Pretoria – Each year, more than 8 million people worldwide lose their lives to tobacco-related diseases including over 1 million due to second-hand smoke. These are not just numbers; they are parents, siblings, children,…
Read morePretoria - World Health Organization (WHO), in collaboration with South Africa’s National Department of Health (NDoH), hosted a high-level five-day consultative workshop from 26–30 May 2025 in Pretoria. The workshop mark…
Read morePretoria, South Africa/ Geneva, Switzerland Member States at the 78th session of the World Health Assembly have adopted a resolution to designate 17 November as World Cervical Cancer Elimination Day. Brought forward by S…
Read morePretoria – On the occasion of Africa Vaccination Week 2025, we join the continent and the global community in reaffirming our shared commitment to the power and promise of immunisation. This year’s theme, “Immunisation f…
Read more 29 April 2025 - The World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) are today launching a “Babies Before Bottom Lines” manifesto to warn parents in South Africa against false an…
Read moreOn this occasion of World Malaria Day, we join the global community in reaffirming our commitment to ending malaria. This year’s theme, “Malaria Ends With Us: Reinvest, Reimagine, Reignite” calls for renewed efforts at all levels from global policy to grassroots action to accelerate progress toward malaria elimination.
Read morePretoria - In the heart of Pretoria, at FF Ribeiro Clinic, two women, one a hopeful new mother, the other a dedicated midwife cross paths on a journey that reflects the strength, compassion, and challenges of maternal he…
Read morePretoria – In a significant diplomatic engagement, Ms. Shenaaz El-Halabi officially presented her credentials as the World Health Organization (WHO) Representative to South Africa to Hon. Deputy Minister Alvin Botes of t…
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