August 25, 2025
Africa: Ministerial Malaria Champions Step Up Malaria Fight With New Commitments and Accountability Scorecard
Ministers of Health, partners, and global health leaders convening on the sidelines of the Seventy Fifth WHO Regional Committee for Africa (RC75) have issued an urgent call to… Read more »
August 20, 2025
Africa: Africa Rallies New Financing Models to Shield Communities From Climate-Driven Health Crises
WHO and AECF convene regional workshop to pioneer climate-resilient health financing solutions Read more »
August 04, 2025
Africa: Africa Speaks Out - WHO Consultations Bring Urgency and Hope to Health Worker Migration Crisis
When health experts across the WHO African region, logged into the virtual WHO consultation on 30 July 2025, they knew the stakes were high. Across the continent, hospitals are… Read more »
July 16, 2025
Africa: Kenya Strengthens Filovirus Readiness Through Simulation-Based Training
"In the event of a filovirus outbreak, we must always be prepared and clearly understand our roles, especially in the treatment centre," says Mikali Waswa, a laboratory technician… Read more »
Africa: Decommissioning As a Strategic Pillar in Emergency Preparedness and Response
Effective health emergency management must not only emphasize rapid deployment and operational delivery, but also prioritize the systematic decommissioning of temporary health… Read more »
July 04, 2025
Africa: Immunization Experts Urge Stronger Action to Close Vaccination Gaps in Africa
Experts, policymakers and global health partners have called for stronger, coordinated action to prevent backsliding on progress made against vaccine-preventable diseases in the… Read more »
June 27, 2025
Africa: It's Not the End of the Road - Christiana's Story of Courage and Care in Sierra Leone's Fight Against Cervical Cancer
Christiana Kamara, 43, is one of four women who recently underwent life-saving surgery for early-stage invasive cervical cancer in Sierra Leone. A mother of four, her story… Read more »
June 24, 2025
Africa: Expanding Access to Sexual and Reproductive Health Services in Ethiopia
To address gaps in sexual and reproductive healthcare access, widened by the COVID-19 pandemic and ongoing humanitarian crises, Ethiopia is reinforcing its health system, making… Read more »
May 28, 2025
Africa: Professor Mohamed Yakub Janabi Appointed WHO Regional Director for Africa
The World Health Organization (WHO) Executive Board today appointed Professor Mohamed Yakub Janabi as Regional Director of WHO African Region following his nomination during a… Read more »
May 27, 2025
Africa: Horn of Africa Health Ministers Commit to Bolster Polio Eradication Efforts
For nearly a decade, the Horn of Africa has battled persistent outbreaks of variant poliovirus. Low immunity in children and unmonitored population movement have fuelled poliovirus… Read more »
May 18, 2025
Africa: Tanzanian Professor Janabi Nominated as WHO Africa Director
Professor Mohamed Yakub Janabi was today nominated as the next Regional Director of the World Health Organization (WHO) African Region during a Special Session of the WHO Regional… Read more »
October 21, 2022
Africa: Overcoming Vaccine Hesitancy in Mozambique's Polio Fight
It is the last day of polio vaccination campaign in Niassa, a province in northern Mozambique, and a mobile vaccination team headed by health worker Celina Miguel is going… Read more »
