March 01, 2024
Africa: One in Eight People Are Now Living With Obesity
New study released by the Lancet shows that, in 2022, more than 1 billion people in the world are now living with obesity. Worldwide, obesity among adults has more than doubled… Read more »
February 29, 2024
Africa: World's First Global Technical Advisory Group On Motorcycle Safety Convened By WHO
WHO has launched the first global technical advisory group on powered two- and three-wheeled vehicle safety to help shape laws, policies, regulations and research to reduce fatal… Read more »
February 23, 2024
Africa: Towards the Elimination of Human African Trypanosomiasis By 2030
After three days of intense and constructive discussions, the Annual Coordination Meeting of the Countries Endemic for gambiense human African trypanosomiasis (g-HAT) ended today… Read more »
February 22, 2024
Africa: New Series Highlights the Importance of a Positive Postnatal Experience for All Women and Newborns
The World Health Organization (WHO) and the UN's Special Programme on Human Reproduction (HRP) have launched a new series on maternal and newborn care for a positive postnatal care… Read more »
February 01, 2024
Africa: Global Cancer Burden Growing, Amidst Mounting Need for Services
Ahead of World Cancer Day, the World Health Organization (WHO)'s cancer agency, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), released the latest estimates of the global… Read more »
January 29, 2024
Africa: WHO Director-General's Remarks At the Trans Fat Elimination Validation Ceremony - 29 January 2024
My brother, Dr Tom Frieden, Read more »
January 12, 2024
Cape Verde: WHO Certifies Cabo Verde As Malaria-Free, Marking a Historic Milestone in the Fight Against Malaria
The World Health Organization (WHO) has certified Cabo Verde as a malaria-free country, marking a significant achievement in global health. With this announcement, Cabo Verde joins… Read more »
Africa: WHO Director-General's Remarks At the Malaria-Free Certification Award Ceremony - 12 January 2024
Honourable Prime Minister Ulisses Correia e Silva, Read more »
December 26, 2023
Africa: WHO Director-General Dr Tedros End of 2023 Message - Keeping the Hope for Health Alive
2023 was a year of milestones and challenges in global public health. Read more »
December 21, 2023
Africa: Advancing the One Health Agenda With a Focus On Environment
On October 12-13, the event "Breaking Barriers: Advancing the One Health Agenda with a Focus on Environment" took place at the Schloss Friedrichsfelde in Berlin. The meeting… Read more »
December 19, 2023
Africa: New South-South Health Cooperation Initiative Launched Linking Africa and the Caribbean
The Health Development Partnership for Africa and the Caribbean (HeDPAC), a new initiative to strengthen South-South health cooperation between Africa and the Caribbean, was… Read more »
December 11, 2023
Africa: Health Service Quality Must Be a Priority, Not an Afterthought - New Collection On Quality of Care
Countries need to ensure continuous attention to the quality of their healthcare services, including during emergencies, contends a new Collection of articles launched today in the… Read more »
December 08, 2023
Zambia: Govt Declares Anthrax Outbreak
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December 07, 2023
Africa: Governments Continue Discussions On Pandemic Agreement Negotiating Text
Governments continued their work to negotiate and draft an agreement to strengthen global pandemic prevention, preparedness and response to prevent a repeat of the health, social… Read more »
Africa: WHO Releases Guidelines On Chronic Low Back Pain
The World Health Organization (WHO) is releasing its first-ever guidelines on managing chronic low back pain (LBP) in primary and community care settings, listing interventions for… Read more »
December 04, 2023
Africa: Global Partners Pledge U.S.$ 777 Million to Combat Neglected Tropical Diseases
In a historic effort to combat neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) and improve the lives of 1.6 billion people globally, partners pledged a ground-breaking US$ 777 million at the… Read more »
December 02, 2023
Africa: GCF, UNDP and WHO Join Forces to Ramp Up Climate Health Support for Developing Countries
The Green Climate Fund (GCF), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the World Health Organization (WHO) have launched an ambitious new initiative that will ramp up… Read more »
December 01, 2023
Africa: Diethylene Glycol (Deg) and Ethylene Glycol (Eg) Contamination - Analytical Methods Developed for Testing Paediatric Medicines
Since October 2022, the Word Health Organization (WHO) has issued six global medical product alerts for over-the-counter medicines contaminated with DEG/EG. The first substandard… Read more »
November 30, 2023
Africa: WHO Celebrates the Role of Communities in Driving Progress Towards Ending AIDS
For World AIDS Day, marked on 1 December, the World Health Organization (WHO) is joining international partners to acknowledge the resilience, dedication and innovation exemplified… Read more »
Africa: WHO's Annual Malaria Report Spotlights the Growing Threat of Climate Change
Despite strides in expanding access to insecticide-treated nets and medicines to help prevent malaria in young children and pregnant women, more people were getting sick with… Read more »
November 23, 2023
Africa: Health Needs to Be Front and Centre of National Plans to Fight Climate Change
Ahead of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP-28), WHO has published its "2023 review of health in nationally determined contributions and long-term strategies" highlighting the… Read more »
November 22, 2023
Africa: Malaria Vaccine is Here - 'The World Needs Good News - And This is a Good News Story'
Shipments of the world's first WHO-recommended malaria vaccine, RTS,S, have begun with 331 200 doses landing last night in Yaoundé, Cameroon. The delivery is the first to a… Read more »
November 21, 2023
Africa: WHO Issues New and Updated Recommendations on Treatment of Mental, Neurological and Substance Use Conditions
The World Health Organization (WHO) has today published the third edition of the Mental Health Gap Action Programme (mhGAP) guideline which includes important new, and updated,… Read more »
November 20, 2023
Africa: WHO Director-General's Closing Remarks At the Global Food Security Summit - Towards Zero Hunger and Ending Malnutrition - 20 November 2023
Thank you, Minister Mitchell. Read more »
Africa: WHO Director-General's Opening Remarks At the Global Food Security Summit - Towards Zero Hunger and Ending Malnutrition 'Session One: Creating New Approaches to Ending Preventable Deaths of Children'organizers: UK Fcdo - 20 November 2023
The Right Honourable the Deputy Prime Minister Salah Ahmed Jama, Read more »
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