African health ministers, development partners, heads of African Union and regional health institutions today agreed on a renewed continental agenda to accelerate the elimination of multiple diseases in the region, committing to ensuring that disease elimination remains a priority within broader health and development agenda.
Read moreThe future of Africa is being shaped today. Not in boardrooms or parliaments, but before birth, and in the earliest years of a child's life. By 2050, two out of every five children born globally will be African. Yet today, up to two thirds of children in sub-Saharan Africa may never reach their full developmental potential.
Read moreAfrican health ministers endorsed the Africa Health Workforce Agenda 2026–2035, committing to plan, educate, employ and retain 3 million additional health workers by 2035 to strengthen health systems.
Read moreKinshasa—One hundred days have passed since the Democratic Republic of the Congo declared the ongoing Ebola outbreak, which has now become the country's fastest growing. Transmission is outp…
Read moreAddis Ababa – Health leaders and partners from eleven countries in the WHO African Region have concluded the first regional review and learning meeting of a three-year initiative aimed at preventing and treating child wa…
Read moreBrazzaville - Following rigorous technical assessments, five African countries have successfully stopped the spread of polio, marking an important milestone in efforts to protect children from this virus and advance…
Read more Brazzaville – As the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo continues to spread, reaching affected people early enough to stop transmission remains one of the most pressing challenges facing th…
Read moreOn 14 August 2026 in Bangui, the World Health Organization opened a high-level cross-border meeting bringing together the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, South Sudan and Uganda to address the threat of Bundibugyo virus disease. The five countries committed to harmonizing alert mechanisms, strengthening surveillance at points of entry and engaging border communities in preparedness and response.
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