May 29, 2023
Africa: 76th World Health Assembly Adopts First Ever Resolution On Drowning Prevention
Today the 76th World Health Assembly adopted its first ever resolution on drowning prevention requesting governments and their partners, in collaboration with the World Health… Read more »
May 26, 2023
Africa: WHO Urges Governments to Stop Subsidizing Life-Threatening Tobacco Crops
On World No Tobacco Day, WHO urges governments to stop subsidizing tobacco farming and support more sustainable crops that could feed millions. Read more »
May 23, 2023
Africa: Landmark Report Charts Route for Reorienting Economies to Deliver Health for All
In the first-ever report of its kind, the WHO Council on the Economics of Health for All has outlined a bold new path to reorient economies to deliver what matters - health for… Read more »
Africa: South African Opera Star Pretty Yende Appointed As WHO Goodwill Ambassadors for Arts and Health
The World Health Organization (WHO) is delighted to announce the appointment of internationally acclaimed artists Renée Fleming and Pretty Yende as Goodwill Ambassadors for… Read more »
May 21, 2023
Africa: WHO Director-General's Opening Remarks At WHO Walk the Talk - the Health for All Challenge - 21 May 2023
Your Excellency Mauro Poggia, President of the Grand Council of the Republic and Canton of Geneva; Read more »
May 19, 2023
Africa: Urgent Action Needed to Tackle Stalled Progress On Health-Related Sustainable Development Goals
WHO is releasing the 2023 edition of its annual World Health Statistics report with new figures on the impact of COVID-19 pandemic and the latest statistics on progress towards the… Read more »
May 17, 2023
Africa: High-Level Resource Mobilization Conference to Eliminate Viral Hepatitis
The Hepatitis Fund and the Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI) will partner on the inaugural Global Hepatitis Resource Mobilization Conference taking place in Geneva on 17 May… Read more »
May 16, 2023
Mali: WHO Congratulates Benin and Mali for Eliminating Trachoma As a Public Health Problem
WHO has validated Benin and Mali as having eliminated trachoma as a public health problem, making them the fifth and sixth countries in WHO's African Region to achieve this… Read more »
May 10, 2023
Africa: 152 Million Babies Born Preterm in the Last Decade
Of every 10 babies born, 1 is preterm - and every 40 seconds, 1 of those babies dies Preterm birth rates have not changed in the past decade in any region of the world The impacts… Read more »
Africa: WHO Director-General's Video Message At Fifth Ihr Emergency Committee Meeting for the Multi-Country Outbreak of Mpox - 10 May 2023
Chair, Dr Jean-Marie Okwo-Bele, Read more »
May 09, 2023
Africa: Lifesaving Solution Dramatically Reduces Severe Bleeding After Childbirth
A new solution, known as E-MOTIVE, could provide a major breakthrough in reducing deaths from childbirth-related bleeding, according to a landmark study published today by… Read more »
May 08, 2023
Africa: WHO Director-General's Opening Remarks At UN Interactive Multi-Stakeholder Hearing On TB - 8 May 2023
Your Excellency Csaba Kõrösi, President of the General Assembly, Read more »
Africa: WHO Director-General's Opening Remarks At UN Interactive Multi-Stakeholder Hearing On Pandemic Preparedness and Response - 8 May 2023
Your Excellency Csaba Kõrösi, President of the General Assembly, Read more »
May 03, 2023
Africa: New WHO Manual Aims to Strengthen Pedestrian Safety
The World Health Organization [WHO] and partners launched a revised manual to help decision makers curb the scourge of pedestrian deaths and injuries in road traffic crashes today. Read more »
Africa: WHO and Tobacco Control Partners Urge Countries Not to Partner or Work With the Tobacco Industry
WHO is concerned with continued attempts by the tobacco industry and their surrogates to further its interests to influence scientific research, public perception, policy making,… Read more »
April 26, 2023
Africa: WHO Director-General's Opening Remarks At the Media Briefing - 26 April 2023
Good morning, good afternoon and good evening. Read more »
Africa: Regional Reflections - Building Consensus and Highlighting Regional Priorities On Activating Meaningful Engagement.
The second publication in the Intention to Action series, 'Regional Reflections: Analysis from informal regional consultations with people living with noncommunicable diseases and… Read more »
April 25, 2023
Africa: UN Special Programme for Research On Sexual and Reproductive Health Celebrates 50 Years
In the same year that WHO is celebrating its 75th anniversary, HRP (the UNDP/UNFPA/ UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in Human… Read more »
Africa: WHO Director-General's Opening Remarks At the 36th Meeting of the HRP Policy and Coordination Committee - 25 April 2023
Teresa Soop of SIDA and chair of the Policy Coordination Committee, Read more »
Africa: WHO Director-General's Remarks At the Polio Transition Global Vision Stakeholder Forum - 25 April 2023
Esteemed guests, dear colleagues and friends, Read more »
Africa: WHO Urges Increased Implementation of Recommended Tools to Combat Malaria
Marking World Malaria Day, the World Health Organization (WHO) is issuing a call for increased implementation of new and existing interventions to save lives from malaria. Nearly… Read more »
April 24, 2023
Africa: Global Partners Announce a New Effort - 'The Big Catch-Up' - to Vaccinate Millions of Children
The pandemic saw essential immunization levels decrease in over 100 countries, leading to rising outbreaks of measles, diphtheria, polio and yellow fever. 'The Big Catch-up' is an… Read more »
Africa: 'Siding With Science' and SRHR - Civil Society Organizations (CSO) Dialogue On SRHR With Dr Tedros
On March 17th 2023, the IBP Network in partnership with IPPF, hosted the first Civil Society Dialogue on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) with Dr Tedros Adhanom… Read more »
April 22, 2023
Mauritius: A New National Adolescent Health Strategy in Mauritius
In 2021, 13.6% of the population in Mauritius were adolescents (10-19 years of age). Repeated behavioural surveys have shown that there has not been any significant improvement in… Read more »
April 21, 2023
Africa: Message By the Director of the Department of Immunization, Vaccines and Biologicals At WHO - April 2023
Kate O'Brien, Director of the Department of Immunization, Vaccines and Biologicals at WHO Read more »