV) type,… Read more »

Africa: WHO Director-General's Statement On the Passing of Lawrence Lacks Sr.

We are deeply saddened by the passing of Lawrence Lacks Sr., WHO Goodwill Ambassador for Cervical Cancer Elimination. Read more »

Africa: WHO Initiative Signs New Licensing Agreements On Covid-19 Technologies

The COVID-19 Technology Access Pool (C-TAP), a multi-stakeholder partnership to facilitate sharing of intellectual property (IP), knowledge and innovations has announced three new… Read more »